Official APA
Created by the American Psychological Association, APA is mostly used by Psychology and Education.
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The suggested resources on this page are meant to provide examples. Please verify the accuracy of any citation example by using the citation style's official manual.
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Submit a LinkCreating an APA Research Paper
- Formatting the Paper
from The OWL at Purdue. - Color-Coded APA: In-text citation and works cited examples
from Radford University Library - A Sample APA Paper from APA manual
Tricky Cases
DOI Lookup
The APA style for electronic journal articles requires a DOI if available. The DOI is a "digital object identifier" with a combination of numbers and letters that is unique to a specific article (see example below). When you provide the DOI, you do not have to provide the URL of the article or the access date.
Stultz, J. (2006). Integrating exposure therapy and analytic therapy in trauma treatment. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 76(4), 482–488. doi:10.1037/0002-9432.76.4.482
If you don't see a DOI in the online article information or on the printout, you can check to see if there is a DOI.
Go to http://www.crossref.org/guestquery/ to enter your citation information and check for a DOI. You can also copy and paste the complete citation into the form on http://www.crossref.org/SimpleTextQuery/ to search for a DOI.
Other Citation Sources
- APA Style This website, published by the APA, provides assistance with the APA style including tips, an FAQ page, and help with citing electronic resources.
- Citing Sources From Duke University Library: citing within a paper and making a list of works cited in MLA, APA, & Chicago styles
- Annotated Bibliographies The Writing Center at the UNCCH offers multiple examples of annotated bibliographies in the MLA, APA, and CBE/CSE styles of citation.
- APA Research Style Crib Sheet published by the Georgia Southern University Psychology Department
- Undergraduate Writing Center: APA Documentation Published by UT Austin, this site is another good source for creating an APA References page and includes a printable "Quick Guide" handout.
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