Citing Sources in APA Style

When writing a research paper using the APA style, you are required to embed references to recoverable information you have used within the context of your article, using an author-date citation system. Each resource cited in context must also be included in a References section at the end of your paper. The key purpose of listing references is to enable the reader to easily locate any resource cited.

Sections 4.06 through 4.15 of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 5th edition, provide examples of the format of the most common types of references. Multiple copies of the manual are available in the library (BF 76.7 .P82 2001).

The following web sites provide numerous examples of citations using the APA Style:

The APA Style Home Page

Bucknell University Library Guide to APA Style

Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Writer's Workshop's Citation Styles Handbook: APA

University of Southern Mississippi APA Style Guide

Purdue University Online Writing Lab: Using American Psychological Association (APA)Format

University of Wisconsin-Madison Writing Center: APA Documentation

College of Wooster: APA Research Style Crib Sheet

MSUM Livingston Lord Library's APA Style Guide

A Sample Paper in the APA Style (Valencia Community College)

The following book also offers many helpful tips on APA style:

  • The World's Easiest Guide to Using the APA : A User Friendly Manual for Formatting Research Papers According to the American Psychological Association Style Guide (BF 76.7 .A62 1998)