Research Guides
Citing Sources: APA Style
An overview of tips, tools, and resources for all your citation needs
What is APA Style?
APA (American Psychological Association) Style is widely used in the social sciences, business, and some of the life sciences. APA Style uses brief in-text citations in the text that refer to an alphabetical list of references appearing the end of the work.
Disciplines using APA Style include Business, Communication, Education, and Psychology.
Official Guidance from the APA
- APA Style & Grammar GuidelinesDetailed help from the APA website, including paper format, citing and referencing, tables and figures, and style and language.
- APA Instructional AidsMore online help from the APA, including tutorials, handouts and guides, and annotated sample papers.
- APA Style BlogOfficial blog of the APA. Explores common questions related to APA and gives APA style advice.
Other APA Guides
- APA Style, from the Excelsior Online Writing LabDetailed tutorial on using APA Style, including guidance on formatting papers, citations, and writing style, along with sample papers, activities, a side-by-side comparison of in-text citations and references for various source types.
- APA 7th ed. Citation for Business SourcesGoogle doc compiled by business librarians with examples of APA-style citations for datasets, reports, and other information formats from business research databases
DOIs (Digital Object Identifiers)
- UW Healthlinks Guide to the DOIIncludes a definition of what the DOI is and tips on where to find it.
A DOI is a unique, permanent locator for online materials.They are usually found at the top of an article or with the other citation information -- look for the letters "doi" followed by an alphanumeric sequence beginning with 10. Many older articles may not have a DOI.
- Free DOI LookupCrossRef's tool uses citation information to determine if an article has a DOI.
- DOI Citation FormatterPaste in a DOI to generate a citation in many formats, including APA
Books on APA Style
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.) by Call Number: BF.76.7.P83 2020
Concise Guide to APA Style (7th ed.) by Call Number: BF76.7 .C66 2020
APA Style Citations (7th edition) by Call Number: ebookPublication Date: 2021Interactive Pressbooks ebook with many practice activities, from Kwantlen Polytechnic University in British Columbia.
