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APA Guide: How to Cite...

A guide to writing papers and citing sources in American Psychological Association style.

How to Cite...

Use the drop-down options on the tab above to select which type of source you wish to cite.

The generic form of citation for APA follows:

Last Name, F. M., & Last Name, F. M. (Date of publication). Article/chapter title. Title. Page numbers/URL/DOI.

Most Used Citations

Book

Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle. Publisher. DOI (if available)

 

Online Journal Article

Author, A. A. & Author, B. B. (Year of publication). Title of article. Title of Journal, volume number(issue number), page range. 

https://doi.org/10.0000/0000

 

Webpage

Author, A. A. & Author, B. B. (Date of publication). Title of page. Site name. URL.

See specific citation pages in the drop-down for special cases.

 

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