Citing Sources in APA
According to APA 7th Edition guidelines you need to find out as much information as you can about who created and published a source and when. You communicate this to your audience through in-text and Reference List citations which your readers can look up themselves.
APA Guides
Recommended sources for help with APA style guidelines:
The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th edition) is available at:
Merrill-Cazier Info Desk, 1st Floor
2nd floor books stacks: BF 76.7 .P83 2020
Course Reserves
- APAstyle.orgStyle and grammar guidelines for APA, from the American Psychological Association.
- APA Style Reference ExamplesSee examples of citations in APA style.
Automatically Creating Citations in Library Article Collections
Many databases and article collections, plus many e-books, will automatically create citations for whichever article or chapter you are viewing.
Look for a “Cite,” “CiteNow,” or “Cite This Item” button on the database record for the specific article or chapter.
(Not all databases have this feature. For example, LexisNexis does not.)
Examples of citation buttons:
EBSCOhost databases ProQuest databases JSTOR
(e.g., Academic Search Premier) (e.g, Newsstand)
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