Citing Your Sources
APA Style
According to APA style guidelines, you need as much of the following information as you can find about your sources:
- Author and/or editor name(s)
- Title of the source (e.g., website, book, article)
- Title of the larger work (e.g., journal, encyclopedia, magazine, book series)
- Date of publication
- Publication information (volume, issue, and page range for articles; publisher name and location for books)
- Date you accessed the source (if electronic)
- Web address or DOI (Digital Object Identifier)
- APA Format Guide - the OWL at PurdueProvides descriptions and examples of the most common entry types for APA citation style.
- APA Citation GuideUSU Libraries' instructions guides for citing sources in APA.
- Other Citation StylesNeed to cite your sources in another style? Check out this guide for help!
Tip:
What's a DOI?
Many citation styles now require that a Digital Object Identifier (DOI) be included in your citation, if available. To see if a journal article has been assigned a DOI, you can look it up on CrossRef or Ask a Librarian.
Organizing Your Sources
Citation Organizers
- Zotero Citation ManagerZotero is free, easy to use software that helps you save, manage, and cite research sources.
Tip:
Which citation organizer should you choose?
This video highlights the pros and cons of each citation organizer in order to choose the software that best fits your needs!
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