Resources for Education Grad Students: APA Citation Style
APA Style
The American Psychological Association (APA) style guide was developed in 1929 by a group of academics who wanted to standardize the citing of sources in the social sciences. The disciplines that utilize APA style include social sciences such as Psychology, Linguistics, Sociology, Economics, and Criminology, as well as Business, Nursing, Education, and Library Science.
The most authoritative source on APA style is the APA style guide. It is available at UI Libraries:
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Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association
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Publication Date: 2019The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association is the style manual of choice for writers, editors, students, and educators in the social and behavioural sciences. It provides invaluable guidance on all aspects of the writing process, from the ethics of authorship to the word choice that best reduces bias in language.
APA Online Resources
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APA Style GuidelinesAPA has posted guidelines for using APA style and have included many useful examples.
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ZoteroBibA free, user-friendly, and accurate way to build a bibliography.
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Excelsior OWLThe Online Writing Lab from Excelsior College is a thorough resource regarding APA citations and academic writing.
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Purdue OWLThe Purdue OWL has been the go-to resource for researchers and librarians for many years. It is still a good resource despite the advertisements (they partnered with Chegg).
Quoting and Paraphrasing
It is difficult to talk about citing sources without discussing quoting and paraphrasing. Academic writing is a skill that is developed with practice. Paraphrase often, and quote sparingly and with impact.
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Quoting and ParaphrasingThis guide from the University of Wisconsin-Madison offers good writing advice and examples on how to paraphrase and quote.