Psychology Resources: APA Style
A guide to the most useful resources provided by the UI Libraries, plus some sites on the Web.
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:
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association by The 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.
Other Online Resources
- APA Style BlogThe APA Style Blog explores common questions related to APA and offers detailed APA style advice.
- Excelsior OWLThe Online Writing Lab from Excelsior College is a thorough resource regarding APA citations and academic writing.
- 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).
Citation Generators
You can easily capture a computer-generated citation from the library databases, InfoHawk+, and Google Scholar. I would also highly recommend this tool from ZoteroBib, a free, user-friendly, and accurate way to build a bibliography:
