APA Style (American Psychological
Association)
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Publication Manual of the American
Psychological Association. 5th ed.
“the style manual of
choice for writers, editors, students, educators, and professionals in
psychology and the behavioral sciences, sociology, business, economics,
nursing, social work, criminology and justice administration, and other
disciplines in which effective communication with words and data is
fundamental. ”—from the publisher.
Form and Style: Research Papers,
Reports, Theses. Slade, Carole. 12th ed.
Carole
Slade, member of the Department of English and Comparative Literature at
Form and Style: Research Papers,
Reports, Theses. Slade, Carole. 11th ed.
Carole
Slade, member of the Department of English and Comparative Literature at
Circulation
Publication Manual of the American
Psychological Association. 4th ed.
“This
fourth edition has been expanded and revised to include new features on current
technological tools and on contemporary language issues and publishing
standards. APA spent 10 years collecting data for this revision, and another 2
years of research and development represented the final phase of the
revision.”—excerpt from back cover.
Complete Idiot's Guide to Research
Methods.
“Simple advice on drafting your document—from introduction to endnotes;
terrific tips on summarizing, paraphrasing, and documenting direct quotations;
easy ways to evaluate your research based on quality, bias, and
appropriateness.”—excerpt from back cover.
Form and Style: Research Papers,
Reports, Theses. Slade, Carole. 9th ed.
Carole
Slade, member of the Department of English and Comparative Literature at
Online
Resources:
American
Psychological Association --<http://www.apastyle.org/>
The
official website of the American Psychological
Association, this site includes: an “about APA style”
link which gives a brief overview of the style; a “FAQs”
link that is connected to a list of frequently asked questions about the style;
and a link for ordering official copies of APA's Publication
Manual.
APA-formatting checklist--<http://spsp.clarion.edu/mm/RDE3/C14/Checklist.html>
Bill Southerly
provides an invaluable checklist for editing APA-formatted papers.
Bibliography
generator—<http://www.easybib.com/>
This site
automatically generates an APA-formatted works cited page from information you
provide.
University
guidelines on APA Format:
Concordia University--<http://www.library.concordia.ca/help/howto/apa.php>
Concordia’s site
provides several examples of in-text and reference page citations in APA
format—from basic sources such as books, newspapers, and periodicals, to
various audio-visual and online resources.
Cornell University Library --<http://www.library.cornell.edu/newhelp/res_strategy/citing/apa.html>
Cornell’s site
contains an extensive list of in-text and reference citations for a wide
variety of reference materials; the site also has a helpful link to frequently
asked questions.
Georgia Southern University--<http://www.wooster.edu/psychology/apa-crib.html>
This excellent site
contains a helpful overview of basic rules and formatting, an extensive list of
in-text and reference citations, as well as providing page examples of an
APA-formatted paper.
Indiana University--<http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/pamphlets/apa_style.shtml>
This site provides
examples of in-text and reference citations of traditional and electronic
resources.
Purdue University--
<http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_apa.html>
University of California, Berkeley Library--<http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/APAstyle.pdf
>
Berkeley
Library’s four-page pdf document gives examples of
in-text and reference citations in a highly readable parallel format.
University
of Minnesota--<http://www.crk.umn.edu/library/links/apa5th.htm>
UMN site contains
several examples for properly formatting references in APA format, as well as a
short list of general rules for creating a reference page.
University of Southern Mississippi Library--<http://www.lib.usm.edu/research/guides/apa.html>
USM’s site contains an
extensive list of reference citations, as well as an extremely helpful link to
an online tutorial.
University of Washington--<http://healthlinks.washington.edu/hsl/styleguides/apa.html>
University
of Wisconsin-Madison Writing Center--<http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/DocAPA.html
>
UW-Madison’s
writing center offers not only an extensive list of examples for in-text and
bibliographic citations, but also gives valuable information on how to properly
format an APA Style paper.
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point --<http://www.uwsp.edu/psych/apa4b.htm>
UW site
contains a sample APA-formatted research paper, as well as detailed
instructions on proper formatting.
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater--<http://library.uww.edu/GUIDES/apacite.htm>
This site provides several helpful examples of in-text and reference
citations for a wide variety of books, periodicals, and electronic sources.
Vanguard
University of Southern California--<http://www.vanguard.edu/faculty/ddegelman/index.aspx?doc_id=796>
Vanguard U’s site
contains extensive instructions on virtually every aspect of formatting an APA
style research paper; it also contains a link to an APA-formatted research
paper.
For
further assistance, contact a Reference Librarian at (918) 449-6452, by email or in person at the NSU-BA Library's
Reference Desk.
Northeastern
State University-Broken Arrow Library, 3100 E. New
Orleans, Broken Arrow, OK 74014
Reference list compiled by Linda Summers--April 20, 2006
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