APA style, developed by the American Psychological Association, is used for hard sciences and social sciences, including education. APA uses parenthetical citations within the text and a corresponding bibliography or references list at the end of the paper.
Union University: Using APA Style for References and Citations Video Tutorial
Many of the Library Databases provide Citation assistance for the articles. In the Tools area located on the Detailed Record page and the Article page, look for features like "Cite" or "Cite Now!"
Do a final check to make certain that the citation has correct formatting, punctuation and content!
View our concise APA Style and APA: Citing References in Text (PDF) handouts.
Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL) provides an APA Sample Paper which includes References.
APA provides a Sample References List.
The American Psychological Association's site for APA Style explains the basics of the format.
Having trouble finding a sample citation for your source type ? Check out the Purdue Online Writing Lab's Reference List: Other Non-Print Sources and Reference List: Electronic Sources (Web Publications) pages.
This page provided by St. Catherine University Libraries demonstrates how to format an APA style paper in Word 2016.
