Complete Manual
Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (7th edition, Print)Call Number: PE 1475 A52 2020Publication Date: 2020
APA (American Psychological Association)
APA Style Guides by U of A Library
Additional APA Style Guides
What does an APA citation include?
There are two parts to every APA citation:
- an in-text citation for every source quoted or paraphrased; and
- a complete citation in an alphabetized reference list at the end of the paper.
In-Text Citations
In general, these consist of the last name of the author(s) followed by the publication date, and can be expressed as parenthetical or narrative citations. See the In-Text Citations page for further explanation and formatting information.
Reference List Entries
In general, a reference is made up of four elements: author, date, title and source. These elements provide the information required to identify and retrieve the works cited in the text.
The rest of this guide contains information on how to format reference list entries for a variety of sources.
APA Style Tutorials
- APA Style Citation Tutorial Created by staff at the University of Alberta Library to support students and faculty.
- Basics of Seventh Edition APA Style tutorial From the APA Style Blog
- Intro 1 to APA : Introduction Welcome to the Intro to APA style tutorial! This first lesson introduces the concept of citation, avoiding plagiarism, and APA Style. You will be introduced to the University of Alberta Library’s online APA guide and the three parts of APA Style. It is taken and adapted, with permission, from the Norquest College online course.
- Intro 2 to APA: Reference Citations This is the second lesson of the Intro to APA. It is taken and adapted, with permission, from the Norquest College online course. This lesson is about creating reference citations. You will learn about the parts of a reference citation, how to use the APA guide to help you create your references, and format your references list.
- Intro 3 to APA: In-Text Citations Welcome to the last part of the Intro to APA lessons. This lesson introduces in-text citations. You will be introduced to where in-text citations should go and what information you need to include. Don't forget to check out the second part of these lessons on Reference Citations for how to create a matching citation for your reference list! This lesson is taken and adapted, with permission, from the Norquest College online course.
