Pfeiffer Library: APA Style Help: Welcome

About this Guide

This guide gives some quick references to the basics of writing in APA style. The contents include the following:

Paper Formatting
Provides quick reference on how to format your paper.
In-text Citation
Provides quick reference on how to cite your source.
Reference Page
Provides quick reference on how to create your reference page.
Help
Provides additional tools to learn APA style.

Examples and section number references are provided.

The final authority on the style, however, is the manual and/or your professor.

These resource will also help you learn APA style:

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association
Call Number: REF BF76.7 .P83 2010

The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association is the style manual of choice for writers, editors, students, and educators in the social and behavioral 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. Well-known for its authoritative and easy-to-use reference and citation system, the Publication Manual also offers guidance on choosing the headings, tables, figures, and tone that will result in strong, simple, and elegant scientific communication.