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APA Elements of a Citation

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Citation Style Guide

If you're on campus, you can use the book below for detailed information about APA style. If you are unable to make it to campus, please reach out to a librarian and we would be happy to assist!

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association by American Psychological Association
Call Number: REF BF76.7 .P83 2020
ISBN: 9781433832161
Publication Date: 2020
The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Seventh Edition is the official source for APA Style.

APA Style Help

Full Citation Examples
This guide, created by Assumption librarians, show examples of full and in-text citations with multiple authors across different formats. It also includes sample cover page and reference page.

Blog Link
This guide from the American Psychological Association under the "Style and Grammar Guidelines" covers all topics from citation examples to proper use of tables and figures in papers.

APA Formatting Link
This guide from the Online Writing Center at Purdue University provides APA paper samples, full and in-text citation examples, and a sample APA poster.

Other Citation Styles

Writing & Citing Guide
Not using APA? Then this Assumption guide is for you! It contains helpful information on other citation styles such as MLA, Chicago, and other discipline specific ones.
MLA Handbook
This is an electronic copy of the ninth edition of the MLA Handbook.
Chicago Manual of Style
This is an electronic copy of the seventeenth edition of the Chicago Manual of Style

Avoiding Plagiarism

Keep Plagiarism at Bay!
Though you use citations when summarizing, quoting, or paraphrasing, this section of the Writing/Citing Guide offers tutorials to test your ability to identify plagiarism and learn about Turnitin, a plagiarism checker.