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Citation and Style Guides

A guide to citation, including style guides, writing tools, plagiarism, and copyright.

About APA Style

APA is one of the most important citation styles, used not only in Psychology but across all of the social sciences and other disciplines, including: Psychology, Social Work, Business, Marketing, and more.

References are made through in-text, parenthetical notation and a full reference list at the end of the paper.

Contact a librarian if you need help using this or any citation style.

Online Style and Citation Guides

Style Guide

The Publication Manual is the APA's official reference.

Discipline-Specific and Other Resources