Guides: Exceptional Student Education: Citing sources

APA Style

APA style is used in the social sciences and business.

Academic Writer Tutorial: Basics of Seventh Edition APA Style
Tutorial about APA style, including grammar, formatting, in-text citations, reference lists, etc. From the APA Style Guide website.
Common Reference Examples, 7th ed.
Examples of APA citations for common source types. From the APA Style Guide website.
Quick Reference Guide, 7th ed.
Provides guidance for citing a journal article, a book, and a chapter in an edited book. From the APA Style Guide website.
APA Formatting, 7th ed.
From the OWL at Purdue
In-Text Citations, 7th ed.
From the APA Style Guide website
Style and Grammar Guidelines, 7th ed.
From the APA Style Guide website
How to cite ChatGPT
From APA Style website

Citation management tools like RefWorks can help you to keep track of sources, access full-text, and create citations.

Learn about Citation Management Tools
Keeping track of sources and writing citations can be one of the most challenging parts of research. Fortunately, there are plenty of tools you can use to help you manage citations. The best tool for you will depend on what you want it to do - functionality ranges from simple citation generators to software that allows you to save PDFs, organize by project or subject, share with others, and more. This chart will help you make sense of a few of the more popular options.
(Note - you should always proofread citations before you turn them in for a grade. These tools are not perfect- common errors include incorrect capitalization and missing information.)
Using RefWorks
RefWorks is a powerful online research management, writing and collaboration tool designed to help researchers at all levels easily gather, organize, store and share all types of information and to instantly generate citations and bibliographies.