Guides: Psychology: Citing Sources with APA style

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association

Information on the 7th edition of the Publication Manual of the APA.

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 7th ed. by American Psychological Association
Call Number: Reference Shelves BF76.7 .P83 2020
Publication Date: 2019
There's also a copy at the Front Desk.

APA In-text citations - 7th edition (from Purdue OWL)
Provides a basic overview and gives examples for citing in the text of your paper.
APA Reference List: Articles in Periodicals (for 7th edition)
Use the list on the left side of the Purdue OWL APA Guide to choose other source types to cite.
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.
Style and Grammar Guidelines, 7th ed.
From the APA Style Guide website
In-Text Citations, 7th ed.
From the APA Style Guide website

APA-style Manuscripts

Below are several links to examples of APA-style Manuscripts you will need to follow in order to complete your assignment. If you use Word Online in Office365, there's an APA document template the formats the document for you

APA Sample Papers, 7th ed. (APA Website)
Includes sample papers in PDF and Word formats and has templates.
Sample APA Style paper, 7th ed. (Purdue OWL)
APA paper format for 7th ed. (APA)
Guidelines for papers in APA style.
Video: Setting up an APA Paper (6th ed) in Microsoft Word (U. Maryland, Baltimore Writing Center)
Video takes you through setting up MS Word for an APA formatted paper. Recorded in May 2018.

Managing and Organizing Citations

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.
Guide to Citing Sources
If no guide is listed for your discipline, check with your instructor to see which style you should use. Whatever style you choose, be sure to use it consistently within a document - do not mix styles within one document. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask for help!

Academic Honesty & Plagiarism

A basic characteristic of scholarly work is citing the sources one has used, referred to, or borrowed from. It is academic dishonesty to use ideas from (even if you put them in different words), paraphrase, or quote from someone else's work without acknowledging the source.

If you use someone else's work - their words, ideas, art work, music, web pages, software, or some other expression - you must acknowledge the author or creator. Failure to do so is an unethical practice called plagiarism. Stetson has an official policy regarding plagiarism and other forms of academic dishonesty on the University's Honor System page.

For more information on academic honesty and plagiarism, go to any of the following sites:

Avoiding Plagiarism
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Avoiding Plagiarism
Purdue University Online Writing Lab (the OWL).
Academic Integrity
Fairfield University. Used with permission.
Plagiarism
Indiana University. Used with permission.

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