Psychology

The APA manual is the official style guides published by the American Psychological Association. Copies of the manual are available in the Library and the Bookstore. APA is the reference system for psychology, business, and health disciplines.

In-text Citation (Generic Example)

(Author(s), date)

Reference List Citation (Generic Example)

Surname, first initial. (date). Title. Source Title. Publication specific details.

OC Library APA Style Guide

• Short guide to APA citation
• Common examples & basic citation rules
• Follows 2020 APA Publication Manual, 7th ed.
• PDF version

• APA uses an author-date citation format (ie. Smith, 2010)
• Regardless of the resource you are citing, you will likely need an author, date, title, source, and specific format information (such as a volume number, page numbers, a URL, publisher, etc.).
• The information required for your citation will depend on what you are citing (book, journal article, report, etc.) and the format (print, online).
• What is a DOI and when do I need one? CrossRef offers a DOI look-up tool. Copy and paste portions of your citation and it will find the DOI if available.