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APA

APA Style is a standard for written communication that defines the organization and content of a paper and how to create citations of the works used to create your paper.

 

Organization and Content

APA Style gives instructions on things like how the title page should be arranged, margins, and page numbering.

 

Citations

Citations in APA Style have two parts: 

  1. an in-text citation

  • Learn how to create the two types of in-text citations (parenthetical & narrative)

  • Guidelines:

    • "Cite only works that you have read and ideas you have incorporated into your writing."

    • "Cite primary sources when possible and secondary sources sparingly."

    • "Provide documentation for all facts and figures that are not common knowledge." 

  1. a corresponding citation in a reference list at the end of the paper

Get more help with APA Style

 

Need more? 

This hour long video is a step by step guide to APA student papers.

APA Publication Manual

 The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association is the full reference for APA style.  There is a copy at the KCC Library.

Citing AI in APA Style