Research Guides: Web of Science for Library Research: APA Citation

APA Tutorials

The Basics of APA Style (7th ed)
From the APA, a basic tutorial on formatting papers, reducing language bias, avoiding plagiarism, and citing references in text.
APA Style Instructional Aids
Includes tutorials, handouts, and sample papers.

These links offer advice for using APA Style and have enough information for most student papers.

APA 7th ed. Quick Reference Guide
Charts detail how to create a reference for a journal article, book, and a book chapter.
APA Style Reference Examples
This page offers links to example references for common types of materials such as journal articles, magazine articles, books, chapters from edited books, dissertations, etc.
APA 7th ed. Style and Grammar Guidelines
APA Style 7th ed. @ Purdue OWL
Information on the format, in-text citations and the reference page for 7th ed. APA research papers. There are also links to archived pages for APA 6th information.
APA Style Blog 7th ed.
Official blog with posts on common questions about 7th ed APA style.
Citation Tools
Tools for creating citations and managing references.
Microsoft Word / Google Docs: APA Formatting Help
Tips for formatting documents in APA style in Microsoft Word or Google Docs.
APA Student Paper Setup Guide
Guide from APA showing how to set up an APA Style student paper.

University Writing Center
One-to-one writing consultations by appointment, both in-person and online, and also by email.
Purdue Online Writing Lab
Useful resources on writing process, mechanics, grammar, citation styles, writing in specific subject fields, job search writing, etc.

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