Writing 10: College Reading and Composition Pre-Health (Lovas)

• a common citation style
• APA stands for American Psychological Association
• often used in social and behavior sciences
• includes parameters about the language, format of the whole paper
• in-text citations and References page

Key Characteristics

• Author's last name (not needed if noted in text)
• Date of publication
• Page number if a direct quote; though encouraged even if paraphrased
• items separated by commas
• p. used for page; pp. used for multiple pages

In-Text Citations: The Basics (OWL Purdue)

In-Text Citations: Author/Authors (OWL Purdue)

Reference List: Basic Rules (OWL Purdue)

When and How to Include Page Numbers in APA Style Citations (APA Blog)