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APA Style

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Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association by American Psychological Association
Call Number: BF 76.7 .P83 2020
The library has 3 non-circulating copies located at the Help Desk on the 2nd floor of the library.

Helpful Handouts

APA Style and Grammar Guidelines
Online help with APA's 7th edition.

All of the following guides and checklists have been created by the American Psychological Association.

Guide to What’s New in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Seventh Edition
This document provides an overview of what’s new in the seventh edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. Content throughout the manual has been significantly expanded and revised from the sixth edition.
Avoiding Plagiarism and Self-Plagiarism Guide
There are two common types of plagiarism: (a) improper use of someone else’s words and (b) improper use of someone else’s ideas. Both forms of plagiarism involve using someone else’s words or ideas without appropriately acknowledging the author or source.
Student Paper Checklist
Use this checklist while writing your paper to make sure it is consistent with seventh edition APA Style. This checklist
corresponds to the writing and formatting guidelines described in full in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.).
Scaffolded Reference Elements Worksheet
This worksheet will help you create complete APA Style reference list entries. For each reference element (author, date, title, and source), basic information and representative examples are shown. Use this information to identify the reference elements for your own work and enter them in the text box below each table.
Common Reference Examples Guide
This guide contains examples of common APA Style references. Section numbers indicate where to find the examples in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.).