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Citation Styles Used at CSS

APA, 7th ed.
Used within the social sciences including business, education, psychology, and social work and health sciences including nursing, exercise physiology, occupational therapy, and physical therapy.

MLA, 9th ed. by Used within the humanities including English, history, communication, etc.
ISBN: 9781603293518
Publication Date: 2021

AMA Manual of Style
Used within the medical field including athletic training

Chicago/Turabian Manual of Style, 15th ed.
Used within the field of history

APA, 7th Edition Overview

This LibGuide has been created to help you use the American Psychological Association (APA) style guide, which is frequently used for the social sciences including education, management, psychology, and the health sciences.

This guide can help you with the more fundamental tasks including:

1. Reference Formats - examples and explanations for citing your sources in the various formats for your References list.

2. Formatting Your Paper - how to set up your paper including the margins, font, and your References list, as well as sample student papers.

3. In-text citations - also known as parenthetical and narrative citations - how to cite your references in the text of your paper.

4. EndNote - bibliographic citation software, which can help format your citations and is freely available for download to CSS faculty, staff, and students. NOTE: APA 7th Edition is now available in EndNote!

5. Ethically Use Sources - information on the College's academic honesty policy and Turnitin, an online tool to detect where sources need to be cited

NOTE: This guide is in no way a replacement for the actual manual, which is several hundred pages long, and can be found in the Library on reserve or at a bookstore near you. Please consult the APA 7th edition manual for authoritative information in greater detail. Also, feel free to talk with a librarian for more help.

APA Resources

Checklists

Basic Format Checklist
Google Docs Version - Basic formatting requirements for setting up an APA paper.
Title Page Checklist
PDF Version! Formatting requirements for the title page.
Abstract Checklist
PDF Version! Formatting requirements for the abstract.
Text of Paper (Body) Checklist
Formatting requirements for the body of the paper.
Parenthetical & Narrative Citations Checklist
Formatting requirements for the 2 in-text citations styles - parenthetical and narrative citations.
Reference List Checklist
Formatting requirements for the reference list and for the creation of references.
Appendix Checklist
Formatting requirements for appendices.

Sample Papers

Student Paper Title Page

Student Title Page Guide
PDF - created by APA
Title Page - Google Doc Version
Title Page - PDF Version
NEW!

Short Sample Student Paper

Long Sample Student Paper

This sample paper includes figures, tables, and appendices.

Other Resources

Sample Student Paper (Annotated)
Created by APA - an example student paper with annotated comments pointing out various elements, including headings, citations, and more.

10 Comma Rules

Writing Help

The Rose Warner Writing and Critical Thinking Center

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The Writing Center helps students become better writers and critical thinkers. Our space is available for studying, writing, printing, or collaborating. We're ready to help all students reach their writing goals for all forms of writing, including reflection essays, argumentative essays, research papers, and literature reviews.

Our writing consultants strive to help you learn to improve various aspects of your writing—from idea development and organization to grammar and mechanics to meeting the expectations and conventions of the various genres and audiences you may find yourself writing for in college and beyond.

There are various ways to get writing support including dropping in to the Writing Center in Tower 2121, by appointment in person or on Zoom, submitting a paper online for asynchronous feedback, or using Tutor.com

Write Right from the College's CID
Google doc with links to writing resources from the Center for Instructional Design

APA Citation Help

APA Style Blog
Official companion to the manual and run by a group of experts who answer questions on some of the trickier aspects of APA.
Excelsior College OWL - APA Style
Lots of great examples!

Nursing - Learning for a Lifetime: Citation Help for APA