Whenever you use someone’s words or ideas to support your own writing assignment, you need to give credit back to the original source. The sources below will outline how to properly cite sources to give credit where credit is due. Remember, anytime you directly quote or paraphrase someone else's words or ideas you need to cite them. In this class, you'll be using APA Style.
What is APA Style and why would you use it?
APA Style was developed by the American Psychological Association. The standard citation style guidebook for the fields of psychology, business, education, health science, public service, and social science is the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 7th edition, 2019. It is commonly referred to as "The APA Manual."
Two types of citations are included in most research papers: citations within the text of the document and a list of reference citations at the end of the paper.
- In-Text Citations: The APA Manual uses the author-date citation system for in-text citations.
- Reference Citations: The sources you use in your work are included as a separate list at the end of the paper. The APA Manual suggests using the title, References, for the list.
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