Cite Your Sources
- AP Stylebook This link opens in a new window
This online resource provides guidelines for grammar, punctuation, and style used in journalism and public relations, helping writers maintain clarity and consistency in their work.
- Excelsior Online Writing Lab (OWL) APA Citation Guide
This trusted site includes many examples of how to cite commonly used academic sources such as articles, books, book chapters, and websites in APA style.
The noticeable aspects of APA style are:
- An emphasis on the date a work was created, so in most APA citations, the date is placed immediately after the author’s name in the “References” page.
- Authors are named by their last name followed by initials; the publication year goes between parentheses and is followed by a period.
- Only the first word and proper nouns are capitalized for article titles.
- Periodical titles are written in title case and followed by the volume number, which, with the title, is also italicized.
