The Basics
This page lists the basic sources for information American Psychological Association Style (APA) Style. For more detail, see the accompanying Citing Government Sources page.
Please note: This page was revised 29 October 2014.
Official Guides to APA Style
- Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA)Seventh edition (2020) of the official guide is available at W&L only in printed form -- no online access.
Copies in Leyburn Permanent Reserve and Science Reference @ BF 76.7 .P83 2020
APA Style is used most often in the social sciences.
Other Guides to APA Style
These guides are "unofficial," but highly regarded. The first item listed here, sometimes referred to simply as the "Hacker site," is a particularly easy-to-use online guide to APA citation formatting.
- APA Formatting and Style Guide Purdue University's OWL succinct guide to American Psychological Association Style. Sections are listed on the left side of the page.
- Concise Rules of APA StyleAvailable only in printed form, with copies shelved in Leyburn Permanent Reserve and Science Reference @ BF 76.7 .C66 2010. This is the "short version" of the full Publication Manual, with samples of bibliographical entries in "Reference Examples" on pp. 209-255.