INTL 349U Gender and International Development: Citation
Web Resources
APA style is used in the social science disciplines such as psychology, sociology, and anthropology. The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association is not available online, although some supplementary information is available at the APA's website. Print copies are available at the Reference Desk at the PSU Library.
For examples of APA citations, see the Online Writing Lab at Purdue University.
- APA formatting and style guidePurdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)
- APA Style EssentialsVanguard University
- APA StyleOfficial website (includes tutorials)
APA Citation Basics for Journal Articles
The primary point of a citation is to enable your reader to easily find your source. Every source cited in the text of your paper should appear in the reference list.
Journal Article
Author, A. & Author, B. B. (Year). Title of article: The subtitle. Title of Journal, volume number(issue number), first page number-last page number.
Journal Article with DOI*
Author, A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. (Year). Title of article: The subtitle. Title of Journal, volume number(issue number), pages. https://dx.doi.org/xx.xxx/yyyyy
*A DOI is a unique number assigned to an individual electronic item, such as an online journal article. DOI are almost always available from the PDF of the document or on the journal publisher's webpage.
Using Automatic Citation Generators Video
APA Formatting Tutorials
- APA Formatting Tutorial5 minute video on how to format your paper in APA style, from Purdue OWL.
- APA FormatWebpage on the basics of APA format for research papers.
Find it in the library
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association by Call Number: BF76.7 .P83 2010Publication Date: 2009
