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About Citing References Using APA Style
Welcome to the guide for Citing References Using APA Style!
We hope that you will find this guide a useful starting place for information on APA Style, 6th edition. We have assembled a core collection of resources available through the Wayne State University Library System, as well as high quality, freely available web resources. This guide is a collaborative work-in-progress, developed with the suggestions and feedback from students and faculty.
Note: APA 6th Edition requires Double-Spacing throughout your paper.
More APA Style Guides
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APA Style Guide, 6th Ed.This is the website for the 6th edition of the APA Style manual with features including:
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The Writer's Handbook: APA Documentation GuideThe University of Wisconsin - Madison provides a quick resource for citing references in papers using the APA, 6th ed.
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Purdue OWL: APA Formatting & Style GuideThis resource offers examples for the general format of APA research papers, in-text citations, endnotes/footnotes, and the reference page.
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Citation Style ChartA handy side-by-side comparison of APA, MLA and Chicago styles.
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Research and Documentation Online: Social SciencesAn online resource for using APA style.
Citation Management Software
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Citation Management OptionsLinks to citation management software, tutorials, downloads, etc. available to assist you with citing your sources.
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EndNoteEndNote citation management software available free to all WSU students, faculty and staff. It allows you to manually enter citation information, or export directly from the library's online databases. EndNote can format bibliographic entries in almost every citation style and works with most word processors to insert citations and build reference lists as you write.
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ZoteroZotero is a free online citation management software that helps you gather, organize, and analyze sources and use the saved references with Microsoft Word and other word processing software.
Format and Citation Tools
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Format APA in Word 2013Video demonstrating step-by-step instructions. Developed by Evans Library.
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BibMeA free automated citation and bibliography generator.
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NoodleBib ExpressA free online tool to create citations in MLA, APA and Chicago style.
Helpful Videos
Finding DOI information in databases or in articles
A DOI (Digital Object Identifier) is a unique and permanent set of numbers and letters that will always lead you to the location of a document on the Internet.
"In the 6th Edition of the APA Publication Manual, DOIs figure prominently in the APA Style reference."
