APA Style

General Style and Formatting Guides

Books

• The APA style of documentation : a pocket guide / Michael Pringle, John Gonzales. New Jersey : Longman, 2010.
  Call no. FIPP Reserve 3DAY BF76.8 .P75 2010
• APA style simplified : writing in psychology ... / Bernard C. Beins. Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012.
  Call no. FIPP New Books BF76.7 .B447 2012
• Concise rules of APA style. Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, c2010. 6th ed.
  Call no. FIPP Permanent Reserve BF76.7 .C66 2010
• An easyguide to APA style / Beth M. Schwartz, R. Eric Landrum, Regan A.R. Gurung. Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE Publications, c2012.
  Call no. FIPP Permanent Reserve BF76.7 .S39 2012
• Pocket guide to APA style / Robert Perrin. Boston, MA : Wadsworth Cengage Learning, c2012. 4th ed.
  Call no. FIPP Permanent Reserve BF76.7 .P47 2012
• Publication manual of the American Psychological Association. Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, c2010. 6th ed.
  Call no. FIPP General, 2 Hour Reserve & Permanent Reserve BF76.7 .P83 2010

Websites

• APA Style FAQ and Blog (APA)
• APA Formatting and Style Guide (Purdue Online Writing Lab)
• APA Style: The Social Sciences (dianahacker.com)
• CitationFox for APA (SUNY-Albany Library)
• APA Style Format 6th Edition Help Sheet (Buffalo State Butler Library)
• Sample papers in APA style: Research paper | APA corrected papers

Forest Style and Formatting Guide

• 2010 APA Style Guide for Thesis and Dissertation Projects (Forest community only)
  
  Note: Available in E360 Bring On the Research community in the Style, Format, and Writing folder under Resources.

DOIs

• CrossRef Free DOI Lookup - for individual lookups
• CrossRef Simple Text Query - for multiple item lookups (requires setting up a free account)
• DOI FAQ (APA)
• DOI and URL Flowchart (APA)
• How to Find a DOI in PsycINFO (APA video 3:04)

Citing Special Publications

• Citing When Information is Missing (APA)
• Cochrane Reviews (APA)
• Electronic Resources
  • Forest Library handout with examples (August 2012)
  • APA Style Guide to Electronic References, Sixth Edition, May 2012 (Forest community only)
    Note: Available in E360 Bring On the Research community in the Style, Format, and Writing folder under Resources
• Legal Materials (Westfield State College Ely Library)
• Mental Measurements Yearbook (MMY) reviews
  • Keith Stanger
  • Troy University Library (includes editor names for previous MMY editions)

Citing Using Special Tools or Features

• EBSCO Database: Cite feature (YouTube tutorial 0:27)
• Microsoft Word 2010: Bibliography Formatting
  Note: must have Service Pack 1 installed to use APA 6th edition.
• Mendeley: Download Mendeley | Word Plug-In | Use most current APA 6th edition CSL
• Zotero (Firefox only): Download Zotero | Creating Bibliographies and Word Processer Plug-Ins
• Free Citation Generator websites: List

Tutorials

• APA Online Tutorials (Harvard University) -- 51 minutes
  Introduction (7:08) -- Module 1: APA Formatting Basics (6:58) -- Module 2: Citing Sources (10:49) -- Module 3: Reference Citations in the Text (7:27) -- Module 4: References (18:34)
• Basics of APA Style Tutorial (APA) -- 21 minutes
  Introduction -- Manuscript Structure -- Manuscript Format -- Headings -- Reducing Bias in Language -- Citing References in Text -- The Reference List

Getting Help

• Forest students should contact the Writing Center (writingcenter@forest.edu) or the Librarian (library@forest.edu).
• If your question can't be found in the APA Publication Manual or APA website (e.g. FAQ or blog), you can contact the APA Style Experts by email, Facebook or Twitter.