APA Style - EDUC 2140 - Writing for Teachers - LibGuides at Webster University

7th edition of Publication Manual of the APA

The seventh edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association was released in October 2019. Be sure to check with your instructor about which edition to use.

Short video on APA 7th Citation

APA 7th Style Demystified Recorded Nov. 6, 2019. 34 minutes.
In October 2019, the APA released the updated, 7th edition, of the APA citation style guide. This video is an overview of how to cite and write in APA 7th, and how it differs from the 6th edition. Learn why and how we cite and how to make the final step in writing your research paper or project easy and effective. Click here to watch specific parts of this video.

Help with APA Citation (6th ed.)

In fall 2019, the seventh edition of The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association updated the sixth edition. While in transition, be sure to ask your instructor which version to use.

Purdue OWL's APA Formatting and Style (6th ed.)
Citation information from the Purdue Online Writing Lab.
The Basics of APA Style tutorial (6th ed.)
Tutorial that takes you step-by-step through APA citation.

Short Video on APA Citation (6th ed.)

APA 6th Citation Demystified (Recorded on April 5, 2018. 23 minutes)
Learn why and how we cite and how to make the final step in writing your research paper or project easy and effective. We'll look at free citation generators, university-produced guides and how library databases can help with citation. Our focus is on APA (6th ed.), which is used in social science and business research, but these tips and tricks will help if MLA or Chicago is your style of choice. Here's a link to the "time-stamped sections of this video".

APA Citation Guides in the Library

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.)
Call Number: BF 76.7 .P83 2020
Copies of this can be found both in Reference on the 2nd floor and in Webster Stacks on the lower level.
Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.) by American Psychological Association
Call Number: BF76.7 .P83 2010
Copies of this can be found both in Reference on the 2nd floor and in Webster Stacks on the lower level.
Concise Rules of APA Style (6th ed.)
Call Number: BF 76.7 .C66 2010 (Reference 2nd floor)
APA style simplified: writing in psychology, education, nursing, and sociology (6th ed.) by Bernard C. Beins
Call Number: eBook
Publication Date: 2012
APA Style Guide to Electronic References (6th ed.)
Call Number: eBook
Publication Date: 2012

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

Since 2000 there has been an effort to assign everything that exists in the digital world such as online articles with a unique number called a Digital Object Identifier or a DOI. The DOI is unique, permanent, and persistent. It remains the same despite changes in URL's or permanent removal from the Internet.

In APA and AMA styles, use the DOI in citations whenever possible. If no DOI is present, try the free DOI lookup from CrossRef. For more information, watch the short video, Citing an article with a DOI and without a DOI (University of Maryland University College). If you have questions, Webster students, faculty and staff should contact the Webster U. Library Reference Department (info in the Help box).

Citation Generators

These websites will assist you in building citations for your bibliographies. Always check your citations against a style manual to make sure they are correct.

Calvin University Library's KnightCite Citation Service
Formats citations in APA (6th.), MLA(8th.) or Chicago. Will make citations for: books, anthologies, journals, magazines, newspapers, multimedia, communication, or online sources.
North Carolina State University Library's Citation Builder
Formats citations in either APA 6th edition or MLA 7th and/or 8th edition. Will make citations for books, a chapter or essay from a book, a magazine article, a newspaper article, a scholarly journal article, or a web site.

Mendeley Citation Manager

Mendeley is a reference/citation manager with web-based, desktop, and mobile versions. You can sync your citation library between these different versions and across different devices.

Mendeley Institutional Edition (MIE). Any Webster University or Eden Seminary user who creates a free Mendeley account using your Webster or Eden email address through the Library website should be automatically enrolled in the MIE, which provides:

100 GB of personal library space
100 GB of shared library space
Create unlimited number of groups with up to 100 members each
More tools for maximum resource sharing!

Mendeley Institutional Edition (MIE)
Mendeley is a reference manager and academic social network. With institutional access, you will received upgraded storage capacity and the ability to create an unlimited number of private groups. If have created a Mendeley account, please request to join the Webster Group to receive these upgrades.
See Mendeley LibGuide

Visit the Writing Center

APA Documentation (6th ed.) from the Writing Center
American Psychological Association (APA) style was developed by social and behavioral scientists to standardize scientific writing.
Make an appointment with the Writing Center

The Writing Center takes appointments both in person and online and writing coaches will:

Read your paper.
Ask questions about the assignment and your paper.
Comment on global issues (focus, development, organization, logic, clarity).
Help you determine where you might tighten and polish your prose.
Discuss documentation and citation conventions.
Point out patterns of mechanical and grammatical problems and provide suggestions.

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