GSU Library Research Guides: Social Work: Citing with APA

APA Style Manual

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association by American Psychological Association
The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Seventh Edition is the official source for APA Style. With millions of copies sold worldwide in multiple languages, it is the style manual of choice for writers, researchers, editors, students, and educators in the social and behavioral sciences, natural sciences, nursing, communications, education, business, engineering, and other fields.

Research Guides

Citing While Writing Using APA

OWL at Purdue APA Formatting and Style Guide

In-Text Citations

Citing With APA: Reference List

How to Avoid Plagiarism & TurnItIn

TurnItIn
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Citation Software

Endnote is a widely used bibliographic reference software program that can help you organize your citations. It is free to Georgia State faculty, staff and students. Please contact Joel Glogowski with questions about Endnote.

Zotero is a free FireFox plug-in that provides an alternative for collecting, managing, and citing research sources.

DOIs

DOIs (Digital Object Identifiers) are used to identify digital materials uniquely and persistently. APA is now recommending that these numbers, when available, be included in citations to electronically retrieved articles. Many articles indexed in PsycINFO and other databases now include DOI numbers. Here is an example of the use of a DOI number in a citation:

Padilla-Walker, L. M., & Carlo, G. (2007). Personal values as a mediator between parent and peer expectations and adolescent behaviors. Journal of Family Psychology, 21(3) 538-541. doi:10.1037/0893-3200.21.3.538