APA Citation Style (7th ed.): Formatting Your APA Paper

APA Style offers sample student and professional papers, including a free annotated student sample paper.

Watch the following 3:02 minute video for a brief overview of how to format a paper, use in-text citations, and create a reference list.

Source: https://owl.excelsior.edu/citation-and-documentation/apa-style/

The APA Style website includes a number of Handouts and Guides.

Selected guides include:

• In-Text Citation Checklist
• Concise Guide Student Paper Checklist
• Six Steps to Proper Citation
• Avoiding Plagiarism and Self-Plagiarism

The Excelsior Online Writing Lab is another excellent resource for how to use the APA citation style.