APA Style: Overview
APA Style
APA stands for American Psychological Association. APA Style is a set of guidelines used for formatting papers in the social sciences and other disciplines. There are other styles for formatting papers, including MLA, Chicago, and Turabian. APA and MLA (Modern Language Association) styles are the most commonly used styles in high schools and colleges. Bryan University courses utilize APA style.
Why Cite?
A citation is a reference to a source. Sources can be many formats, such as books, websites, videos, course lectures, or personal interviews. When writing a paper, you must document every source that you used to complete the project, even if the information was provided in class. You’ll give credit by providing a citation for each source that you use. Not using citations can result in plagiarism, which is a serious offense. »Read moreCitation Guidelines
There are two types of citations: in-text citations, which are short and appear in the body of your paper, and end-of-paper citations, which are longer and appear as a list at the end of your paper. End-of-paper citations are also called a bibliography, works-cited page, or reference list. Bryan University uses the APA Style Guide for citations. Below are some APA guidelines for in-text and end-of-paper citations.
Types of Citations
What to Cite
Rules for Citing
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How to setup your Refworks account
- Visit https://refworks.proquest.com/
- Select Create Account
- Enter your BU email address and select Check to see if your institution has enabled RefWorks. If you have problems please email ITS@bryanuniversity.edu
- Enter a password and select Sign Up. RefWorks sends you an activation email. Open the URL in the email. The Sign in to use RefWorks page displays.
- Enter your login credentials and follow the on-screen instructions to complete your registration. You are logged into your new account and can start using RefWorks.
Use RefWorks To:
- Save your research and citations
- Organize your findings in custom folders by class or assignment
- Share your findings with collaborators
- Automatically create citations and bibliographies in MS Word
- Install a browser plugin to create citations and bibliographies in Google Docs
⇐ Watch the video to learn how to use RefWorks
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Need help? Email: ITS@bryanuniversity.edu