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APA is the citation style used by students and writers in business. When writing your paper, use in-text citations with the author's last name, publication year and page number: (Miller, 2012, p. 83). At the end of your paper, include a Reference list with full citations.
Book example:
Calfee, R. C., & Valencia, R. R. (1991). APA guide to publication. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Article example:
Harlow, H. F. (1983). Fundamentals for preparing psychology journal articles. Journal of Psychology, 55, 893-896.
Use the resources below to get more help with APA format and citing specific resources.
Pocket guide to APA style Call Number: BF76.7 .P47 2007
Concise rules of APA style Call Number: BF76.7 .C66 2010
Publication manual of the American Psychological Association Call Number: BF76.7 .P83 2010
Revisions to APA Manual (6th edition 1st printing):
Corrections to errors in Style Rules
Corrections to Samples
APA Style Guide to Electronic References Call Number: BF76.7.A632x 2007
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