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You must properly credit any words, ideas or images that you do not create yourself to avoid plagiarism.
Citing information sources acknowledges the origin of information you use and provides support and credibility to your work by showing evidence of your research.
A citation is a reference to the source of an idea, information or image. Citations typically include enough identifying information, such as the author, title, date, publication format, etc. for a reader to locate the original source.
This guide is a quick introduction to APA style and common citations. For more detailed examples and procedures, look at the APA 7th Edition Style and Grammar Guidelines from the American Psychological Association.
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Publication manual of the American Psychological Association: The official guide to APA style. by 
APA Style and Citations for Dummies by 
Documenting Sources in APA Style: 2020 Update by 
An EasyGuide to APA Style by 
The Purdue Online Writing Lab provides many tips on APA formatting. You'll find links for these on the menu on the left.
It also gives a summary of the changes between the 6th Edition and the 7th Edition.
APA Style and Grammar Guidelines
You'll find here information on how to format your paper, use in-text citations, reference examples, and much more.
APA 7th Edition Basics Style Tutorial
Want to include tables or figures in your paper? Have questions on bias-free language? You'll find answers to these questions as well as more on in-text citations and references here.