SCS 224 (Campus) - Social Science Research Methods
Citation Help
If you need help citing sources your best resource is the Wolak Learning Center This link opens in a new window (Campus Students) or the Academic Support Center This link opens in a new window (Online Students). These folks are citation experts who are happy to help you get the hang of citing your sources.
Citing Sources in APA Format
Correctly citing your sources is an important part of research. For the most part, Social Science researchers and practitioners use a citation style developed and updated by the American Psychological Association. APA style is currently in its 7th edition. There are many resources to help you use APA style for your citations and papers. Here are some of our favorites:
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association by Call Number: REF BF76.7 .P83 2020ISBN: 9781433832161Publication Date: 2019
- APA Style Blog (7th edition) This link opens in a new windowThe APA publishes this website for users to look up how to cite specific items or for questions about using APA style in your writing. Use the search box to find what you need. Examples are provided.
- Shapiro Library APA Style Guide (7th edition)This guide is intended to help you cite sources in APA style, avoid plagiarism, learn what APA style is and includes, find examples of APA style, lead you to campus resources that can help you cite sources in APA, and more.
APA Style paper Templates & Samples
The most recent version of APA style is the 7th edition which delineated separate paper styles for students versus professionals. Below are links to the templates as well as sample student papers. Your professor ultimately determines the format your paper should take, so if you have any questions, be sure to contact your professor to get clarification. Both Microsoft Word and Google Docs have APA style paper templates to write your student papers in APA style, however neither appears to have the 7th edition student paper as yet.
Frequently Asked Citation Questions
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Some questions we've already answered include:
- List of 16 APA style FAQsThis includes a list of 16 FAQs about APA style and citation formatting.
Avoiding Plagiarism
Academic honesty is an important part of being a student and researcher. Using someone else's work without properly attributing their work is plagiarism, a kind of academic dishonesty. Properly citing sources not only gives credit to the research you've based your work on, it also allows your reader to interact with your sources, and is an important part of the scholarly conversation. Explore the following resources to learn more about Academic Honesty and avoiding plagiarism.