Want to see what a paper in APA format looks like? Watch as librarian Sarah Kaip takes you step by step on creating an APA paper.

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Below are some APA handouts that might be helpful to you to get you started.

As you gather your information sources for your paper, please remember to collect basic citation information that you will need to make your References list (aka bibliography). Below is a basic list of things to collect, but depending on what kind of source you're using, you may need to collect additional information to make a proper citation.

• Titles

  • For articles, you'll need both the journal title and the article title

  • For websites, note both the site name and the page title if you can find them

• Authors (might be a person, organization, institution, or other entity)

•  Publish Year

  • For articles, note also the volume, issue, and page numbers if they have it

• Publisher  or Website address (aka URL)

  • For articles, note the DOI if it is available. A Digital Object Identifier (DOI) is a string of numbers, letters, and symbols used to uniquely identify an article or document, and to provide it with a permanent web address (URL).

For more details about citing in APA style, watch the video by librarian Sarah Kaip and explore the other resources on this page.

The OWL at Purdue is generally considered by librarians to be one of the best resources on the web for learning how to cite sources and formatting papers in a variety of citation styles.

  Go to the APA Style section in Purdue OWL