Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association
Concise Guide to APA Style
APA (American Psychological Association) style is most commonly used to cite sources within the social sciences, education, engineering, etc. It uses parenthetical in-text citations and a "References" list at the end of the paper to link sources. (source: EduBirdie)
At its most basic, APA guides you on how to cite and reference the sources you use in your writing and how to structure your research paper. These guidelines help you give credit to the ideas and research of others and help you avoid plagiarism.
You can view many examples of citations and references on the APA website, and the links and tutorials below will be very helpful.
Langara College Library developed an APA tutorial to help students understand the citation system. Use this tool to test your knowledge of applying APA.
Here are a couple of videos on the basics of using APA 7.
APA doesn't provide much guidance when making presentations; here are some great tips to keep you in line with APA.
This section references the Canadian Guide to Uniform Legal Citation, 9th edition, 2018 (also known as the "McGill Guide"), which is the official way APA users will cite legal documents, bills, statutes and acts, regulations, jurisprudence and cases, and bi-laws. Users will use a combination of APA and McGill if you include these documents as sources.
Note that we have included sources from OWL and APA Style -- but these often use only US examples, so please read closely.
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