APA Reference Guide

The Reference Guide for the American Psychological Assocation (APA) is used in some English Education courses (ENGL 474-478), as well as most psychology courses, and most education courses on campus. Be sure to check your syllabus or ask your instructor in each class so that you are using the correct format.

The APA Reference Guide, Fifth Edition is generally available at the CSUCI Bookstore as well as other neighborhood bookstores and many online vendors.

APA Online provides an Excerpted Version of the reference guide for your convenience.

If you're in a pinch, some universities have produced web pages that give examples of the most used elements of APA style:

Concise guidelines from the University of Minnesota :

Another easy to follow site from Lesley University (MA):

If you still need more information, check out this overview of APA Online Resources from Psych Web.