APA 6th Edition

APA stands for American Psychological Association. It is commonly used to cite sources within the social sciences.

SGCS students start at My Olivet for APA help. Use this page as a supplement only.

APA Style Guide to Electronic Resources
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Purdue OWL
The Purdue Online Writing Lab.
APA 6th edition tutorial
Note: the reference list is discussed on slides 17-25
Example reference page
Sample APA Paper
APA Style Blog - Use this blog to review more-detailed discussions of how to apply APA style and format to your writing.

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