Best of the APA Style Blog: 2017 Edition
Each fall we put together a “best of” post to highlight blog posts and apastyle.org pages that we think are helpful both for new students and to those who are familiar with APA Style. You can get the full story in our sixth edition Publication Manual(also available as an e-book) and our APA Style Guide to Electronic References, in addition to the pages linked below.
APA Style Basics Principles
How in-text citations work
How reference list entries work
How to handle missing information
How to find the best example you need
in the Publication Manual
"Cite what you see, cite what you use"
How to avoid plagiarism
Grammar and spelling
The use of singular "they"
Punctuation Junction (what happens when punctuation marks collide)
Use of first person
Spelling tips
Grammar tips
Student Resources
Citing a class or lecture
School intranet or Canvas/Blackboard class website materials
Classroom course packs and custom textbooks
Research participant interview data
Reference lists versus bibliographies
MLA versus APA Style (in-text citations and the reference list)
Student Research Webinars From APA and Psi Chi
Copyright
Understanding copyright status
Determining whether permission is needed to reproduce a table or figure
Securing permission
Writing the copyright permission statement for reproduced tables and figures
Attributing data in tables
References to Electronic Resources
Website references and in-text citations to websites
Citing multiple pages from the same website
E-books
Mobile apps
Social media (Facebook, Twitter, and Google+) pages and posts
Hashtags
Blog posts and blog comments
Online-only journal articles
YouTube videos and TED Talks
Software
New DOI display guidelines
Other “How-To” Citation Help
Translated sources (vs. your own translation)
Secondary sources (sources you found in another source) and why to avoid them
illustrators and illustrated books
Interviews
Legal references
Paraphrased work
Paper Formatting
Direct quotes and Block quotations
Paraphrasing
Capitalization
Fonts
Headings
Lists (lettered, numbered, or bulleted)
Margins
Running heads
Spelling
Numbers
Statistics
Keywords (vs. key terms)
Hyperlink formatting
APA Style CENTRAL
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Our institutional software product for learning, writing, research, and publishing, APA Style CENTRAL, has now been available to the public for a little more than a year. Check with your librarian to see whether your school subscribes.
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