Skip to Main Content

Citing Sources

APA CITATION STYLE

 

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association

The 7th edition of the Publication of the APA was published in 2020. What's New in the 7th Edition?

The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA) is used often to cite sources within the social and behavioral sciences, natural sciences, nursing, communications, education, business, engineering, and other fields.  The 7th edition of the Publication Manual of the APA contains information on how to write papers in APA Style, citing within your paper, and how to prepare the Works Cited page.  See the resources below for more information:

Citation Generators

Here are a few tools you may use to generate citations easily for use in your research paper.  These are based on the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (8th Edition) and the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th Edition).
To create your citation, simply choose the appropriate style (MLA or APA), fill out the required information, and submit to obtain your citation.  It's that easy!

NOTE: The APA Publication Manual 7th edition, changed in 2019

MVC Library Website | Chat with us | Email: reference@mvc.edu | Call: (951) 571-6447 | Text: (951) 319-7358 | Drop-in Zoom | See our hours