Conducting Research for a Paper

APA style is a commonly used writing style for formatting papers in many disciplines. Using a standardized format provides both the write and reader with a common understanding of the layout of a paper and how to find cited sources. It is helpful to categorize the APA style format into three parts:

• Formatting: the layout of a paper
• In-text Citations: briefly citing sources in the text of the research paper
• Reference List: full citation information at the end of a paper

Brief tutorials:

• APA 7th ed.: Set up an APA format paper in 6 minutes
• APA 7th ed.: The Basics of APA in-text citations
• APA 7th ed.: Creating APA reference entries
• APA 7th ed.: Formatting the APA reference page

NEED HELP?

Use these links to help design your paper according to APA style:

Use these links to help you cite sources in the body of your paper:

Use these links to help you create a Reference page to list citations to sources used in your paper:

Scribbr. (18 November 2020). APA 7th edition: Set up an APA format paper in 6 minutes. [Video]. YouTube.

Scribbr. (3 November 2020). APA 7th edition: The basics of APA in-text citations. [Videos]. YouTube.

Scribbr. (8 December 2020). APA 7th edition: creating APA reference entries. [Video]. YouTube.