APA

What is APA?

APA Style is a set of guidelines intended to provide a consistent set of rules in writing. It is intended to help authors present their ideas in a clear, concise and organized manner, allowing readers to focus on the ideas being presented rather than the format. 

Important Links

Style and Grammar Guidelines - The APA Style website covers supplementary material to the book on the mechanics of style and structure of your paper.

Sample Papers - The APA Style website gives you examples of APA formatted student papers and research papers for publication.

APA Style Blog - Written and maintained by APA staff, the contributors to the blog answer questions about formatting uncommon resources in APA style. For example, the entry on Shortening URLs is very useful. 

Elements of Reference List Entries - Detailing what goes into a Reference list and breaking it down

A Word About Plagiarism

Following citation style rules helps protect you from unintentionally plagiarizing someone else's work. To learn more about plagiarism, please see Nebraska Methodist College's website on academic integrity.