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NURSING: APA

APA Citation Style

Are you new to APA style? Wonder why you need to use it now? Don't worry. It is not that different from MLA style. Both styles have rules for formatting academic papers and for citing sources.  Read this APA blog post.

 

1. Cite your sources in the text. In-text citations = short citations in the text of the paper

 

 - AND ALSO -

 

2. Cite them on the References page. Full citations go on a separate page at the end of the paper

 

Find the rules for citing sources:

Use a citation generator:

See also How To Format your Paper in this guide. It has a short video.