Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Using APA Format 6th Edition

The 6th edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association has been revised and updated. For those students who are writing research papers with APA format, one of the best resources is the Online Writing Lab at Purdue University (OWL)
"Summary: APA (American Psychological Association) is most commonly used to cite sources within the social sciences. This resource, revised according to the 6th edition of the APA manual, offers examples for the general format of APA research papers, in-text citations, endnotes/footnotes, and the reference page. Please use the example at the bottom of this page to cite the Purdue OWL in APA."

This resource was written by David Neyhart and Erin Karper. Additional material by Kristen Seas & Tony Russell.. Last full revision by Jodi Wagner, Elena Lawrick, Elizabeth Angeli, Kristen Moore, and Michael Anderson.Last edited by Allen Brizee on September 28th 2009 at 1:56PM.

Source: Online Writing Lab (OWL)

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