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Health Sciences - Evidence Based Research Guide: Cite Your Sources (APA Style)

This guide provide information about conducting evidence-based research in the health sciences.

Coulter Library APA Handout

American Psychological Association (APA) Handout)

This useful handout presents tips on using the APA format for citing scholarly resources. APA format is most often used in the fields of psychology, education and other social and behavioral sciences. 

Website: Purdue OWL APA Style and Formatting Guide

Purdue OWL APA Formatting and Style Guide

This guide walks you through how to set up your References List as well as showing the correct format for your citations.

 

Website: APA Style Center

Use these websites for more tips and helpful examples of the APA citation format

Database Tools

Most of the Library's online databases include Citation Tools to help get you started.

Different databases may display the Citation Tool a little differently. When you are looking at the article on your screen, look for these symbols either down the right side bar or across the top of the screen.

citation graphic that you may see in some library databasescitation graphic that you may see in some library databases

 

Remember: Even with these handy database citation tools, always review each individual citation to be sure of correct spelling and that all the necessary information is correctly included in your citations. 

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