UVM Libraries Research Guides: Human Development and Family Science: Style Guides

APA Citation Resources

APA Quick Guide
A brief introduction to citing sources in APA. This is a good starting point for most citation questions.

APA - OWL Guide
A more extensive guide to APA from Purdue's Online Writing Lab (OWL). You may need to click through the tabs on the left to find the information you need.

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association
The APA 7th Edition is the complete manual for citing material and formatting your paper according to APA guidelines. The library has multiple copies on the bookshelf behind the Reference Desk. Spiral bound copies can be purchased online for around $40.

DOIs in APA

DOIs or "digital object identifiers" are unique strings of letters and numbers that identify an article.

DOI's are used as an "address" for an article. DOIs can be found on the first page of an article, either at the top or the bottom.

They can also be found in a database record. Not all articles have DOIs, but if your article does have one, you need to include it at the end of your citation.

Make sure you omit the UVM proxy from the DOI:

Correct: https://doi:10.1108/09513570310492290

Incorrect: https://doi[-org.ezproxy.uvm.edu/]10.1108/09513570310492290

Other APA Help

APA Style Blog
Despite the unappealing interface, the APA Style Blog is created by the folks at APA and the search box usually turns up answers to the even the most difficult APA style questions.