ThePortableEditor
Volume 8, No. 4
Memorizing the numerous rules of APA style was not likely one of your New
Year’s resolutions. And here’s the thing—you don’t need to! Simply having a good list of
resources in hand to help you easily locate the answers you need is one sure way to ease
your writing stress and workload! Below is a great list of recommended websites for
APA examples, in no particular order. Note: This is far from an exclusive list!
Helpful Online Resources
APA Style Home: Includes a handy Frequently Asked Questions page and the APA
Style Blog. The blog is written by the APA editors (Yes, there are real people behind the
APA guidelines!) to clarify the guidelines and answer questions submitted by APA users.
http://www.apastyle.org/
UNC School of Social Work Writing Resources: Comprehensive website that includes
APA Quick Reference Guide, a template for an APA-formatted paper, and archived
Portable Editor Tip Sheets addressing various APA style and formatting rules.
https://ssw.unc.edu/students/writing
The Best Free Online Bibliography and Citation Tools: Sites that help you
automatically build your Reference entries and bibliographies as you write
http://elearningindustry.com/12-best-free-online-bibliography-and-citation-tools
Owl at Purdue: Online writing lab that offers comprehensive APA style and formatting
examples
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/2/10/
Washington University in St. Louis University Libraries: A great site with examples
for citing government items (e.g., bills, laws, congressional websites)
http://libguides.wustl.edu/social-work/policycitingsubpage
Columbia University School of Social Work APA Style Rules and Tips: Good
reference guide for some of the most common APA style issues
http://tinyurl.com/ofoqa5h
Dalton State College APA Style: Comprehensive, interactive website with organized
resources on everything from formatting to citing interviews and media to tutorials on
plagiarism
http://www.libguides.daltonstate.edu/c.php?g=24556&p=148251
Citing Legal Materials in APA Style: Summary resource that includes suggested
formats for common types of legal publications
http://library.csustan.edu/jbrandt/class/apa-legal.pdf
Coming Soon: APA Style CENTRAL
APA just announced a new resource! APA Style CENTRAL will be available soon. APA
describes the resource as an integrated suite of tools that will assist users with all stages
of the researching, writing, and publishing processes. The site will include tutorials on
APA style and provide writers with APA formatted references from the PsycINFO
database. Learn more at http://blog.apastyle.org/ where you can sign up for updates on
the launch of the site.
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