APA Citation Guide
APA Basics
Plagiarism
Plagiarism: How to Avoid It
Plagiarism is:
copying and pasting without citing sources, using quotation marks, or paraphrasing
creating fake citations
substituting synonyms for words in a passage that has been copied and pasted
paraphrasing multiple passages from multiple sources without giving proper credit (citation)
using AI-written text
Citing Sources
Citing in Google Docs
Citing in Databases
If all else fails, you may have to write your own citation. Follow the general formats below:
Website: Lastname, F. M. (Year, Month Date). Title of page. Site name. URL
Book: Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle. Publisher Name.
For other types of resources, just Google it and then do your best to get all of the relevant information in the right place.
APA Tutorials
In-Text Citations
References Page
APA Examples
Citing a Literature Paper
APA Citations for English IA.pdf
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This resource page created by Allison Hackenmiller, CPHS Librarian
Last updated 2/27/2024
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