LibGuides: NURS 4400-OL: Healthcare Policy, Finance & Regulatory Environments: Citing Sources with APA

APA help ONLINE

The Library Research Tutorial lists several links to find APA help.

The APA Formatting and Style Guide from the OWL at Purdue : Purdue University library lists APA 6th edition examples.

The Writing Center from the University of Wisconson at Madison has APA 6th edition examples. The JOURNAL examples show the DOI in the citations.

APA Style Templates Some Available for Purchase

(Note: These can assist with writing in APA format, but all software is subject to error; be sure to check your output against official APA rules and the APA edition your class is using.)

KnightCite (Provided by Hekman Library, Calvin College) - When you first connect, be sure to select APA as your Citation Style, then select the format that you are trying to cite.
Reference Point Software - templates for common word processing programs
Slate Citation Machine - free from the Landmark Project; assists with citation creation. (Tip: check for correct format, i.e. capitalization of initial word of a title but no capitalization of subsequent words).

Automatic Citations- USE CAUTION

It saves time using the CITE button in the Ebsco databases to gather your citations. Please take NOTE: They are not always EXACLTY correct according the the APA guidelines.

It is recommended that you use the Cite button to compile your citations and then use the APA guidelines to make sure each citation is correct.

The WRITING CENTER here at Otterbein would be a great place to take your paper to help you edit before handing it in.

Otterbein Writing Center
The Writing Center offers walk-in hours and a variety of services to help you write essays, research papers, compositions, and more.

Citation Help

Citation Fox
From the University at Albany New York

Learn How to Reference APA

APA Style Resources from Purdue
Purdue University's Online Writing Lab (OWL) is an excellent resource for learning APA Style as well as other key aspects of academic writing.

APA Hints & Tips

APA TUTORIAL
From The American Psychological Association. Take a look at the outlines. The section on Citing References In Text is helpful.
Quick Answers
This page illustrates how to cite Facebook, Twitter, ebooks, and more. Look at the column on the right side.
Frequently Asked Questions - FAQ APA
APA's Publication Manual, 6th Edition, provides complete style guidelines and should be consulted first in all matters concerning APA Style®, but these FAQs will help clarify frequent areas of confusion.
BEST OF Apa Style Blog 2017
Each fall the APA Style Blog Team puts together a “best of”feature, and this year we continue the tradition with an updated set of posts from the APA Style Blog and our parent site, apastyle.org. We hope it will be helpful as new batches of students set upon the task of learning and implementing APA Style.