Research Guides: Criminal Justice Basics: Cite Sources

Citing Sources

Find APA resources to help with citing, formatting papers, and being academically honest. These provide a starting point, but be sure to consult with your professors about any college/department/individual standards and requirements.

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APA Resources

APA Formatting and Style Guide | Purdue OWL
APA Style Blog
Style and Grammar Guidelines
The style and grammar guidelines pages present information about APA Style as described in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Seventh Edition.

APA Academic Writer
APA Academic Writer (formerly Style Central) is the consummate tool for learning and using APA style for a wide range of users: undergraduates, graduates and faculty. APA Academic Writer offers a plethora of tools to facilitate the writing and research process and to ensure compliance with APA style. Tools include 66 excellent video guides on specific rules or guidelines with direct links to corresponding text in the Publication Manual of the APA; 18 substantive video tutorials on broader topics such as “confounding variables” or “analyzing data”; 10 self-quizzes; 18 sample research papers, 15 sample tables & figures, over 150 sample references, 19 full-text psychology related reference books, a writing and collaboration tool and a manuscript matcher to identify journal candidates for publication. Moreover, most of this content can be embedded in online courses.

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Citation & Reference Management

Citation managers can help you keep track of the sources you are using. UC Libraries provides access to EndNote and RefWorks. Use the links below to learn more about each citation manager.

Citation Management Software
This guide will provide information about citation managers such as RefWorks and EndNote.