Simpson Library: Nursing: APA Citations

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APA Style Citation Guide, Simpson Library
Simpson Library, University of Mary Washington

APA Style - Reference Examples (7th ed.)
The official APA website.
Scroll down the page for reference examples for many different types of sources
APA Style - Sample Papers (7th ed.)
The official APA website.
Includes two annotated sample papers (a student sample paper and a professional sample paper) pulled directly from the Publication Manual , as well as sample student paper templates by paper type and sample professional paper templates by paper type.
APA Formatting and Style Guide (Purdue OWL)
Purdue OWL (Online Writing Lab)
Includes examples of in-text citations and references, as well as instructions for formatting them. It also includes basic APA paper formatting guidelines.

APA 7th edition (2020) Resources

APA Style - Reference Examples (7th ed.)
The official APA website.
Scroll down the page for reference examples for many different types of sources
APA Style - Sample Papers (7th ed.)
The official APA website.
Includes two annotated sample papers (a student sample paper and a professional sample paper) pulled directly from the Publication Manual , as well as sample student paper templates by paper type and sample professional paper templates by paper type.
Sample Paper with Formatting Guidelines - APA (7th ed.)
Purdue OWL (Online Writing Lab)
Style Overview and Workshop - APA (7th ed.)
Purdue OWL (Online Writing Lab)
In addition to showing different rules for using APA style, the Purdue OWL provides helpful visuals to demonstrate how different parts of your paper should look in APA format.
APA: How to Cite ChatGPT
A blog post that focuses on citing ChatGPT. You can use its examples as models for citing other AI tools as well.