This guide will provide examples and tips for citing in theAPA citation style one of the most commonly used citation styles. Citing sources gives proper credit to the thoughts and ideas that have shaped the arguments you use in your paper. Failure to properly cite your sources may result in a failing grade in your work. The APA citation style is used in many academic disciplines including Psychology, Sociology, Communications and other areas of the Social Sciences.
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association by 
Concise Rules of APA Style by 
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