Library guides: Psychology: Citing and Referencing

APA (7th ed). referencing style

Psychology students are expected to use the American Psychological Association's (APA) style for citations and referencing.

There are print copies of the 7th edition of the Publication manual of the American Psychological Association available to borrow.

You can find free tutorials and webinars on the 7th edition of APA Style via the APA website online.

APA Style for beginners
Introductory guidance from the APA Style website.
APA Reference Examples
Some examples of the most commonly used reference formats in the APA style, with links to the APA style guide.

Cite Them Right online
Online guide to referencing. It will help you to reference books, journals, articles, websites, and understand how to avoid plagiarism. It includes guidance and examples for a number of referencing styles, including the 7th edition of APA Style.

The 13th edition of Cite Them Right no longer requires place of publication to be included when referencing books or book chapters. Some programme handbooks still indicate that place of publication should be included. Until further notice, either option should be considered correct provided there is consistency across all references.

RefWorks

Online reference management tool. It allows you to keep track of your research, helps create bibliographies and share references with others.

Referral - Our Library Guide provides login instructions and offers advice on how to use some of the features of RefWorks. It is available from RefWorks guide.