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GGR202: Geographies of Canada

APA Citation Style: Instructions and Examples

The Purdue Online Writing Lab provides the most comprehensive instructions and examples for using the APA Style:

In-Text Citations: The Basics
In-Text Citations: Author/Authors
Reference List: Electronic Sources (Citing with DOIs)
Good examples of how cite an article with a DOI assigned in the APA Style, and also how to cite a online Scholary article when NO DOI has been assigned.

Other Helpful Links for the APA Citation Style

Basics of the APA Style
Short video tutorial covering the basic elements of citing using the APA style.
What is a DOI? -Definition from APA Style Guide
APA Style Quick Answers: References and Formatting
Publication manual of the American Psychological Association
Available at the UTM Library Reference Desk

A few tips...

Include references in your presentations; Citing is NOT just for reports/papers
Every reference you include MUST be cited; if you don't use it, don't include it
Quality of evidence is important - evaluate your resources before you cite them

How not to plagiarize