APA Style Guidelines

Referencing and Format Guidelines for Psychology Papers and Projects

When you are writing your research papers and projects in your psychology courses, you must cite the source of your information and ideas, to avoid plagiarizing. Psychology uses APA style to reference the citations and to format the projects. The pages in this section include extensive handouts on APA style.

Tips to Writing an APA Research Paper:  This handout includes tips to the style and format expected in an APA paper, and reviews some common errors students often make.

Quick Guide to APA Style:  This is an abbreviated guide, including the most common sources students would need to cite.

APA format for Research Projects: This is a guide to formatting Psychology research reports in APA style.   

Sample Annotated Bibliography: A sample of an annotated bibliography formatted in APA referencing style.