APA stands for American Psychological Association and is a common formatting style for essays and papers in various disciplines. APA style has unique formats for in-text citations and reference pages.
American Psychological Association (APA) Style is most commonly used within the social and behavioral sciences.
When using APA Style for your writing, briefly identify sources cited in the text of your paper (the in-text citation), and then provide complete reference source information in a list of References at the end of the paper.
The Library's guide is based on the seventh edition of the APA Style.