Welcome to Citing with APA

The purpose of this guide is to introduce East Texas A&M University (ETAMU) students to the APA citation style. This is not a comprehensive guide and does not list all rules for writing and citing with APA, but it does provide links to resources and tools designed to help students create accurate citations.

APA Style Guidelines

The American Psychological Association released the 7th edition of the APA Publication Manual in 2019. However, some instructors may ask their students to cite according to the APA 6th edition, or have additional citation requirements specific to their course. Be sure that you know which edition you should be referencing, and if your instructor is requesting any changes to the standard APA format.

For the most current and thorough rules on the guide, visit the APA style website (all links on this page will open in a new window).

Note: While the APA website provides examples of references, in-text citations, and paper formatting, the full style manual for APA is not available online without purchase. The focus of the website is also primarily on APA 7th edition.

See the following resources provided by APA for more information:

Services For Instructors

Classroom visits

Our librarians are happy to visit your classroom, either in person or by Zoom, to give a demonstration of how to navigate library resources and how to find high quality sources.

Please contact us via instruction request to schedule a library instruction, or view our guide to Library Instruction Services for more information. (Links will open in a new window)

Librarian meeting assignments

In order for us to be better prepared to assist students, when requesting students to meet with a librarian as part of a course assignment, we do ask for any research assignment information to be sent to your RI Librarian with an expectant date of when students will be begin researching.