The APA Citation Style is often used for classes in the sciences and health fields. 

We keep a copy of the APA Publication Manual at the Reference Desk.

Need a little extra help understanding citations? Try these interactive web tutorials:

Always check with your instructor on what format specifications to use for a particular class or assignment, especially when citing electronic resources including material found in library databases.

JSRCC Libraries have purchased the premium access to EasyBib, a web-based tool for building and managing citations in MLA, APA and Chicago Style.  

EasyBib premium access allows you to:

1. Create a bibliography quickly using the Autocite or Manual entry forms for over 50 source types.
2. Use features such as footnotes and parenthetical formatting, adding annotations, etc.
3. Export citations to MS Word or Google Docs. You can also copy & paste or email citations to yourself.
4. Import citations from popular third-party databases such as EBSCOhost or JSTOR.
5. Use your iPhone to scan and cite sources with the EasyBib iPhone app. You can then email or export the citations.
6. Use the Notebook feature to take notes and link notes to sources. Paraphrase, comment and organize your notes.
7. Register to create your own personal account so you can access saved citations/notes from anywhere.

**On-campus access: No login required

**Off-campus access: You will need to login with your MyJSRCC username and password.

If you need help on using EasyBib:

• Check out the EasyBib Help site.
• Or you can contact the JSRCC Library Reference Desk for additional information or assistance.

You can print these handouts for easy access, if you would like.

For a full list of changes, see http://www.apastyle.org/manual/whats-new.aspx

Major Changes (from University of Canterbury's blog):

• If available, use the DOI for online journals. 
• If no DOI use the home page URL for the journal rather than the database name. The manual advises that this may necessitate a "quick web search to locate this URL."
• Retrieval dates are no longer necessary for websites unless the material may change over time (e.g. Wikis).
• When working on the References list at the end of your paper, if there are eight or more authors listed for any resource, include the first six authors' names, then insert three dots and add the last author's name.  The following is an example:

Yoon, P. W., Chen, B., Faucett, A., Clyne, M., Gwinn, M., Lubin, I. M., . . .

Muin, J. (2001) Public health impact of genetic tests at the end of the

20th century. Genetics in Medicine, 3, 405-410.

This guide is adapted with permission from the original by Montgomery College.