You will use the APA citation style for writing papers.
American Psychological Association. (2020). Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Seventh Edition Washington, DC: Author.
You can find the manual at the library reference desk.
Try the Online Writing Lab at Purdue for help with writing and citing.
*Note: Be careful when using outside sources such as the OWL for citing help. These can contain errors or discrepancies.
Databases and interent tools can provide you with pre-formatted styles. But be careful, many of these have errors! Always consult an official style manual and your instructor to make sure your citations i's are dotteed and t's are crossed. Here is an example of 2 citations for the same article, one from the database and one from Google Scholar, both are partially right (Green), but not completely accurate (Red).
Diana Hacker’s A Pocket Style Manual features three popular formats: MLA, APA, and Chicago. Of the three listed, Chicago is most common for history and the humanities. For special instructions on how to cite Internet sources, see Hacker’s A Pocket Style Manual, Fourth Edition, pages 174-175. You can, of course, always consult The Chicago Manual Style, 15th ed (located at the Reference Desk). For Internet sources, see Chapter 17. The Reference Staff has created handouts on the three popular styles.