This section will provide some resources for APA citations, including instructional guides and tips. The current standard for APA citations is the APA 7th Edition.
While the UAlbany Libraries resources will offer generated citations, and there are various citation generators out there to use, it is important to be familiar with APA citation formatting because these generated citations can sometimes be formatted incorrectly or make mistakes.
The authority on APA citations, the American Psychological Association has a guide on in-text citations, which include general guidelines and more specific in-text citation principles.
This guide from the American Psychological Association offers examples for formatting reference entries for various source types in your paper’s reference list.
Purdue OWL is an online writing lab that offers support and guides for creating citations. The APA Formatting and Style Guide is very comprehensive, with guides for in-text citations, reference lists, and examples.