APA style is the formal writing style that is endorsed by the APA (American Psychological Association). It’s got lots of rules (e.g., within a parenthetical citation, use an ampersand (&), but ...

How to Cite a Reference in Academic Writing A citation consists of two pieces: an in-text citation that is typically short and a longer list of references or works cited (depending on the style used) ...

APA style The APA style section provides guidelines on quoting sources, creating in-text citations, and formatting the reference page. Students are reminded to use meaningful quotes, format long ...

Here, I share how we cheat on APA style and yet mostly follow APA style in our reference sections within the Popular Culture Psychology books series that I edit.