Why do we cite?
Why do we cite other people's work?
- To give credit where credit is due
- To strengthen your work
- To participate in the academic conversation
- Because there are real world consequences
APA 7th Edition Examples
Academic Writer Resources
Academic Writer is the official, authoritative online resource for instruction and reference of APA Style. Create an account to view step-by-step tutorials, format citations, and use APA templates. Each of the below tutorials also include Knowledge Checks.
- In-Text CitationsThis brief tutorial covers in-text citations.
- Figure ComponentsThis tutorial will help you identify and arrange figure components, determine what information to present in each figure component, and design a figure that follows APA Style guidelines.
- Figure GuidelinesThis tutorial will help you recognize key principles of an effective figure, correctly refer to figures in the text of a paper, and identify different types of figures and understand their effectiveness.
- Table ComponentsThis tutorial will help you identify and arrange table components, determine what information to present in each table component, and design a table that follows APA Style guidelines.
- Table GuidelinesThis tutorial will help you create and incorporate tables into a paper, correctly refer to tables in the text of a paper, and design tables that are clear, logical, and specific.
- Subfigures and Citations inside figuresExamples of figures in APA Style.
- Purdue OWL - Tables & FiguresExamples of tables & figures from Purdue Online Writing Lab
- Format in APA Style Using Academic Writer2021 Workshop Recording