What is

APA is the style of

documentation of
Psychological Association.
This form of the social
sciences, like psychology,
education and other fields.
APA?
sources used by the
American
writing research papers is
used mainly in
anthropology, sociology, as
well as
 How does APA
When working with APA there
are citations and the
reference page. In- name and
the date within your refer
back to the reference page at
that you may have used in
your
Style Work?
two things to keep in mind:
in-text
text citations will use the
author’s
research paper. These
citations will
the end, which lists all the
sources
research paper.
APA Style provides clarity to
makes papers easier to read
and the same way each time
and the paper gives it better
flow and
of the paper. APA style can
also
research and help the reader
easily
for evaluating that research.
papers on often complex
topics. It
understand. When sources
are cited
is written in a uniform format,
it
helps keep the focus on the
content
help the author better
organize their
find information that is
important

Importance
What is
The Modern Language Association (MLA)
developing MLA format, often called MLA
means for researchers, students, and
fields to use a uniform way to format
Of APA
MLA?
is an organization responsible for
style. MLA format was developed as a
scholars in the literature and language
their papers and assignments. This
uniform, or consistent, method to allows
for easy reading. Today, MLA is not only
areas; many others have adopted it as
The importance
developing an MLA paper or assignment
used in literature and language subject
well.
Of MLA
The MLA Format is important
because it papers. It also guides us
in documenting and sources in
order to...
 Lend authority and credibility to
your work
 Allow your readers to cross-
reference your sources
 Acknowledge your academic
debts
 Avoid Plagiarism.
provides a consistent format for
writing
citing our sources. You must cite
your
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What is APA?
In this section we are going to look at how you can set up a paper in APA style. Specifically, we are going to look at citing books and journal articles
within your research paper.
APA is the style of documentation of sources used by the American Psychological Association. This form of writing research papers is used mainly in
the social sciences, like psychology, anthropology, sociology, as well as education and other fields.

How does it work?

When working with APA there are two things to keep in mind: in-text citations and the reference page. In-text citations will use the author’s name
and the date within your research paper. These citations will refer back to the reference page at the end, which lists all the sources that you may
have used in your research paper.
Note: If you are assigned a research paper in APA style for one of your courses, it’s a good idea to ask your instructor the questions below. He or she
will be able to explain details about the requirements for the paper. For now, we will go over the basic instructions of how to use in-text citations and
how to set up the reference page.
Examples Of APA
Examples of MLA