PSYCH 202 004: Introduction to Psychology (Spring 2025) : Writing & Citing Resources

An introduction to citations including common citation styles, citation information, and citation tools.

Resources and examples for citing sources according to various citation styles including APA style.

Citation Managers are software applications that you can use to gather references automatically from article databases, create a personal research database of references and documents. and format citations and bibliographies instantly in a variety of styles in your paper.

The Writing Center provides individual writing assistance to students by appointment at their main location in Helen C. White or by drop in hours at satellite locations across campus, as well as online.

The Writer's Handbook was designed by the Writing Center as an online help guide to writing papers in college. The Handbook discusses how to improve your writing style, common college writing assignments, the stages of writing, grammar and punctuation, and how to cite references.

An introduction to complex plagiarism issues, including plagiarism types and examples, citations in the U.S., how context influences citations, and how to paraphrase and quote.

This PDF guide to formatting electronic references in APA Style is adapted from the Publication Manual of the APA (6th ed.). It outlines key elements for referencing electronic sources, especially the digital object identifier (DOI).
Access: All access requires a UW-Madison NetID to log in. You must be a current UW-Madison faculty member, student, or staff to use this database either on or off-campus.

A great resource for APA citation guidelines, the Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue University houses a free service of writing resources and instructional material. Students, members of the community, and users worldwide will find information to assist with many writing projects.