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PSY 335 Research Methods for Behavioral Sciences: Citing

Created for Mandy Schram's class

Plagiarism and How to Avoid It (video)

Video: Carteret Community College. (4.33 minutes)

How to Recognize Plagiarism: Tutorials and Tests
From Indiana University Bloomington, School of Education, this site offers 5 levels of tutorials, short videos, and certification tests. Retrieved from https://plagiarism.iu.edu/
The Writer's handbook: Avoiding Plagiarism
From the Writing Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, this site discusses plagiarism, paraphrasing and properly quoting your sources.

Academic Central (formerly APA Style Central)

Not familiar with APA? Need a quick refresher? Try Academic Central (formerly APA Style Central).

Academic Writer (formerly APA Style Central) This link opens in a new window
For best results use Chrome or Firefox. Designed to help you master APA writing style and develop your writing and professional research skills. Includes how-to videos, self-quizzes, tests, reference examples, and sample papers.

Citing Help with Examples

Academic Writer (formerly APA Style Central) This link opens in a new window
For best results use Chrome or Firefox. Designed to help you master APA writing style and develop your writing and professional research skills. Includes how-to videos, self-quizzes, tests, reference examples, and sample papers.

APA Style (American Psychological Association)
Includes: Basics of APA Style (tutorial), Quick Answers and easy access to APA Style blog. From the American Psychological Association, publisher of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, the official guide to APA formatting.

APA Tutorial (requires Flash enable browser.)

Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL)
Website maintained by the Online Writing Lab at Purdue University (OWL). Provides explanations and examples of APA, MLA, and Chicago citation guidelines as well as writing basics.

APA Basics (requires Flash enable browser.)

Citation Generators

The citation generators listed below will construct a citation for you. They are not foolproof. Proofread the finished product carefully.

NoodleTools ( Select free tools at the bottom of the screen. Use NoodleTools Express.) Select from APA, MLA or Chicago styles. As you enter information, pop-ups appear with formatting rules to help guide you.
KnightCite

DOI Look Up

Library databases often provide the doi number for articles. If you are having trouble identifying a doi for an article, try Crossref.org.

Crossref
Use this site to locate the doi number needed for your APA citation. Be sure the search box is set to Search Metadata. Search by title, author, doi and more.

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