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APA
Guidelines and rules for proper grammatical usage, citation formats, or paper writing from the APA (American Psychological Association). APA style is often used in social science works.
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- APA Research Style Crib Sheet - Psych Web
http://www.psywww.com/resource/APA%20Research%20Style%20Crib... - If you could use some help citing your paper in proper APA format, then this would be a good resource. There are many examples on the entire process of formatting your paper in proper APA format. This website even goes over some of the proper abbreviations used in proper APA style.
- APA Style Essentials - Vanguard University
http://www.vanguard.edu/faculty/ddegelman/index.aspx?doc_id=... - A great resource, if you are looking for a easy to use, effective and concise APA Style Guide. There are many examples, and coverage of all parts of the proper way to format your paper in APA style. This is a very thorough resource, which will assist you with your APA citing needs.
- APA Style Tips
http://apastyle.apa.org/styletips.html - From the official homepage of the APA style guide comes these "extended discussions of...complex issues" in regards to APA style and "nuts-and-bolts advice on how to reference electronic media" using APA style.
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