Help with citing in APA citation style
When citing legal materials, APA style follows the legal citation style outlined in The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation.
Reference form for cases:
Name v. Name, Volume Source Page (Court Date).
Sample reference to cases decided by the U.S. Supreme Court:
Brown v. Board of Educ., 347 U.S. 483 (1954).
Maryland V. Craig, 110 S. Ct. 3160 (1990).
(From section A7.03 Court Decisions of the 6th edition of the APA style guide.)
You may use the "Cite" features in the databases, but be forewarned: They are not always correct! It's on you to verify that the citations you use are in proper APA format!
Resources for verifying your citations are correct:
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association by Call Number: Reference DeskISBN: 1433805618Publication Date: 2010The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association is the style manual of choice for writers, editors, students, and educators in the social and behavioural sciences.
- APA Citation Style GuideBrief guide to APA style from the 6th edition manual. Created by BSU librarians.
- Purdue Owl APA StyleAPA (American Psychological Association) style is most commonly used to cite sources within the social sciences. This resource, revised according to the 6th edition, second printing of the APA manual, offers examples for the general format of APA research papers, in-text citations, endnotes/footnotes, and the reference page.
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