Writing and Citing

Writer's Handbook

from UW-Madison

• Planning and Writing a Research Paper
• Twelve Common Errors; an Editing Checklist
• Proofreading
• Improving Your Writing Style
• Quoting and Paraphrasing Sources

Writing Support

• The Campus Writing Center doesn't offer input on theses or dissertations, but they can help with other graduate papers and with basic grammar issues. Click here to schedule an appointment!
• Brainfuse provides writing support for essays, papers, and research projects, as well as live tutoring 24/7 in a variety of subjects.
• Some people offer fee-based editing services. To see who offers this service and their contact information, click here and scroll to the very bottom of the page.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Scholarly article citation:

Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (Year). Title of article. Title of Periodical, volume number(issue number), pages. https://doi.org/xx.xxx/yyyy

Book citation:

Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle. Publisher Name. DOI (if available)

More APA Resources

• UW-Stout Citing Resources guide
• More APA citation examples from the Purdue Owl
• Sample APA Paper from the Purdue Owl
• APA Style Guide from UW-Stout Online Writing Lab (OWL) from Excelsior College
• Basics of Citing and Referencing in APA YouTube video
• Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th edition)