Research Guides: ENTR101 Entrepreurship & Ideation: APA style

APA citations and formatting

This research guide on APA format should answer many questions on APA formatting and citations.

You can also use the resources listed below.

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association by American Psychological Association
Call Number: Available at "Ask Me" desk
ISBN: 9781433832161
Publication Date: 2019-10-01

APA Style Blog
If you need to get into the fine details of APA Style, this is a good source to check for help.
APA color-coded examples
APA shows some basic citations with each element color-coded so that you can learn exactly what is needed to cite articles, books and book chapters
Avoiding Plagiarism Handout
This two-page document from the APA is a good reminder of what needs to be cited so that you can avoid being accused of plagiairsm.

Citing ChatGPT and AI in APA format

This entry from Grammerly Blog gives some examples of how to cite information from ChatGPT or other AI sources.

Color-coded APA citations from Northwest Missouri State Library
The B.C. Owens Library at NWMS provides a more extensive list of color-coded APA citations, including web pages, media, e-books and more.
Excelsior Online Writing Lab (OWL)
Less well-known than Purdue OWL, but just as useful and with fewer advertisements.
Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)
This well-known webpage provides easy--to-follow instructions on formatting your paper and citing your sources in proper APA style.

APA citations for business sources

This Google document covers about 50 business resources and gives sample citations for each. This list is compiled by university business librarians, using the latest (7th edition) of the APA Style Manual. There are many resources listed here to which BVU does NOT provide access, but the sample citations are useful for learning the APA pattern.

Generating citations

To use the citation tool in any Ebsco database.

Click the title of your article in your search results to see the full description of the article. This page will have the article abstract (summary).
In the tool bar arranged vertically on the right side of the page, click the "Cite" icon.
Scroll through the list to find the citation style you want. MLA, APA and Chicago are the ones most commonly used at BVU. Ask your professor which style to use if you aren't sure.
Copy and paste the citation into your document.
Check for accuracy! Capitalization of all words in an article or chapter title in APA style commonly requires editing. (In the example above, the word "legend" should have a lower-case "l.")