Q. What is APA?

APA Style is a standard style for citing your sources and formatting your paper. APA stands for American Psychological Association. It's used for psychology papers and also for other disciplines in the social sciences including sociology, social work, criminology, and education. The allied health disciplines at Sinclair also prefer APA.

Sinclair's Writing Lab can help you learn about APA Style and review writing that you are doing or have completed using APA style.  They offer in person and zoom assistance as well as the option to submit your paper for review.

This APA guide from Purdue University's Online Writing Lab explains APA format. See our Citation Style LibGuide for other APA Guides and citation help.