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This is a basic introduction to the APA citation style. It is based on the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th edition). APA style includes an in-text citation in your document to briefly identify the source you have quoted or paraphrased and a Reference List for all in-text citations at the end of the document.

Citing sources correctly is important to give credit to the person who came up with the original idea; direct readers to the original source for more information; prove that you're basing your work on solid research and avoid plagiarism and losing marks.

The examples on these pages are represented in EndNote as the APA_Canterbury style. For a general overview of APA referencing and practice examples see the tutorial on APA referencing.