apa (american psychological association) is generally used by education, psychology, and sciences.
mla (modern language association) style is generally used by the humanities.
created by the apa, this resource is the official authoritative online resource for writing in apa style. it combines a word processor and citation manager into one ultimate apa citation tool.
print journal article:
online journal article with doi:
online journal article with no doi:
author surname, first initial. second initial., & author surname, first initial. second initial. (last update or copyright date; if not known, put n.d.). title of page. website name if different from author. https://www.xxxxxxx
example:
surname, first initial or government agency. (year of publication). title of work. parent agency. https://www.xxxxxxx
example: national commission for the protection of human subjects of biomedical and behavioral research. (1979). the belmont report: ethical principles and guidelines for the protection of human subjects of research. u.s. department of health and human services. https://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/regulations-and-policy/belmont-report/read-the-belmont-report/index.html
entire print book with an author:
entire print book with an editor:
chapter in a book:
online book: