APA

= = =APA (American Psychological Association) Style=
 * (submitted by Jill Barrie)**

Definition:
===**[|American Psychological Association] (APA) style is a widely accepted style of documentation. APA style specifies the names and order of headings, formatting, and organization of [|citations] and [|references], and the arrangement of [|tables], [|figures], [|footnotes], and [|appendices], as well as other manuscript and documentation features.** APA style **uses [|Harvard referencing], also known as the author-date system of citations and parenthetical referencing, keyed to a subsequent list of "References." The APA //Publication Manual// provides basic guidelines for documenting both print and electronic resources.****Source:**===

Wikipedia.com
=== = **Here is an exmaple of a journal citation using APA.** = ===
 * Jacobson, M. J. (1994). Issues in hypertext and hypermedia research: Toward a framework for linking theory-to-design. __Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 3__(2), 141-154.


 * This style of citations is used by the American Psychological Association as well as many other social and behavioral sciences. In this style, citations are embedded in the text rather than in footnotes. **

**Footnotes**

 * References**