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Help Citing Sources
APSA Style Manual Help with References starts on page 42 of the PDF format.
See the libraries Citation Guides & Style Manuals page for links and help with citation management on the web.
Citation made easy
Students may choose to work with Zotero or other citation programs, to organize sources and create a bibliography.
Use Meet with Us or drop in to work with a Learning Research Mentor for help getting started.
- ZoteroA Smith libraries guide to using Zotero, a free online tool that helps you gather, manage, store, and generate citations and bibliographies.
Where to find the DOI
- Usually located on the first page of an electronic journal article, near the copyright notice or near the author's address.
- May also be found in the Full Record Display of an article in a database, with the field labeled DOI.
- Use this format for DOI in your references: doi:xxxxxxxxxxx
- Check Cross-Ref DOI Lookup.
- If no DOI located, provide the journal home page Web address.
Writing a Literature Review
- Literature ReviewConcise presentation of steps, recommended by your professor. (from Azusa Pacific U. Writing Center)
- Creating a Matrix / Writing a Literature ReviewIllustrates a method for charting and organizing your sources. (University of Washington Bothell Writing and Communication Center)