APA's Publication Manual provides complete style guidelines and should be consulted first in all matters concerning APA style. Apastyle.org offers these FAQs to help clarify frequent areas of confusion.

Apastyle.org is an auxiliary companion to the Publication Manual, but is not intended as a replacement for it. To help style users, Apastyle.org provides—in addition to these FAQs—online guidelines for commonly asked questions concerning electronic references and a list of changes in the fifth edition. If your question involves more complex expressions of writing, visit our style tips area.

FAQS

 What is APA style? Can you send it to me? My paper is due, and it must be in APA style, especially references.

 Why is APA style needed?

 Why is there a specific APA style?

 Can you help with my research for my psychology paper? I'm looking for articles on a particular topic.

 The instructions in the Publication Manual for citing documents available on the Internet require inclusion of a date of publication or retrieval, yet Examples 73, 74, and 76 do not include "retrieved from" dates. Why is this?

 Does APA offer a workbook on APA style?

 In referencing periodicals, what's the difference between using "p." or "pp." for page numbers?

 I publish frequently in APA journals, and I've noticed that subjects is often changed in copyediting, most often to participants. Why?

 How do I format a bibliography in APA style?

 How do I cite an entire Web site (but not a specific document on that site)?

 How do I reference a Web page that lists no author?

 How do I cite Web site material that has no author, no year, and no page numbers?

 What format should I follow to cite an interview?

 How do I cite a source that I found in another source?

 In typing class I learned that two spaces always follow a period, but your Publication Manual says one space should follow all punctuation. Why is this?