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Familiarizing yourself with APA (7th ed.) formatting requirements can be overwhelming, especially if you have not had to use APA formatting before or it has been a long time. To help get you started, check out the following resources:

Of course, if you need any assistance with familiarizing yourself with APA (7th ed.) guidelines and requirements, please click here to schedule an appointment with a writing coach or email Writing Services​ at writingservices@saybrook.edu.

Required Resources

The following resources provide the official requirements expected of Saybrook students when submitting their work. Note that specific requirements provided by your instructor will take precedence over those outlined within these sources.

  1. The Saybrook Handbook of Format and Style is required for dissertations and thesis publications. In cases where the handbook conflicts with APA, the requirements of the handbook take precedence.
  2. The APA Manual (7th ed.) is currently not available for free. However, it may be purchased from Amazon or directly from the APA website, which contains digital versions. Below is the reference information.​​​

​American Psychological Association. (2020). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.). https://doi.org/10.1037/0000165-000​

Optional Resources

Writing Services has developed the resources below to help students apply APA formatting in Word documents. Embedded within each template are instructions on how to use Microsoft Word.

Below, you will find an example student paper created by APA. There are annotations and notes from APA that highlight formatting requirements provided within the document. 

The APA website contains a majority of the information presented within the APA manual. There are additional PDF Resources and useful tools within the website. It can be accessed here: https://apastyle.apa.org/

Within the APA website, you can also access a​ free APA tutorial. The tutorial provides a thorough overview of the requirements for the current APA manual. Click here to access the free APA tutorial. In this tutorial the following topics are covered:

  • Paper elements, format, and organization
  • Academic writing style
  • Grammar and usage
  • Bias-free language guidelines
  • Mechanics of style
  • Table and figures
  • In-text citations, paraphrasing, and quotations
  • Reference list format and order
  • Purdue OWL: Purdue's Online Writing Lab (Purdue OWL) is second only to official APA publications. Click here​ to view their information on APA (7th ed) formatting and style guidelines.
  • ​​​Scirbbr: ​​​​Scirbbr provides many tools and resources for writing, including tips for writing in APA style. This is a good option if you find videos more helpful than written documents. Click here to access their APA page.
  • ​Other Writing Centers: ​​​​Other college and university websites may have tools and resources available that Saybrook has not yet developed. We recommend Prairie View A&M University and Ursuline College.

​If you have any questions about formatting your APA style paper, please feel free to reach out to Writing Services at writingservices@saybrook.edu.