W.A. Budden Library Resources

APA (American Psychological Association) Style is the official editorial style for all academic content at University of Western States. Academic coursework should be written in accordance with APA Style formatting rules and guidelines as set forth in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 6^th edition. A tutorial on the basics of APA Style can be found here: http://www.apastyle.org/learn/tutorials/basics-tutorial.aspx.

Below are examples of reference list citations in APA Style for a book and a journal article:

Rakel, D. (2012). Integrative medicine (3rd ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders.

Ben-Arye, E., & Visser, A. (2012). The role of health care communication in the development of complementary and integrative medicine. Patient Education and Counseling, 89(3), 363-367.

Additional APA citation examples can be found on the OWL Purdue (Purdue University Online Writing Lab) website: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/1/

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