Research Guides: Sociology Research: Citing in APA

Accessing the APA 7th Edition

Any class you take from the UCCS College of Education will require APA style citation which is the official format for the American Psychological Association. The most recent edition is the APA 7th edition.

Publication manual of the American Psychological Association : the official guide to APA style by American Psychological Association
Call Number: BF76.7 .P83 2020
ISBN: 9781433832161
Publication Date: 2019-10-01
Available at this call number in Reference, Main Collection, and Reserves.

The Library has the print version of the APA publication manual and you can also find it online at:

APA Style
American Psychological Association's website on APA style. Includes much of the content found in the print version.

Mendeley Reference Manager

Mendeley is the citation management tool the Library supports. It is a free tool that works with a variety of citation styles, including APA.

New to Mendeley

Create a Mendeley Account
Sign up with your UCCS email address and create your own password. DO NOT select the “sign in via your institution” option.
Mendeley Plug-in for Microsoft Word
As a UCCS student or faculty, you have access to the Microsoft suite, including Word. This plug-in allows your Mendeley account to directly connect with Word so you can insert in-text citations and automatically create your references section.
Mendeley Web Importer
A web browser extension that is the easiest way to get citations into Mendeley.
Getting Starting with Mendeley Help Guide
A great text-based guide on using Mendeley.

Using Mendeley

Mendeley Login
Once you have an account created, you can login to your Mendeley account and start sending it citations that can be formatted into references.

Getting Help with Mendeley

Mendeley Help Guides
A series of helpful, text-based guides on how to use the different Mendeley features.

You can also message your librarian or contact our Research Assistance service. We're happy to help!

APA Citations in Subject Specific Databases

Most library databases have built-in features to automatically create APA citations of the journal articles and other research you find in them.

Kraemer Family Library

Sociology Research

APA Style Assistance

UCCS Multiliteracy Center