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APA Formatting and Style Guide. Ad free version of Purdue OWL.
APA Style Blog
The APA Style Blog is run by a group of experts who work with APA Style every day.
Purdue OWL: APA Tutorial
One of the most comprehensive online guides for APA Style. This tutorial explains how to format your paper, how to use in-text citations, how to build your reference list, and how to make Annotated Bibliographies. It includes a SAMPLE PAPER to illustrate proper format.
How to Format a Paper in APA Style (Video)
This YouTube video by Academic Support Resources takes you through the steps of formatting a paper in APA style using Microsoft Word software.
University of Wisconsin-Madison Writer's Handbook
Information about in-text citations, references, format, and style. This site also offers tips about how to write an Annotated Bibliography with examples of annotation writing styles.

Communication & Mass Media Complete (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Rhetoric & Public Affairs, Quarterly Journal of Speech, and other journals can be here.
Academic Search Complete (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Find journals, magazines, and news in most subject areas.
SAGE Journals Online This link opens in a new window
Journals in communications, criminology, education, health, management, political science, psychology, and sociology.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
A good place to start research on most topics. It is particularly strong in the humanities and social sciences, but it covers a wide range of journals. JSTOR is an archival collection. It does not have articles from the latest 1-5 years.