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Social Work

A comprehensive guide to researching, evaluating and citing information on Social Work. Topics include using databases, APA style, avoiding plagiarism and using Interlibrary Loan.

APA Resources

How to format your References page: (The videos below show how to do APA format in Word and Google Docs, including the reference page).

  • The References page comes after the end of your text but before any appendices
  • Start on a new page, keeping the 1" margins all around and page numbering as in the other pages of your paper.
  • The word References should be on the first line, centered and bolded
  • Order your references alphabetically by the last name of the author. If there is no author, use the title.
  • All citations should be double-spaced, with no line between paragraphs
  • All citations should have a hanging indent.

APA Format in MS Word

Walks you through formatting margins, font & size, line spacing, page numbers, title page, body of paper, paragraph indents, reference page, and hanging indents. 

APA Format in Google Docs