Q. How do I know if my paper is in APA format?

If you are following the instructions of the APA manual, your paper will be in APA format. APA Style rules and guidelines are found in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. Several copies are available at the Reference Desk, which is located on the second floor of the Gwendolyn Brooks Library across from the elevators. To access a basic introduction to APA Style, click APA tutorial. There are various tools available to assist you with creating an APA Style citation or document, including the following: RefWorks, the Library's online citation management database, Microsoft Word, and Zotero. However, you made need to make adjustments to the output generated by those tools to make sure that the document conforms to APA Style guidelines.