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Academic Writer

Academic Writer, the authoritative APA editorial style resource developed by the American Psychological Association, is available to all Rasmussen students, faculty, and staff.  Academic Writer is organized into three sections/tabs:

  • Learn 

    • Includes video tutorials and "quick lessons" on all aspects of the APA citation style.
    • Provides examples of references, sample papers, tables, and figures

  • Reference

    • ​Includes a citation generator to create APA style references for a variety of resource types
    • Provides storage of all references created or imported into the tool for future use in papers

  • Write

    • ​Includes templates for both professional and student papers
    • ​Includes features to automatically insert properly formatted headings, in-text citations, and references lists

Account and Overview

Begin with watching the video below, then scroll down for additional directions to ensure you use the correct link to access Academic Writer to create an account.

Please note: When creating an account, use one of the supported browsers to ensure you receive the verification email. 

  • For MacOS and iOS users, Chrome and Safari are supported.
  • For PC and Android users, Chrome is supported.

Make sure you click here to go to Academic Writer. This way you will be authenticated through Rasmussen's access. You should see the Rasmussen University logo as pictured in the image below.

Academic writer homepage pointing out that the rasmussen logo should be at the top of the page

Having trouble accessing your account?

Get an overview of the three Centers with Academic Writer (Learn, Reference, and Write) and learn how to use them for your best results with writing and APA formatting.

Access Academic Writer Orientation

Note:  Students should select the Basic Paper template and select the student paper option for most APA paper assignments.