Citing your sources is essential because it gives proper credit to the original authors and ideas, thus acknowledging their contributions and avoiding plagiarism. Citations provide readers with the information needed to verify sources and further explore the research, enhancing the credibility and reliability of your work.

Many databases provide a citation tool will provide an APA style reference that you can copy and paste into your paper.

Note: It’s important that you double check these auto-generated APA references for accuracy and manually correct any errors found.

How to find the Cite feature

1. Click on article title in your results list to load the article record.
2. Click the Cite button along the top of the page. This button often looks like a quotation mark.
3. Select APA from the style drop down menu.
4. Copy and paste into your paper.
5. Check reference for accuracy.

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. 

• Manage your reference library and add new references.
• Create your own APA Style references with forms in the reference generator.
• Easily create in-text citations, footnotes, and references and add them directly to your paper as you write.

NoodleTools

NoodleTools is an online citation software available to Rasmussen students, faculty, and staff. With NoodleTools, you can easily:

1. Plug in source information and generate full references
2. Generate in-text citations from your references
3. Save sources to be used again later (e.g. your textbook)
4. Create an annotated bibliography