Political Science

Library and research resources for political science students and researchers

American Political Science Association (APSA) Style

APSA citations consist of two parts: 

  • Parenthetical in-text author-date style citations directing readers to the reference list
  • A reference list which appears at the end of the text

Other citation resources

APA Style citation

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While the Libraries do not offer full access to the Publication Manual online, the APA does offer several freely accessible guides on using APA Style.

Zotero Citation Manager

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Citation Managers allow you to create a personal database of references you have collected, to orgranize and annotate those references, and then to generate reference lists and bibliographies, footnotes, and endnotes in specific citation formats.