Student Research and Writing

Student doing research

Undergraduate programs can train students in writing and research techniques, whether it’s searching the psychological literature or designing a correlational study.

Writing resources

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APA Style® resources

APA Style website

Style and grammar guidelines, instructional aids (handouts, guides, tutorials, and recorded webinars), sample papers, reference examples, and other resources help you learn APA Style guidelines and improve your scholarly writing.

APA Style books

APA Style guidelines offer complete guidance for writing articles and papers in a clear, precise, and inclusive manner. APA Style has been adapted by many disciplines and is used by writers around the world.

APA Style digital workbook

The Mastering APA Style Workbook is a digital workbook for teaching and learning seventh edition APA Style. It engages users online with interactive questions to learn and apply the basic principles of APA Style and scholarly writing.

APA Style blog

The APA Style blog is the official companion to the seventh edition Publication Manual. Posts explore the nuances of style guidelines, provide insights on seventh edition style, and announce new products and resources for APA Style.

Academic Writer™

Academic Writer is APA’s complete digital environment for teaching and mastering scholarly writing. It helps instructors support students through the process of writing papers in courses that require APA Style.

Research tools

Library

Library research in psychology

This information was created to help students and nonpsychologists find relevant research on psychological topics and includes links to the Reader’s Guide to Periodical Literature, the Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms, and APA databases, including APA PsycInfo and APA PsycExtra.
APA Databases

APA databases and electronic resources

World-renowned resources developed to support researcher and student success.

Sharpen your skills

From students to scholars

Psi Beta’s Journal of Student Research features the research efforts of members.

Leaning into the replication crisis

Why you should consider conducting replication research.

Summer internships

A smart choice for undergraduate students.

Research opportunities

Last updated: September 2021Date created: 2009