APA Style is commonly used in the Social Sciences by students and scholars for formatting, writing and citing. It has been established by the American Psychological Association and can be helpful in the following areas:
Business, psychology, and other social sciences
Style and Grammar Guidelines - The APA Style website covers supplementary material to the book on the mechanics of style and structure of your paper. Topics include:
Sample Papers - The APA Style website gives you examples of APA formatted student papers and research papers for publication.
APA Style Blog - Written and maintained by APA staff, the contributors to the blog answer questions about formatting uncommon resources in APA style. For example, the entry on Shortening URLs, is very useful.