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TRIAL RESOURCE: Academic Writer - APA Style Writing Platform

Academic Writer

Available from 3/14/2025 to 5/13/2025

Academic Writer is an institution-wide APA style writing platform that is aligned with the latest edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th edition). This tool supports users in conducting research, structuring papers, and formatting their writing. Features include:

• The Learning Center offers a library of hundreds of learning objects (including quick guides, tutorials, knowledge checks, and samples) for scaffolded support that can be used for independent learning or in course curriculum.
  • Demo: Academic Writer's Learning Center
• The Reference Center provides expertly created templates for proper APA Style formatting of citations, regularly updated forms for emerging reference types, and options to store and tag a collection of references.
  • Demo: Academic Writer's Reference Center
• The Writing Center provides a structured and collaborative writing environment that features templated support for scholarly writing for disciplines in the behavioral and social sciences. Contextual APA Style guidance is provided.
  • Academic Writer's Writing Center

Access Academic Writer

https://libproxy.boisestate.edu/login?url=https://academicwriter.apa.org/

Follow the link above to access Boise State University's trial access of Academic Writer. To create and save references and papers, users must create an Academic Writer Account. The Learning Center lessons and samples may be accessed without creating an account. Follow the Academic Writer User Checklist to get started!

The Academic Writer trial is available from 3/14/2025 to 5/13/2025. Please send any feedback on this resource to Kristi Schirrmacher at kristischirrmach@boisestate.edu.