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The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Seventh Edition is the official source for APA Style. With millions of copies sold worldwide in multiple languages, it is the style manual of choice for writers, researchers, editors, students, and educators in the social and behavioral sciences, natural sciences, nursing, communications, education, business, engineering, and other fields. Known for its authoritative, easy-to-use reference and citation system, the Publication Manual also offers guidance on choosing the headings, tables, figures, language, and tone that will result in powerful, concise, and elegant scholarly communication. It guides users through the scholarly writing process-from the ethics of authorship to reporting research through publication. The seventh edition is an indispensable resource for students and professionals to achieve excellence in writing and make an impact with their work. The seventh edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to reflect best practices in scholarly writing and publishing. All formats are in full color, with a new tabbed spiral version Improved ease of navigation, with many additional numbered sections to help users quickly locate answers to their questions Resources for students on writing and formatting annotated bibliographies, response papers, and other paper types as well as guidelines on citing course materials Dedicated chapter for new users of APA Style covering paper elements and format, including sample papers for both professional authors and student writers New chapter on journal article reporting standards that includes updates to reporting standards for quantitative research and the first-ever qualitative and mixed methods reporting standards in APA Style New chapter on bias-free language guidelines for writing about people with respect and inclusivity in areas including age, disability, gender, participation in research, race and ethnicity, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, and intersectionality More than 100 new reference examples covering periodicals, books, audiovisual media, social media, webpages and websites, and legal resources More than 40 new sample tables and figures Expanded guidance on ethical writing and publishing practices, including how to ensure the appropriate level of citation, avoid plagiarism and self-plagiarism, and navigate the publication process Guidelines that support accessibility for all users, including simplified reference, in-text citation, and heading formats as well as additional font options
Call Number: BF76.7 .P83 2020 (Moore: Reference Room)ISBN: 9781433832161Publication Date: 2020
- APA Style (American Psychological Association, Official site) Primarily used in the social sciences.
- APA (Purdue OWL guide introduction) Primarily used in the social sciences.
APA Style
The Reference List contains the following components:
- author name or names
- publication date
- title of the work
- publication data (if applicable, name of journal, volume, page numbers)
For journal articles:
- Type the article title in sentence case and journal title in title case.
- Italicize journal title and volume number
- Include the issue number in parentheses
- Include the DOI (digital object identifier) if available, do not place a period after the DOI
Examples
Author, A. & Auther B. (YEAR). Title of article. Journal Name, Volume #(issue number), pages. doi.
Dhar, V. (2024). The paradigm shifts in artificial intelligence. Communications of the ACM, 67(11), 50-59. https://doi.org/10.1145/3664804
If you accessed the article through a database and it has no DOI, do not include a URL in the citation.
If you accessed the article directly from a journal's website and it has no DOI, include the URL in the citation.
Older articles may not have DOIs, so just cite them without one.
If you think your article has a doi, and you want to find it, see https://guides.rider.edu/doi
The following table shows the basic in-text citation styles:
| Author type | Parenthetical citation | Narrative citation |
|---|---|---|
|
One author |
(Luna, 2020) |
Luna (2020) |
|
Two authors |
(Salas & D’Agostino, 2020) |
Salas and D’Agostino (2020) |
|
Three or more authors |
(Martin et al., 2020) |
Martin et al. (2020) |
|
Group author with abbreviation First citation a Subsequent citations |
(National Institute of Mental Health [NIMH], 2020) (NIMH, 2020) |
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH, 2020) NIMH (2020) |
|
Group author without abbreviation |
(Stanford University, 2020) |
Stanford University (2020) |
When you are directly quoting or using a statistic from a source, it's important to include the page number in your citation
Parenthetical citation (Luna, 2020, p. 23).
Narrative citation Luna (2020) states that citations are fine (p23).
Source: https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/citations/basic-principles/author-date