APA Manual
Publication Manual (OFFICIAL) 7th Edition of the American Psychological Association by Call Number: Ready Reference, request at Information DeskISBN: 9781433832154Publication Date: 2019-10-01
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How to Cite Using APA Style
Developed by the American Psychological Association (APA), the APA style is widely used in the social science, management, humanities, and natural sciences.
Your assignment requires the APA 7th edition.
The library has a physical copy of this text in Ready Reference, located near the information desk on the first floor of the library. It is for in-library use only.
The APA style is not just for citations! There are also guidelines for paper formatting, including title page layout and margin size.
In-text Citation
The in-text component of APA citation includes two main elements: the author's last name and the year of the publication (Ross, 1997), and a third: the page number, whenever quoting directly or paraphrasing a specific section of the text (Ross, 1997, p. 2). For more than one author, list the names in the order they appear in the source (it may not be in alphabetical order).
Reference List
The list of references on your paper's last page is titled "References" and should be arranged in alphabetical order by first authors' last names.
| Type of Entry | Sample |
|---|---|
| Book (physical) | AuthorLastName, Initials. (YYYY). Title of book. Publisher. |
| Rogers, C. R. (1961). On becoming a person. Houghton Mifflin. | |
| Book (electronic) | AuthorLastName, initials. (YYYY). Title of book. Publisher. URL |
| Jackson, L. M. (2019). The psychology of prejudice: From attitudes to social action (2nd ed.). American Psychological Association. https://doi.org/10.1037/0000168-000 | |
| Journal (physical) | AuthorLastName, A. B., AuthorLastName, C. D., & AuthorLastName, E. F. (YYYY). Title of article. Title of Periodical, Volume number, page numbers. |
| Grady, J. S., Her, M., Moreno, G., Perez, C., & Yelinek, J. (2019). Emotions in storybooks: A comparison of storybooks that represent ethnic and racial groups in the United States. Psychology of Popular Media Culture, 8(3), 207–217. | |
| Journal (electronic) | AuthorLastName, A. B., AuthorLastName, C. D., & AuthorLastName, E. F. (YYYY). Title of article. Title of Periodical, Volume number, page numbers. DOI or URL |
| David, M. E., & Roberts, J. A. (2023). Me, myself, and I: Self-centeredness, FOMO, and social media use. Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science / Revue Canadienne Des Sciences Du Comportement. https://doi.org/10.1037/cbs0000382 | |
| Website | AuthorLastName, Initials. (Year, Month Date). Title of page. Site name. URL |
| Price, D. (2018, March 23). Laziness does not exist. Medium. https://humanparts.medium.com/laziness-does-not-exist-3af27e312d01 |
If date is unknown use: (n.d.)
DOI vs. URL
DOI = Digital Object Identifier: A unique number that does not change that identifies a single item.
URL = Universal Resource Locator: An address that points to objects and may change over time.
When possible, always use the DOI number in your citations.