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APA Style Resources, 7th Edition

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association: The Official Guide to APA Style by American Psychological Association The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Seventh Edition is 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.
ISBN: 9781433832161

Publication Date: 2019

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APA created the Style and Grammar Guidelines website to help provide information about the APA 7th Edition Citation Style.
Purdue Online Writing Lab: APA Formatting and Style Guide
Purdue OWL: "This resource, revised according to the 7th edition, the APA manual, offers examples of APA research papers, in-text citations, endnotes/footnotes, and the reference page."

In-Text

Parenthetical Citation	(Author Last Name, Year)
Narrative Citation	Author's Last Name (Year)

APA Citation Note: If a source has three or more authors, in-text citations will list the first author's last name and then et al. Example: (Smith, et al.)

Books

Source	Author or Editor of Book.	(Year).	Title of Book: Subtitle of Book.	Publisher.	DOI, Permalink, or URL (If Possible)
Book by a Single Author	Author, A. A.	(Year).	Title of book: Subtitle.	Publisher Name.	https://permalink address.
Book by Multiple Authors	Author, A. A. & Author, B. B.	(Year).	Title of book: Subtitle.	Publisher Name.	https://permalink address.
Edited Book	Editor, E. E. (Ed.), Editor, F. F. (Eds.).	(Year).	Title of book: Subtitle.	Publisher Name.	https://permalink address.
Chapter in an Edited Book	Author, A. A.	(Year).	Title of chapter or entry. In A. A. Editor (Ed.), Title of book (pp. pg# - pg#).	Publisher Name.

Basic Format for a Single-Author Book:

Author, A. A. (Year). Title of book. Publisher. https://doi#

Example:

Benjamin, L. T. (1981). Teaching history of psychology: A handbook. Academic Press.

**APA Note: This example book does not have a DOI

Basic Format for a book with Multiple Authors:

Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (Year). Title of book. Publisher. https://doi#

Example:

Livingstone, J., & Gaffney, J. (2016). Relationship power in health care: Science of behavior change, decision making, and clinician self-care. CRC Press; Taylor & Francis Group. https://doi.org/10.22454/fammed.2018.900150

Basic Format for an Edited Book:

Editor, A. A. (Ed.). (Year). Title of book. Publisher. https://doi#

Example:

VandenBos, G. R. (Ed.). (2009). APA college dictionary of psychology. American Psychological Association.

Basic Format for a Chapter in an Edited Book:

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year). Title of chapter or entry. In A. A. Editor & B. B. Editor (Eds.), Title of book (pp. pg# - pg#). Publisher. https://doi#

Example:

Haybron, D. M. (2016). The philosophical basis of eudaimonic psychology. In J. Vittersø (Ed.), Handbook of Eudaimonic Well-Being (pp. 27–53). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-42445-3_2

Periodicals

Source	Author or Editor of Article.	(Year).	Title of article: Subtitle of article.	Title of Journal,	Volume Number(Issue Number),	Page Number - Page Number.	DOI or URL
Article by a Single Author	Author, A. A.	(Year).	Title of article: Subtitle of article.	Title of Periodical,	Vol.#(Issue#),	pg# - pg#.	https://doi.org/
Article by Multiple Authors	Author, A. A. & Author, B. B.	(Year).	Title of article: Subtitle of article.	Title of Periodical,	Vol.#(Issue#),	pg# - pg#.	https://doi.org/
Article without a DOI and from a non-database	Author, A. A.	(Year).	Title of article: Subtitle of article.	Title of Periodical,	Vol.#(Issue#),	pg# - pg#.	https://web address.

Basic Format for a Single Author:

Author, A. A. (Year). Title of article. Title of Journal, volume(issue), pg-pg. https://doi#

Example:

Travis, S. (2018). Why individual psychology needs to gain evidence-based status. Journal of Individual Psychology, 74(3), 281–286. http://doi:10.1353/jip.2018.0021

Format for Multiple Authors:

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B., (Year). Title of article. Title of Journal, volume(issue), pg-pg. https://doi#

Example:

Balloo, K., Pauli, R., & Worrell, M. (2018). Conceptions of research methods learning among psychology undergraduates: A q methodology study. Cognition and Instruction, 36(4), 279–296. https://doi.org/10.1080/07370008.2018.1494180

Format for an Article without a DOI and from a Non-Database URL:

Author, A. A. & Author, B. B. (Year). Title of article. Title of Journal, volume(issue), pg-pg. https://web address

Example:

Bar-Hillel, M., Noah, T., & Frederick, S. (2018). Learning psychology from riddles: The case of stumpers. Judgment & Decision Making, 13(1), 112–122. http://journal.sjdm.org/17/171117/jdm171117.pdf

Websites

Source	Author of Website.	(Date).	Title of work.	Source or Site Name.		Web Address URL
Website with the Retrieved Date	Author, A. A.	(Year, Month Day).	Title of work.	Source or Website Name.	Retrieved Month Day, Year, from	https://web address
Website by a Group	Name of Group or Organization.	(Year, Month Day).	Title of work.	Source or Website Name.		https://web address

APA Citation Note: Not all websites will provide all the following citation information, so try to collect as much information as possible.

Basic Format with a Retrieval Date:

Author, A. A. (Year). Title of work. Source/Site Name. Retrieved Month Day, Year, from https://web address

Example:

Angeli, E., Wagner, J., Lawrick, E., Moore, K., Anderson, M., Soderland, L., & Brizee, A. (2010, May 5). APA (6th ed.) General format. Purdue Online Writing Lab. Retrieved November 20, 2019, https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/

Format for a Group/Organization:

Name of Group. (Year, Month Day). Title of work. Source/Site Name. https://web address

APA Citation Note: When the author and site name are the same, omit the site name from the citation

Example:

U.S. Department of Education. (2018, April 9). Education Research: Laws, Regulations and Guidance. https://www2.ed.gov/programs/edresearch/legislation.html