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APA Citation Style

Style-Format, Requirements and Tips for the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA)

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This guide will introduce you to the APA citation formatting style. apa 7th cover

The 7th edition was published at the end of 2019.

APA Resources

Writing Tips

Citing Standards

Reference generator for quick citing help

Most databases include a tool for creating a reference in APA format. Look for a link in the records of search results. 

Some tools such as ZoteroBib offer quick formatting when you need to format a single citation or a few for a References page.

For storing and reusing citations, as well as in-text citing help, use a reference manager tool, such as Zotero or Mendeley, additional tips and suggested programs are listed on the page Manage Citations in this guide. 

 Always check those machine-generated references for correctness and edition format.

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