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From COVID-19 to demands for social justice: Citing contemporary sources for current events

By A. Adams

May 3, 2021

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The guidance in the seventh edition of the Publication Manual makes the process of citing contemporary sources found online easier than ever before.

Buyer beware: Counterfeit copies steal your style

By APA Style Team

April 19, 2021

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Counterfeit copies of the Publication Manual are being sold online. Learn where to purchase a legitimate copy, how to check your copy, and how to report a counterfeit.

Citing classical and religious works

By David Becker

April 5, 2021

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A classical or religious work is cited as either a book or a webpage, depending on what version of the source you are using. This post includes details and examples.

Introducing the Concise Guide to APA Style (7th ed.)

By Timothy McAdoo

March 22, 2021

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The Concise Guide to APA Style (7th ed.) is designed for students in high school or college who are writing their first APA Style papers and need to know the fundamentals.

“I found it online”: Citing online works in APA Style

By Chelsea Lee

March 8, 2021

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One of the most common APA Style questions is “How do I cite a work I found online?” This blog post explains that there is actually a better question to ask that will help you easily create correct APA Style references.

APA Style JARS: Resources for instructors and students

By David Kofalt

February 22, 2021

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APA Style Journal Article Reporting Standards (APA Style JARS) are a set of guidelines for papers reporting quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods research that can be used by instructors, students, and all others reading and writing research papers.

Which edition of a book should you cite?

By Timothy McAdoo

February 8, 2021

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Whether quoting or paraphrasing, you should include a reference for only the edition of the book that you’re actually using.

Academic Writer—APA’s essential teaching resource for higher education educators

By Kierra Robinson

January 22, 2021

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Academic Writer’s advanced authoring technology and digital learning tools allow students to take a hands-on approach to learning the scholarly research and writing process.

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Navigating the not-so-hidden treasures of the APA Style website

By A. Adams

October 27, 2020

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This post links directly to APA Style topics of interest that users may not even know exist on the website.

Using parentheses and brackets in APA Style references

By Chelsea Lee

October 14, 2020

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Use parentheses to provide information important for a work’s identification and retrieval. Use square brackets to describe works.

Book chapters: What to cite

By Chelsea Lee

September 21, 2020

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This blog post explains how to cite both authored and edited book chapters in seventh edition APA Style.

APA Style student papers webinar

By APA Style Team

August 14, 2020

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A new APA Style webinar, “A Step-by-Step Guide for APA Style Student Papers,” taking place on September 10, 2020, will provide detailed guidance on creating, formatting, and organizing APA Style student papers.

Who needs an author note? You … maybe

By A. Adams

July 21, 2020

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Professional papers intended for submission to a journal must always include an author note. Student papers do not typically include an author note.

APA Style webinar on citing works in text

By APA Style Team

June 15, 2020

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Attend the webinar, “Citing Works in Text Using Seventh Edition APA Style,” on July 14, 2020, to learn the keys to accurately and consistently citing sources in APA Style.

Free access to Academic Writer tutorials and quick guides during the coronavirus pandemic

By APA Style Team

April 21, 2020

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To support students and instructors during the COVID-19 pandemic, APA is making 13 Academic Writer tutorials and quick guides available for free.

Free access to the Publication Manual and other resources during the coronavirus pandemic

By APA Style Team

March 20, 2020

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To support academic libraries and their many patrons during the COVID-19 pandemic, we are providing temporary free access to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6th and 7th editions), the Concise Guide to APA Style, and more than 160 other books published by APA Books through VitalSource and RedShelf.

What’s new in the seventh edition Publication Manual

By APA Style Team

March 19, 2020

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The What’s New guide describes the most notable updates and changes to seventh edition style, with links to APA Style webpages and Publication Manual sections where you can find additional information.

How to create an APA Style reference for a canceled conference presentation

By Timothy McAdoo

March 16, 2020

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To help slow the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), officials have canceled many public events, including conferences and conventions. This has raised a question for researchers who were planning to present.

New reference examples on the APA Style website

By Chelsea Lee

March 13, 2020

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Learn how to write references and in-text citations for hundreds of different kinds of works in APA Style.

Introducing the Basics of Seventh Edition APA Style tutorial

By APA Style Team

February 25, 2020

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The APA Style team is proud to announce the arrival of the Basics of Seventh Edition APA Style tutorial! Users of APA Style around the world can view this tutorial for free to learn about seventh edition APA Style.

A tale of two reference formats

By Chelsea Lee

February 19, 2020

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This blog post explains how the new reference system works and provides insight into why the APA Style team decided on this approach.

Running head or no running head?

By A. Adams

January 17, 2020

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The new APA Style guidelines have separate instructions for students and professionals.

Is your paper “heading” for trouble?

By A. Adams

December 17, 2019

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Current APA Style guidelines advise writers to use title case, boldface, and double-space for all headings.

How many names to include in an APA Style reference

By Timothy McAdoo

November 7, 2019

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For a work with up to 20 authors, include all the names in the reference. When the work has 21 or more authors, include only the first 19 names, an ellipsis, and the final name.

Welcome, singular “they”

By Chelsea Lee

October 31, 2019

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This blog post provides insight into how this change came about and provides a forum for questions and feedback.

Shortened URLs in APA Style references

By Timothy McAdoo

October 25, 2019

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The guidance in Section 9.36 about shortened URLs is (a) optional and (b) applicable only to references that include a long or complex URL.

Book and book chapter references

By A. Adams

October 8, 2019

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Publisher locations are no longer included in APA Style references for books and book chapters.

The transition to seventh edition APA Style

By Chelsea Lee

October 1, 2019

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Although the new Publication Manual was released in October 2019, we anticipate that most students and professionals will start using seventh edition style in the spring semester of 2020 or thereafter.