APA 7– Refers to the Seventh edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. The book contains all the rules you need to know to set up an APA Style paper.
In APA, you must "cite" sources that you have paraphrased, quoted or otherwise used to write your research paper. Cite your sources in two places:
- In the body of your paper where you add a brief in-text citation.
- In the Reference list at the end of your paper where you give more complete information for the source
Below is a summary of the major changes in the 7th edition of the APA Publication Manual.
Essay Format:
- Font - While you still can use Times New Roman 12pt, you are free to use other fonts. Calibri 11pt, Arial 11pt, Lucida Sans 10pt, and Georgia 11pt are all acceptable.
- Headers - No running headers are required for student papers.
- Tables and Figures - There is a standardized format for both tables and figures.
Style, Grammar, Usage:
- Singular "they" required in two situations: when used by a known person as their personal pronoun or when the gender of a singular person is not known.
- Use only one space after a sentence-ending period.
Citation Style:
- Developed the 'Four Elements of a Reference" (Author, Date, Title, Source) to help writers to create references for source types not explicitly examined in the APA Manual.
- Three or more authors can be abbreviated to First author, et al. on the first citation.
- Up to 20 authors are spelled out in the References List.
- Publisher location is not required for books
- Ebook platform, format, or device is not required for eBooks.
- Library database names are generally not required
Hyperlinks:
- No "doi:" prefix, simply include the doi.
- All hyperlinks retain the https://
- Links can be "live" in blue with underline or black without underlining
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