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APA Formatting and Style Guide

APA style is commonly used in the social sciences for formatting manuscripts and citations. The 7th edition of the APA Publication Manual introduced several changes to APA style formatting compared to the 6th edition. Key changes include using one space after periods instead of two, listing up to 20 authors in references instead of 7, omitting publisher location and "Retrieved from" for online sources, and including DOIs or URLs for journal articles when volume/issue/page numbers are missing. The document provides examples of citations formatted according to both APA 6 and APA 7 style guidelines.

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APA Formatting and Style Guide

APA style is commonly used in the social sciences for formatting manuscripts and citations. The 7th edition of the APA Publication Manual introduced several changes to APA style formatting compared to the 6th edition. Key changes include using one space after periods instead of two, listing up to 20 authors in references instead of 7, omitting publisher location and "Retrieved from" for online sources, and including DOIs or URLs for journal articles when volume/issue/page numbers are missing. The document provides examples of citations formatted according to both APA 6 and APA 7 style guidelines.

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APA Formatting and Style Guide

APA stands for American Psychological Association; its Publication Manual is the
most commonly used manuscript and documentation format within the social
sciences. As with any academic essay, in an APA style essay or report, you should
be clear, concise, and maintain credibility to the sources you use throughout your
essay. You must also present your essay in the following APA manuscript format
guidelines.

Important Differences Between APA 6 and APA 7


Only one space between sentences and other punctuation.
APA 6 I ate the apple. It tasted good!
APA 7 I ate the apple. It tasted good!

For in-text (parenthetical) citations, if there are more than two authors, you
mention the first author and then include et al.
APA 6 (Smith, Janey, Keys, & James, 2019)
APA 7 (Smith et al., 2019)

In APA 6, when a reference had more than seven authors, only the first seven
authors were listed in the references list, followed by et al. In APA 7, list all
authors up to 20.

When citing a resource, do not include the publisher’s city or state.


APA 6
Merriam, S.B. & Grenier, R.S. (2019). Qualitative research in practice: Examples
for discussion and analysis. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
APA 7
Merriam, S.B. & Grenier, R.S. (2019). Qualitative research in practice: Examples
for discussion and analysis. Jossey-Bass.

When creating a citation for a journal article, if the volume, issue, and page
numbers are known, then it is not necessary to include the URL or the DOI
number. However, if the volume, issue, or page numbers are missing, then the
URL or DOI needs to be included as active hyperlinks.
APA 6
Grubb, J. M., Scott, P. H., & Good, D. W. (2017). The answer is yes: Dual
enrollment benefits students at the community college. Community College
Review, 45(2), 79–98. doi: 10.1177/0091552116682590
APA 7
Grubb, J. M., Scott, P. H., & Good, D. W. (2017). The answer is yes: Dual
enrollment benefits students at the community college. Community College
Review, 45(2), 79–98.

When citing from a Cengage textbook or from the library’s databases, do not
include the URL given. Because these are subscription services and only
people who have access to these services can see the resources, use instead the
URL for the main page of that service.
For Cengage resources use https://www.cengage.com/
For EBSCO resources use https://www.ebsco.com/

Finally, for a web source that does not come from a subscription service, you
will need to include the URL or the DOI (if provided). However, omit the
words “Retrieved from” tag.
APA 6
Thorndike, E.L. & Gates, A.I. (1929). Elementary principles of education. New
York, NY: The Macmillan Company. Retrieved from
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?
id=mdp.39015066413991&view=1up&seq=9
APA 7
Thorndike, E.L. & Gates, A.I. (1929). Elementary principles of education. The
Macmillan Company. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?
id=mdp.39015066413991&view=1up&seq=9

Reference:
APA 7 Citation Style: APA 6 vs. APA 7
https://warren.libguides.com/APA7/6v7

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