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Citation Styles: APA 7th ed.

This guide serves to provide a quick reference to various citation styles including the APA 7th edition.

About APA 7th ed. Citation Style

The Publication Manual- the official guide to APA 7th edition style is published in 2020. It provides more examples on various online sources. 

Books

Abbreviations used in APA style

Abbreviation    

Book or publication

ed.

edition

Rev. ed.

Revised edition

2nd ed.

Second edition

Ed. (Eds.)

Editor (Editors)

Trans.

Translator(s)

n.d.

No date

p. (pp.)

page (pages)

Vol.

Volume (as in Vol. 4)

Vols.

Volumes (as in Vols. 1-4)

No.

Number

Pt.

Part

Tech. Rep.

Technical Report

Suppl.

Supplement

More references

General guidelines

Citing References in Text

  • References are cited in text with an author-date citation system
  • Briefly identifies the source to enable readers to locate the source in the reference list in an alphabetical order at the end of the article

Reference List (at the end of the article)

  • Purpose of listing references is to enable readers to retrieve and use the sources
  • Reference data must be correct
  • Entry elements include:
  1. Author
  2. Date
  3. Title
  4. Source

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