APA Citation Style, 7th Edition: Home

American Psychological Association (APA) style is used for citing references by students and professionals in science and social sciences disciplines, including but not limited to: medicine, nursing, public health, and other health science disciplines.

Click on the links below or the tabs at the top of this page for more information on APA 7th edition style guidelines, citation information, and examples to aid you in citing your resources. This Guide is based on the APA Manual 7th edition: 

• Basic Information: Style guidelines including formatting a student paper
• How to cite Books
• How to cite Journal Articles
• How to cite Electronic Resources: websites, social media, podcasts, videos, etc... 
• Help!!? I Can't Find the DOI
• (More "How to cite" tabs are coming soon)

Other Helpful information: 

• References Page: See a basic References page and understand how it is laid out
• New & Notable changes: see all of the major changes from APA 6th edition to APA 7th edition
• APA 6th/7th comparisons: see how a citation looks in 6th edition vs. 7th edition
• List of free handouts and tutorials available from the American Psychological Association

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If you would to have an individual or group class on APA 7th edition, please email Carrie Forbes: forbesc@ecu.edu 

• Sessions can be held in person, via phone call, or via Webex

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