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American Psychological Association (APA) Citation Style Guide

The purpose of this guide is to instruct users on some of the rules of the American Psychological Association (APA) Citation Style.

Journal with DOI

Format:

Last Name, First Initial. Middle Initial., & Last Name, First Initial. Middle Initial. (Publication Year). Article Title. Journal Title, Volume number (issue), Page Numbers. doi number

Example:

Burt, S.A., Barnes, A.R., McGue, M., & Iacono, W.G. (2008). Parental divorce and adolescent delinquency: Ruling out the impact of common genes. Developmental Psychology, 44(6), 1668-1677. doi:10.1037/a0013477

  • All citations need to be in a hanging indent.