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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.

One Author

Format:

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

Example:

Diaz, CJ.(2014). Social mobility in the context of fathering: The intergenerational link in parenting among co-resident fathers. Social Science Research, 47: 1-15. doi: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2014.03.008

  • All citations need to be in a hanging indent.