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APA (American Psychological Association) Style is the most widely used citation style in academics. It's used in fields like psychology, nursing, social work, communications, education, business, engineering, etc.
Every source you used must be included in your References page at the end of your paper.
Each source format has its own citation format. In addition to the author(last name, first initial) and title:
In APA style, indicate the source of your information within the sentence or paragraph. This is known as in-text citation.
Direct Quote with Author's Name
Include the author, year of publication, and the page number for the reference (preceded by "p."). Introduce the quotation with a signal phrase that includes the author's last name followed by the date of publication in parentheses.
When paraphrasing another's ideas, include the author and year of publication.
When there is no author, use the first word or two of the title in the sentence or at the end of the quote. Titles of books and reports are italicized or underlined; titles of articles, chapters, and web pages are in quotation marks.
If the author is an organization or a government agency, mention the organization at the beginning of the sentence or in the parenthetical citation the first time you cite the source.
When referring to the organization again in a later quote, you may use the abbreviation.
All references must appear in your References list at the end of your paper!