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APA 7th Edition
Concise Guide to APA Style by Call Number: 808.06615 C744, 2020ISBN: 9781433832734Publication Date: 2019
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APA 7: Guiding Principles
Here are some examples of how to format both an in-text citation and reference using APA 7th Edition. All examples are adopted from the GCC Library's APA Style for References, 7th Edition: A Brief Guide.*
| Source Type | Example Reference Citation | Example In-Text Citation |
|---|---|---|
| Book, 1 author | Adams, D. (2004). The hitchhiker’s guide to the galaxy. Harmony Books | (Adams, 2004) |
| Scholarly Journal w/ DOI from a database | Frakt, A. B., & Carroll, A. E. (2013). Sound policy trumps politics: States should expand Medicaid. Journal of Health Politics, Policy & Law, 38(1), 165-178. https://doi.org/10.1215/ 03616878-1898839 | (Frakt & Carroll, 2013) |
| Web page | Fried, D. & Polyakova, A. (2018). Democratic defense against disinformation. Atlantic Council. http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/images/publications/Democratic_Defense_ Against _Disinofrmation_FINAL.pdf | (Fried & Polyakova, 2018) |
For sources with three or more authors, format your in-text citation like this:
(Nager et al., 2016)
You can also format an in-text citation by writing the author's name in a signal phrase and then putting the date in parenthesis:
Nager et al. (2016) write . . .
The data reported by Fried & Polyakova (2018) shows . . .
Adams (2004) highlights . . .
* For your paper, reference citations should be double-spaced with a hanging indentation.