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APA 7 Citation Quick Guide

This document provides guidelines for formatting papers in APA style. It discusses paper formatting, in-text citations, block quotations, references pages, and examples of citing various sources like journal articles, magazine articles, government documents, books, and book chapters. Students with questions should contact their instructor or the librarian for assistance.

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APA 7 Citation Quick Guide

This document provides guidelines for formatting papers in APA style. It discusses paper formatting, in-text citations, block quotations, references pages, and examples of citing various sources like journal articles, magazine articles, government documents, books, and book chapters. Students with questions should contact their instructor or the librarian for assistance.

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APA Format: A Quick Guide

Additional examples are available on the APA Citation Guide http://nwtc.libguides.com/citations/APA7


If you have any questions, do not hesitate to ask your instructor or the librarian.

Paper Format
Unless your instructor gives you other instructions, this is how the paper should be set up:
• Double-spaced
• 1-inch margins on all sides
• Recommended fonts include 11-point Calibri, 11-point Arial, and 12-point Times New Roman
• Title page should include the title, your name, name of college, course number and name,
instructor name, and assignment due date

In-Text Citations
When you quote or paraphrase from a source, you need to give credit by inserting a citation. This
citation typically consists of the author’s name, year of publication, and page number in parentheses at
the end of the sentence. Another option is to use the author’s name in the sentence, followed directly
by the year in parentheses, with the page numbers in parentheses at the end of the sentence.

Examples of Basic In-Text Citations


The article goes on to say that “People don't do derby just for exercise but usually because it becomes a
part of who they are” (Fagundes, 2012, p. 1098).
OR
Fagundes (2012) added, “People don't do derby just for exercise but usually because it becomes a part
of who they are” (p. 1098).

Long Quotes (Block Quotations)


Quotations longer than 40 words need to be set apart from the rest of the text. Do not use quotation
marks. The quote should be in a new paragraph and set 1/2 inch from the left margin. The parenthetical
citation comes after the final punctuation mark.

Example of Block Quotation


He asserts the following:
Derby names are, in this sense, like individual brand names that allow fans to tell skaters apart
and more readily link their exploits on the track to an articulated identity. Obviously, standard
government names can serve this function as well, but derby names are often particularly good
source identifiers because they are tied to aesthetic features that fill out distinct personas.
(Fagundes, 2012, p. 1105)
References Page
• This is a separate page at the end of your paper. Each citation in the text must be listed on the
References page; each listing on the References page must appear in the text.
• The title of the page should be centered and labeled References.
• All text is double-spaced, just like the rest of the paper.
• Indent the second and subsequent lines of citations by 0.5 inch to create a hanging indent.

Article from a Scholarly Journal


APA recommends providing a Digital Object Identifier (DOI), when it is available. DOIs provide stable,
long-lasting links for online articles.

Basic Scholarly Journal Article Format


Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (Year). Title of article: Subtitle words. Title of Periodical,
volume number(issue number), pages. https://dx.doi.org/xx.xxx/yyyyy

Example of Scholarly Article with DOI


Nguyen, T. T., Gildengorin, G., & Truong, A. (2007). Factors influencing physicians' screening behavior for
liver cancer among high-risk patients. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 22(4), 523-6.
https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11606-007-0128-1

Example of Scholarly Article from Library Database with No DOI


Ryan, E., & Redding, R. (2004). A review of mood disorders among juvenile offenders. Psychiatric
Services, 55(12), 1397-1407.

Article from a Magazine


Basic Magazine Article Format
Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year, Month Day). Title of article: Subtitle words. Title of Magazine,
volume number(issue number), pages. DOI

Example of Magazine Article from Library Database with No DOI


Lane, A., & Brody, R. (2019). No laughing matter. New Yorker, 95(41), 65-67.

Example of Magazine Article from Website with DOI


Schaefer, N. K., & Shapiro, B. (2019, September 6). New middle chapter in the story of human evolution.
Science, 365(6457), 981-982. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aay3550

Example of Magazine Article from Website with URL


Hall, M. (2017, March). The faces of Obamacare. Texas Monthly, 45(3), 116-197.
http://www.texasmonthly.com
Document or Page on a Government or Organization
Web Site: With Individual Author
Basic Format
Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Date published or updated). Title of report or document: Subtitle of report.
Organization Name. http://someurl

Example
Granath, B. (2016, April 22). Astronaut photography from space helped “discover the Earth”. NASA.
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/astronaut-photography-from-space-helped-discover-the-earth

Document or Page on a Government or Organization


Web Site: No Individual Author
Basic Formats
Government agency or organization name. (Date published or updated). Title of document: Subtitle of
document. Publisher if different from group author. http://someurl

Example of Document on Professional Organization Website


American Nurses Association. (2017). Sharps injury prevention. https://www.nursingworld.org/practice-
policy/work-environment/health-safety/safe-needles/

Format for Government Document


When layers of government agencies are listed as the author of a work, use the most specific agency as
the author in the reference. The names of parent agencies appear after the title as the publisher.

Specific government agency. (Date published or updated). Title of document: Subtitle of document.
Publisher if different from group author. http://someurl

Example of Government Document


Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention. (2019, January 8). Heart failure fact sheet. U.S.
Department of Health & Human Services, Centers for Disease Control.
https://www.cdc.gov/dhdsp/data_statistics/fact_sheets/fs_heart_failure.htm
Book
Basic Formats
Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle. Publisher Name.
Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year of publication). Title of chapter. In A. A. Editor & B. B. Editor
(Eds.), Title of book (pages of chapter). Publisher Name.

Print Book Examples


Bonilla-Silva, E. (2017). Racism without the racists: Color-blind racism and the persistence of racial
inequality in America. Rowman & Littlefield.
Olsen, Y., & Sharfstein, J.M. (2019). The opioid epidemic: What everyone needs to know. Oxford
University Press.

Edited Book Example


Pedersen, P.B., Lonner, W.J., Draguns, J.G., Trimble, J.E., & Scharrón-del Río, M.R. (Eds.).
(2016). Counseling across cultures (7th ed.). Sage.

E-Book Example
If the book comes from a library database and has no DOI, end the reference after the publisher name,
just like a print book.
Goodwin, G., & Sachs, G. (2010). Fast facts: Bipolar disorder. Health Press.

Chapter in a Book Examples


Kindler, L.L., & Polomano, R.C. (2017). Pain. In S.L. Lewis, S.R. Dirksen, M.M. Heitkemper, & L. Bucher
(Eds.), Medical-surgical nursing (10th ed., pp. 114-139). Elsevier.
Scott, C.L. (2014). Historical perspectives for studying workforce diversity. In M.Y. Byrd (Ed.), Diversity in
the workforce: Current issues and emerging trends (pp. 3-33). Routledge.

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