APA Citation Guide (APA 7th Edition): Introduction

What is APA Citation Style?

APA Style was created by the American Psychological Association. It is a set of rules for formatting publications, including research papers. The formatting guidelines include specific rules for citing sources of information. The citations are in two parts: in-text citations in the body of your paper and full citations in the References List at the end of your paper.

This citation guide is based on the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.).The contents are accurate to the best of our knowledge.

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