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APA Style Examples

Find how to cite a web page, journal, book, eBook, textbook, magazine, newspaper, video, DVD, TV show, Twitter, Tweet, Instagram, Facebook, or blog post. Find how to format in-text/parenthetical citations, papers or title pages and cite when no author.

What's in this guide?

Articles

  • journal, magazine, newspaper, and proceedings articles

Books/eBooks

  • print and online books, chapters, and edited books/eBooks

Web pages

  • Webpages, a webpage with a group author or no author/date

Gov't/Legal

  • cases, laws, and government publications

Media

  • social media, radio or music, video, music, etc.

Unpublished

  • Class documents, interview/letter/email, test

Stats/Figures

  • Statistics and figures (graphs, charts, maps, drawings, photographs)

In-text

  • parenthetical referencing examples within the text
  • citing author names within the text

Authors

  • formatting of author variations (one or more, no named author, multiple sources by the same author) within the Works Cited

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  • ask for research or citing help at the Library Services Desk or by chat/text messaging, email, or phone

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The formatting and citation examples in this guide are based upon rules and examples in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association: The Official Guide to APA Style, 7th edition. If you would like additions or would like to report a correction to this guide, please contact Lori Mardis

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