APA STYLE: SEVENTH EDITION
These guidelines follow the 2020 7th edition of the American Psychological Association’s Publication Manual, which is widely used in the health and social sciences. They focus on documentation, but the manual addresses issues from abbreviations to layout and should be consulted for further information. In an APA-style paper, you’ll identify the author and year of each source any time you use it. That information directs readers to more detailed entries on a reference list at the paper’s end.
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3. Paraphrase
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Narrative Citation |
Parenthetical Citation |
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One author
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Sendak (2015) argued that children must develop imagination. |
Children must develop imagination (Sendak, 2015). |
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Two authors
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Sendak and Wise (2015) believed that children must develop imagination.
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Children must develop imagination (Sendak & Wise, 2015). |
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Three+ authors
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Children must develop imagination, observed Sendak et al. (2015).
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Children must develop imagination (Sendak et al., 2015). |
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Group author, first reference
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Children must develop imagination, the American Library Association (ALA, 2015) has explained.
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Children must develop imagination (American Library Association [ALA], 2015). |
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Author unknown
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In “Feeding Young Minds” (2015), the author suggested that children must develop imagination. |
Children must develop imagination (“Feeding,” 2015). |