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APA7 Guide

APA7

This guide to the APA 7th edition is based on the APA 7th edition Publication Manual. Further details, explanations and examples are available in the manual. For other referencing styles and some general information on referencing go to the main Referencing & Citing guide.

Please check your subject outline, assessment guides or with your subject coordinators regarding the appropriateness of the various types of sources that can be used in your assignments.

The APA referencing style is an author-date citation style with two main features:

  • In-text citations, where you refer to another author's work. You must cite your source by providing the last name(s) of the author(s) and the year of publication.
  • The reference list, which appears at the end of your assignment. This list includes full details of each source you have cited in-text, listing them in alphabetical order by the first author's last name.

 

General formatting guidelines:

  • Use 1-inch margins on all sides of the page
  • Use a legible font, such as Calibri (size 11), Arial (size 11), Times New Roman (size 12) or Georgia (size 11)
  • Use double-spacing for the entire paper, including your reference list
  • Align text to the left margin
  • Do not use full justification (leave the right margin 'ragged')
  • Indent the first line of each paragraph 0.5 inches from the left margin by using the tab key or paragraph formatting tools in your word processing software (not the space bar)
  • Put a page number in the top right corner of every page

Always follow the formatting instructions of your subject outline, assessment guide or subject coordinator in the first instance.

 

Further Information about APA 7:

This guide will provide you with detailed style notes and examples of how to cite different sources using version seven of the APA Style.

For more information, visit the APA Style website or see the APA 7th edition Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association for comprehensive information.

Via APA Style website: https://apastyle.apa.org/products/publication-manual-7th-edition

Via University of Wollongong Library:

https://uow.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/61UOW_INST/ihdge1/alma991000121129706666