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APA7 Guide

In text citation

Paraphrase 

Template:

            (Author, Year)

            OR

            Author (Year)

For example:

Day (2006) summarised the key facts on illusory phenomena.

Scott (1986) established the most influential definition of gender in the field of history.

Direct quote (page number/s must be included)

Template:

            (Author, Year, p./pp. Page number/s)

            OR

            Author (Year, p./pp. Page number/s)

For example:

"Apparent space and time vary in essentially the same manner when the spatial and temporal stimulus conditions are equivalent" (Day, 2006, p. 123).

According to Scott (1986, p. 1053), people “who would codify the meanings of words fight a losing battle”.

Reference list

Template:

Author, A. A. (year). Title of the article. Title of the Journal, vol (issue), p.–p. http://doi.org/xxxx

  • Include the page range where the article appear in the journal (p.–p.).

For example:

Day, R. (2006). Two principles of perception revealed by geometrical illusions. Australian Journal of Psychology, 58(3), 123–128. https://doi.org/10.1080/00049530601087504

Scott, J. W. (1986). Gender: A Useful Category of Historical Analysis. The American Historical Review, 91(5), 1053-1075. https://doi.org/10.2307/1864376