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APA7 Guide

In text citation

  • Some articles are released before they are formally published. These articles are commonly referred to as being “in press”. When citing these articles, you need to make this clear.

Paraphrase 

Template:

            (Author, Year)

            OR

            Author (Year)

For example:

Javed (2019) points to academic, social and linguistic areas of adaptation.

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:

As Javed (2019, p. 3) states, within “the Pakistani university context, some social adaptation problems experienced by university entrants are of a different nature compared with those in the Western countries.”

Reference list

Template:

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year). Title of the article. Title of the Journal. Advance online publicationhttp://doi.org/xxxx OR https://xxx.

For example:

Javed, F. (2019). Adaptation challenges faced by Pakistani university entrants. Student Success. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.5204/ssj.vlli3.1164