APA 7 In-Text Citations (click for handout) Additional sources: APA Style Blog and APA Twitter Feed (American Psychological Association) APA 7th Style (Excelsior College Online Writing Lab) APA 7th Style Referencing Guide, AUT Library (Auckland University of Technology): APA Style (7th ed.), Albert S. Cook Library (Towson University): For specific formatting guidelines for professional papers, please see Chapter 2: Paper Elements and Format, Section 2.1, starting on pg. 29 for Professional Paper Required Elements. Student Paper Required Elements (see Section 2.2 in APA manual) Title page (see Sections 2.3-2.6 in APA manual) Page numbers (see Section 2.18 in APA manual) Though the OWL’s section on IEEE is sufficient for quick reference, if you are writing a lengthy manuscript or dissertation, or if you have detailed questions, you should consult the IEEE Editorial Style Manual, available as a PDF through the organization’s website. Alternately, if you are formatting a paper for submission to a specific APA Style 7th Edition: The Reference List. This guide provides examples of how to cite sources using the American Psychological Association (APA) citation style. In APA style, a source is briefly cited within the text of a research paper using the author’s surname (family name) and the date of publication. This is known as an in-text citation. APA formatting is based on citing scholarly journal articles. All reference list citations follow the same basic format: who-when-what-where. For scholarly journal articles, this means: who = author . when = date. what = title of the article. where = name of journal, volume, issue number, page numbers, doi. Here is a sample reference list citation: The in-text citation APA style provides us with a tidbit of information. Just enough to glance at it and keep on going with reading the paper. To recap, in-text citations are great because: They credit the original author of a work or information. They let readers quickly see where the information is coming from. In APA, in-text citations are inserted in the text of your research paper to briefly document the source of your information. Brief in-text citations point the reader to more complete information in the Reference list. When using APA format, follow the author-date method of in-text citation. In the author-date method, the writer includes the For legal sources, APA recommends using Bluebook Legal Citation style [ print ]. This online guide to citing Canadian government sources was developed by SFU Librarians using the Publication Manual of the APA (6th edition, 2010), The Complete Guide to Citing Government Information Resources [ print ], adhering to APA citation standards and If you want to cite a special issue of a journal rather than a regular article, the name (s) of the editor (s) and the title of the issue appear in place of the author’s name and article title: APA format. Last name, Initials. (Ed. or Eds.). ( Year ). Title of issue [Special issue]. Journal Name, Volume ( Issue ). APA Style (6th Edition) APA Style Introduction; APA Style Workshop; APA Formatting and Style Guide (6th Edition) APA Style (6th Edition) Using Citation Generators Responsibly; Using Paper Checkers Responsibly; Style Manual Glossary; Suggested Resources Style Guide Overview MLA Guide APA Guide Chicago Guide OWL Exercises. Purdue OWL; Research 1jowpW.