Writing & Citing: APA 7th Edition

A print copy of the APA 7th Edition Handbook is available on reserve in the library.

APA 7th Edition citation examples and formatting guide

View examples for how to format citations at APA's website or use the Houff Library's APA 7th edition citation handout. This handout provides examples for formatting Works Cited information and in-text citations.

URLs are no longer preceded by “Retrieved from,” unless a retrieval date is needed.

The website name is included (unless it is the same as the author), and web page titles are now italicized and the name of the entire website is in sentence case (a reverse of APA 6th instructions):

• Walker, A. (2019, November 14). Germany avoids recession but growth remains weak. BBC News. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-50419127
• Do not need to note [Website] when source is a webpage but will note formats such as [Video] or [Film] as needed.

DOIs are formatted the same as URLs. The label “DOI:” before the information is no longer necessary.

Publisher location is no longer required, just list the name of the publisher in citations for books.

Do not need to list the name of the database for articles from library databases. Use DOI if there is one.

Paper formatting updates:

Increased flexibility regarding fonts: options include Calibri 11, Arial 11, Lucida Sans Unicode 10, Times New Roman 12, and Georgia 11.

The running head on the title page no longer includes the words “Running head:” It now contains only a page number and the (shortened) paper title.

No page numbers required in in-text unless using a direct quote.

For in-text citations: when noting page numbers use p. X for a single page or pp. X-X for a page range.