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APA Format & Citation Style, 7th edition

A guide to help users create citations using APA (American Psychological Association) style, 7th edition.

Edition of a Book other than the First

Second edition = 2nd ed.
Third edition = 3rd ed.
Fourth edition = 4th ed.
Revised edition = Rev. ed.

General Format

In-Text Citation (Paraphrase):

(Author Surname, Year)

In-Text Citation (Quotation):

(Author Surname, Year, page number)

References:

Author Surname, First Initial. Second Initial. (Year). Book title: Subtitle (edition). Publisher.

Example

In-Text Citation (Paraphrase):

(Harris, 2001)

In-Text Citation (Quotation):

(Harris, 2001, p. 50)

References:

Harris, L. A. (2001). Canadian copyright law (3rd ed.). McGraw Hill Ryerson.