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ACU Library guide to referencing in APA7 style

The APA referencing style, developed by the American Psychological Association, is an author-date system.

APA style consists of two parts: a brief in-text citation (that includes the authors' surnames and publication year) which directs readers to a comprehensive reference list entry at the end of your work.  

This guide adheres to the 7th edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (2020), offering guidance to help you:

  • create accurate citations and references for your academic work
  • format your in-text citations and reference list correctly
  • check your work against verified examples
  • understand APA's author-date citation system.

Test your knowledge of APA7

Ready to check your knowledge of APA referencing style? In this activity you'll be asked questions about how to correct some in-text citations and references. You'll also be asked to locate errors in some sample in-text citations and references. (Adapted from Excelsior University)

Start the APA 7 quiz