Research Guides @ Fordham: APA Style Documentation, 7th Edition: APA 7th ed.

7th ed. Publication Manual

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association : 7th ed. by American Psychological Association
Call Number: REF BF76.7 .P83 2020 (RH, LC, WC)
Washington, D.C : American Psychological Association, 2020.

There is also an electronic copy of this text in our Digital Reserves collection.

Concise Assistance with APA

The Concise APA Handbook : APA 7th Edition / by Paul Iida
Call Number: E-book
Charlotte, N.C : Information Age Publishing, 2020.

Why Use APA Style?

APA: the writing and documentation style of the American Psychological Association; used in the social sciences, e.g., education, business, social work.
APA: standardized methods for citing print / electronic sources in research.
APA: offers a uniform style so that all researchers "are on the same page."
APA: presents a way to organize and communicate technical information so that writing is universally understood.
The purpose of citing is to help readers locate the sources from your paper and to give proper credit to the author(s).

Handout for 7th Edition APA Created by Fordham Librarians

APA Fordham Library Handout
Includes in-text information and Reference examples

Student Sample Paper Written by APA Staff - 7th Edition

Student Sample Paper

APA Citation: 7th Edition APA Style Sites Written by APA Staff

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association Site
Click on the "Style and Grammar Guidelines" link at the top of the page to see Reference examples and more in the 7th ed.; written by APA.
APA Instructional Aids
Scroll down and click on "View Sample Papers" then "Annotated Student Sample Paper." Includes in-text and References list examples.

Websites - APA 7th Edition

APA Style Blog
Great source of APA Style information. Includes facts from the 7th ed. Manual.
Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue University
You will see "Note: This page reflects the latest version of the APA Publication Manual (i.e., APA 7), which released in October 2019."

Video: APA, 7th Edition, Formatting for Student Papers

How to Format Papers in APA (7th edition) tutorial by Kayleigh, an online writing coach at the Online Writing Center at snhu.edu (Video time: 14 minutes.)

Click on the Show More link before the notation "Skip Ahead to the Parts You Need" to show the time sequence for each section.

Video: APA, 7th Edition, Formatting for Student Papers

Tutorial for APA Style, 7th edition: Student Paper Formatting by Samuel Forlenza, PhD on January 21, 2020. (Video time: 17 minutes.)

Click on the Show More link to designate the time sequence for each section.