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PBHL-S415 Applied Health Promotion Methods

APA Style

APA 7th ManualAPA (American Psychological Association) style is most commonly used in the social sciences.

The style uses in-text citations in the author-date style. For example, (Jones 1998) or if you are using a direct quote (Jones, 1998, p. 199).

 

Reference List example of a citation from a journal article:

Harlow, H. F. (1983). Fundamentals for preparing psychology journal articles. Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology, 55, 893-896.

In-Text Citations

There are two parts to every citation:

  1. The notation in the text of the paper tells the reader what source you are citing. This is the in-text citation. It is typically short-hand for the full citation.
  2. The full citation ​is listed in your works cited, references list, or bibliography.

Example in APA: