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APA Style Citation

1 What is APA Style?

The American Psychological Association (APA) Style is a standardized set of guidelines used in social sciences and professional programs, such as Nursing. It includes guidelines for formatting your paper (document formatting), citing sources in the text of your paper (in-text citations), and citing sources at the end of your paper (reference list citations).

Book cover of the official guide to APA Style Publication Manual, 7th edition. Cover shows APA curved leaf graphic below main title with colour blocked background.

 

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