APA 7th Edition Frequently Used Page Guide
This guide is designed to help students navigate The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association 7th Edition print format. Use sticky notes or flags to mark the pages identified in the guide as these will provide you with information you will need most frequently. Learning APA formatting takes time. Determine if your instructor expects you to follow the student paper guidelines or the professional paper guidelines, and review examples of each to acquaint yourself with APA style. Visit APAstyle.org for more information and support.
| Topic | Page |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Sample Student Paper | 61-67 |
| Sample Professional Paper | 50-60 |
| General Formatting | |
| Page Header/Page Number | 44 |
| Line Spacing | 45 |
| Spaces Following Period | 154 |
| Title Page | |
| Student Title Page Elements | 30 |
| Student Title Page Example | 32 |
| Elements Not Required on Student Title Page | |
| Author Note | 35 |
| Running Head | 37 |
| Abstract | 38 |
| First Body Page | |
| Title in Bold | 39 |
| Headings | |
| Heading Levels Discussed | 47 |
| Five Heading Level Examples | 48-49 |
| Writing Style | |
| Inclusive and Bias-free Language | 131 |
| Specificity by Topic | 135 |
| Pronouns | 140 |
| Point of View: 1st Person vs. 3rd Person | 120 |
| Active and Passive Voice | 118 |
| Verb Tenses by Paper Section Chart | 118 |
| In-Text Citations | |
| Terms: Parenthetical and Narrative Citations | 262-263 |
| Basic In-text Citation Style Examples Chart | 266 |
| Three or More Authors | 266 |
| Paraphrasing and Quoting | |
| Multi-Sentence Paraphrases in 1 Paragraph | 269 |
| Page Numbers | 269 |
| Short Quote Examples | 272-273 |
| Special Citation Situations | |
| Citing Multiple Works in a Single Citation | 263 |
| Multiple Narrative Citations in a Single Paragraph | 265 |
| Citing Secondary Sources | 258 |
| Citing Personal Communication (Interviews) | 260 |
| General Mentions of Sources | 268 |
| Authors | |
| Unknown Author | 264 |
| Number of Authors | 266 |
| “And” or “&” between Authors | 266 |
| Multiple Works by Same Author with Same Date | 267 |
| Dates | |
| No Date | 262 |
| Reference List | |
| Missing Information Trouble Shooting Chart | 284 |
| Authors | |
| Group Authors | 288 |
| No Author | 289 |
| Electronic Sources | |
| DOI’s and URL’s | 299 |
| Social Media | 348 |
| Websites | 350 |
| Books | |
| Publication City | 321 |
| Obscure Details | |
| Example Annotated Bibliography | 308 |
| Lettered Lists | 189 |
| Time Abbreviation | 176 |
| YouTube Video Reference | 344 |