APA Citation Style Guide

APA Citation Style Guide (American Psychological Association, 7th Edition)

Overview: APA style is used in social sciences, education, psychology, health sciences, business, and public administration. It uses an author-date in-text citation system and an alphabetized reference list.

In-Text Citation Examples: Paraphrase: (Smith, 2020). Direct Quote: (Smith, 2020, p. 45). Two Authors: (Taylor & Brown, 2019). 3+ Authors: (Johnson et al., 2021).

Reference Examples:

• Book: Smith, J. (2020). Behavioral psychology. Academic Press.
• Journal: Taylor, R., & Brown, M. (2019). Teaching strategies. J. Educ. Res., 15(2), 100–115.
  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jer.2019.02.005
• Website: American Psychological Association. (2020). Learning APA style. https://apastyle.apa.org

Formatting: Font: Times New Roman, 12 pt. Spacing: Double. Margins: 1-inch. Indent: Hanging (references).

UT Tyler Discplines Using APA:

• Arts & Sciences: Communication (MA), Criminal Justice (MS), Political Science MA, Public Admin (MPA)
• Business: MBA, Finance (MS), HR Dev MS, HR Dev PhD, Industrial Mgmt MS, Marketing Insights
  (MS), Prof. Accountancy (MSPA), Coordinated MSN/MBA (Business), Cybersecurity & Data Analytics MS
• Education & Psychology: Clinical Mental Health Counseling (MA), Clinical Psychology (MS, PhD),
  Curriculum & Instruction (MEd), Educational Leadership (MEd), Reading (MEd), School Counseling (MA), School Improvement (EdD), Special Education (MEd)
• Engineering: Engineering Leadership (MSEL)
• Health Professions: Health Sciences (MS), Kinesiology (MS), Master of Health Admin (MHA), MS in Biotechnology, Occupational Therapy (MOT), Public Health (MPH), Speech-Language Pathology (MS)
• Nursing: Coordinated MSN/MBA (Nursing), DNP, MSN, PhD Nursing

Resources: Purdue OWL: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style | APA Style Website: https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines