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Quick Reference Guide APA 7th

JOURNAL ARTICLE CITATION

A simple diagram of elements for a journal article citation in APA 7th. Section 10.1, pp. 316-321 in the APA 7th Manual has detailed information about formatting journal articles (periodicals), newspapers, blog posts or magazines. 

BOOK CITATION

A simple diagram of elements for a book citation in APA 7th. Section 10.2, pp. 321-25 in the APA 7th Manual has detailed information about formatting books and reference works. 

CHAPTER IN AN EDITED BOOK

A simple diagram of elements for a chapter in an edited book citation in APA 7th.  Section 10.3, pp. 326-28 of the APA 7th Manual has additional information about correct formatting of chapters in an edited book.  

DISSERTATION FROM A DATABASE (e.g., PROQUEST DISSERTATIONS & THESES GLOBAL)

A simple diagram of element for a dissertation citation from a database. Section 10.65, p. 334 in the APA 7th edition has more information about dissertation formatting. 

DOI or URL? See when to use a doi number in a journal citation.

A simple diagram illustrating the format for an article with a doi number. Section 9.35, p. 299 in the APA 7th edition has the full information about formatting DOI or URLs.