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Citation Guide

A guide to MLA, APA, Chicago, and AMA citation styles and formatting, with examples and links to frequently used resources.

APA 7th Edition

There is currently an entire research guide devoted to APA 7th Edition. A link to that guide is below in addition to some resources.

Examples

In-Text & Reference List

Books

In-Text: (Smith, 2009)

Reference: Smith, Z. (2009). Changing my mind: Occasional essays. Penguin Press.

 

Journal Article

IT: (Vasara et. al., 2019)

R: Vasara, P., Pongpiriyakan, P., Nyman, T., Lehtinen, H., Aktüre, I.-N., & Laukkanen, O. (2019). Curing our addiction to fossil and nonbiodegradable plastics: Steps ahead. BioResources, 14(2), 2458–2459.

 

Website Content

IT: (University of Alabama, 2020) 

R: University of Alabama. (2020). Coronavirus: Virtual student services. https://healthinfo.ua.edu/virtual-student-services/