APA 7 TH EDITION

INTRODUCTION

PUBLICATION:
• July 15, 2009
INTRODUCED:
• October 2019
NOTABLE CHANGES
 THE PUBLISHER LOCATION IS NO LONGER
INCLUDED IN THE REFERENCE.

APA 6th Edition:

Covey, S. R. (2013). The 7 habits of highly effective
people: Powerful lessons in personal change. New
York, NY: Simon & Schuster.
APA 7th Edition:
Covey, S. R. (2013). The 7 habits of highly effective
people: Powerful lessons in personal change. Simon &
Schuster.
 THE IN-TE XT CITAT ION  F OR WORKS WITH THREE OR MORE
AUTHORS IS NOW SHORT ENE D RIGHT FROM THE FIRST
CITATION

APA 6th Edition:

(Taylor, Kotler, Johnson, & Parker, 2018)

APA 7th Edition:

(Taylor et al., 2018)
Additional Note: What if there is no Author?
(“Title of the Work,” Year)
 SURNAMES AND INITIALS FOR UP TO 20 AUTHORS (INSTEAD
OF 7) SHOULD BE PROVIDED IN THE  REFERENCE LIST.

APA 6th Edition:

Miller, T. C., Brown, M. J., Wilson, G. L., Evans, B. B., Kelly, R. S.,
Turner, S. T., … Lee, L. H. (2018).

APA 7th Edition:

Miller, T. C., Brown, M. J., Wilson, G. L., Evans, B. B., Kelly, R. S.,
Turner, S. T., Lewis, F., Nelson, T. P., Cox, G., Harris, H. L.,
Martin, P., Gonzalez, W. L., Hughes, W., Carter, D., Campbell, C.,
Baker, A. B., Flores, T., Gray, W. E., Green, G., … Lee, L. H. (2018).
 DOIS ARE FORMATTED THE SAME AS URLS. THE
LABEL “DOI:” IS NO LONGER NECESSARY.

APA 6th Edition:

E.g:
Spitz, D., & Hunter, S. (2005). Contested codes: The social
construction of Napster. Information Society, 21(3), 169-180.
doi:10.1080/01972240490951890
APA 7th Edition:
e.g:
Spitz, D., & Hunter, S. (2005). Contested codes: The social
construction of Napster. Information Society, 21(3), 169-180.
https://doi.org/10.1080/01972240490951890
 URLS ARE NO LONGER PRECEDED BY “RETRIEVED
FROM,” UNLESS A RETRIEVAL DATE IS NEEDED. THE
WEBSITE NAME IS INCLUDED (UNLESS IT’S THE SAME AS
THE AUTHOR), AND WEB PAGE TITLES ARE ITALICIZED.

APA 6th Edition

Walker, A. (2019, November 14). Germany avoids
recession but growth remains weak. Retrieved
from https://www.bbc.com/​news/business-50419127
APA 7th Edition:
Walker, A. (2019, November 14). Germany avoids
recession but growth remains weak. BBC
News. https://www.bbc.com/​news/business-50419127
 FOR EBOOKS, THE FORMAT, PLATFORM, OR DEVICE
(E.G. KINDLE, PDF) IS NO LONGER INCLUDED IN THE
REFERENCE, AND THE PUBLISHER IS INCLUDED.

APA 6th Edition

Brück, M. (2009). Women in early British and Irish
astronomy: Stars and satellites [PDF version].
https:/doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-2473-2
APA 7th Edition:
Brück, M. (2009). Women in early British and Irish
astronomy: Stars and satellites. Springer
Nature. https:/doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-2473-2
 FOR EBOOKS, THE FORMAT, PLATFORM, OR DEVICE
(E.G. KINDLE, PDF) IS NO LONGER INCLUDED IN THE
REFERENCE, AND THE PUBLISHER IS INCLUDED.

APA 6th Edition

Brück, M. (2009). Women in early British and Irish
astronomy: Stars and satellites [PDF version].
https:/doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-2473-2
APA 7th Edition:
Brück, M. (2009). Women in early British and Irish
astronomy: Stars and satellites. Springer
Nature. https:/doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-2473-2
 CONTRIBUTORS OTHER THAN
AUTHORS

• Film • Director
• TV Series • Executive Producers
• Podcast Episode • Host of the Episode

• Webinar • Instructor
• Person or group who
• Online Streaming video
uploaded the video
• Photograph • Photographer
 ADDITIONAL CHANGES:
INCLUSIVE AND BIASE-FREE
LANGUAGE
 USE SINGULAR ‘THEY’

E.g:
A researcher's career depends on how often he is cited.
A researcher’s career depends on how often they are cited.

Each examiner submitted his or her assessment.

Each examiner submitted their assessment.
 BE SENSITIVE TO LABELS

E.g:
The poor
People living in poverty

Transexxuals
Transgenders people
 APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF SPECIFITY

E.g:
Over 65s
People aged 65 to 75.

Asian participants
Vietnamese, Cambodian, Thai, Filipino participants
ADDITIONAL CHANGES:
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APA 6th Edition

APA 7th Edition:

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• Times New Roman (12 font size)

• Arial (11 font size)
• Georgia (11 font size)
• Calibri (11 font size)
• Lucida Sans Unicode (10 font size)
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begins in the same line…
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