Citation General Rules

• This is for IN TEXT and ON SLIDE citations
• For END OF ESSAY or LAST SLIDE references, see the Reverence General Rules

Choose the style

1) Brackets style

• This is
  • Easier
  • The ONLY option for titles.
  • The ONLY option for slides
• It looks like this:
  • (Suzuki, 2021)
  • (Suzuki, 2021, April)
  • (Suzuki, n.d.)
  • (“Title,” 2021, April)
  • (“Title,” n.d.)
  • For details, see Cite Brackets Style

2) Sentence style

• This is
  • More difficult
  • Not usable for titles
  • Not used on slides
• It looks like this:
  • According to Suzuki (2021)
  • Suzuki (2021, April 13) says that
  • Suzuki (n.d.) adds that
  • Research by Suzuki (2021, April) suggests that
  • For details, see Cite Sentence Style

COmmon Mistakes

Are you used to APA6? New in APA7 (from 2019)

• Main changes:
  • Only use “Retrieved from” if the reference is “n.d.”, otherwise just give the http://
  • How many authors to name
    • In text, cite 1-2 authors. If more, go straight to “et al.”
    • Give up to 20 authors in references
  • No city name for books, just publisher
    • APA7 Suzuki, H. (2002). Title. Macmillan.
    • APA6 Suzuki, H. (2002). Title. New York: Macmillan.
  • DOI changes:
    • APA7: https:/doi.org/10.1111/111-11-123-1234-1
    • APA6: Retrieved from doi:/doi.org/10.1111/111-11-123-1234-1