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APA citation has two parts: reference list entries and in-text citations

Elements of APA reference list entries

  • Author (Who is responsible for this work?)
  • Date (When was it published or reviewed?)
  • Title (What is this work called?)
  • Source (Where can I retrieve this work?)

The elements are ordered: Author, A. (Date). Title sentence style. Source Title. Publisher. https://doi.org/#

Elements of APA In-text citation

(Author, year)     examples: (Hudson, 2009)    (Devi & Lopez, 2010)

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