APA 7 Citations

Rule #1

​Parenthetical Citations

Place the last name of the author, the year of publication, and the page or paragraph number in parentheses (for a direct quote) after the source material. Put the period AFTER the parentheses.

​Paraphrased material (Pool, 2022).

"Quoted Material" (Pool, 2022, para. 10).​

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Multiple Choice

Is this citation correct?

There are risks inherent in drinking tap water. (Lee, 2016)

• No change

• There are risks inherent in drinking tap water (Lee, 2016).

• There are risks inherent in drinking tap water (Lee 2016).

• There are risks inherent in drinking tap water (Robert Lee, 2016).

Rule #2

​Narrative Citations

If you use the author's name inside of your text, include the year in parentheses right after the name. Include the page or paragraph in parentheses at the end if you have used a direct quote.

​According to Pool (2022), paraphrased material.

According to Pool (2022), "Quoted material" (para. 10).​

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Multiple Choice

Is this citation correct?

Becker defined gamification as giving the mechanics of principles of a game to other activities (2013).

• No Change

• Becker (2013, p. 12) defined gamification as giving the mechanics of principles of a game to other activities.

• Becker (2013) defined gamification as giving the mechanics of principles of a game to other activities (Becker 2013).

• Becker (2013) defined gamification as giving the mechanics of principles of a game to other activities.

Rule #3

​Citation with more than one author

If you have 2 authors, use the ampersand (&) to separate them.

(Pool & Reaves, 2022)​ / Pool & Reaves (2022) claim...

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If you have more than 2 authors, use the abbreviation "et al," which means "and others"

(Pool et al, 2022)​ / Pool et al (2022) claim....

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Multiple Choice

Is this citation correct?

Instead, Grady et al. (2019) suggest that "when children are read storybooks that represent characters from ethnic or racial groups other than their own, [they] may receive a wider array of emotion learning opportunities than when they are read storybooks with characters that represent only their own race or ethnicity" (p. 215).

• No Change

• Instead, Grady and others (2019) suggest that "when children are read storybooks that represent characters from ethnic or racial groups other than their own, [they] may receive a wider array of emotion learning opportunities than when they are read storybooks with characters that represent only their own race or ethnicity" (p. 215).

• Instead, (Grady et al. 2019) suggest that "when children are read storybooks that represent characters from ethnic or racial groups other than their own, [they] may receive a wider array of emotion learning opportunities than when they are read storybooks with characters that represent only their own race or ethnicity" (p. 215).

• Instead, Grady et al. (2019) suggest that "when children are read storybooks that represent characters from ethnic or racial groups other than their own, [they] may receive a wider array of emotion learning opportunities than when they are read storybooks with characters that represent only their own race or ethnicity" (Grady, 2019, p. 215).

Rule #4

Citations with no date

If no date of publication is available, use "n.d." to show "no date."

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According to Pool (n.d.), "Quoted material" (p. 10).​

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Multiple Choice

Is this citation correct?

In the late 1950s, white Australians became more aware of indigenous living conditions reported in the news. (National Museum Australia, n.d.)

• No Change

• In the late 1950s, white Australians became more aware of indigenous living conditions reported in the news (National Museum Australia, no date).

• In the late 1950s, white Australians became more aware of indigenous living conditions reported in the news (National Museum Australia, none).

• In the late 1950s, white Australians became more aware of indigenous living conditions reported in the news (National Museum Australia, n.d.).

Rule #5

Citations without an author

If there is no author, use the article title instead.

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"Quoted material" ("Article Title," year, para. #).​

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Multiple Choice

Is this citation correct?

During the 2017 presidential inauguration, there were some moments of awkwardness ("Mrs. Obama Says ‘Lovely Frame’").

• No Change

• During the 2017 presidential inauguration, there were some moments of awkwardness ("Mrs. Obama Says ‘Lovely Frame’," 2018).

• During the 2017 presidential inauguration, there were some moments of awkwardness (2018).

• During the 2017 presidential inauguration, there were some moments of awkwardness (Mrs. Obama Says ‘Lovely Frame’ 2018).

​Reminder 1:

Each citation within your paper (either parenthetical or narrative style) will have a corresponding entry in your list of references at the end of your paper (benchmark #8). You have already started the preparation for this list in BM #1.​

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​Reminder 2:

All source material must be cited:

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--quoted material

--paraphrased material.

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If you used someone else's info, you MUST give credit to your source.​

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