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By A. Adams

June 26, 2024

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How many U.S. college students use APA Style?

By Chelsea Lee

May 29, 2024

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Data about college degrees awarded by field of study and what writing style is used in each.

Check your tone: Keeping it professional

By Hannah Greenbaum

April 1, 2024

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When writing an APA Style paper, present ideas in a clear and straightforward manner. In this kind of scholarly writing, keep a professional tone.

Why learn APA Style if you already know MLA style?

By Chelsea Lee

February 12, 2024

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Have you ever wondered, why can’t there be one writing style for everything? It’s a good question. We often hear this version: “Why learn APA Style if I already know MLA style?”

How to cite a chapter written by someone other than the book’s authors

By David Becker

January 29, 2024

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This post describes how to cite a chapter, foreword, or other part of a book written by someone other than the book’s author(s) and how to cite a book that credits additional people on the cover.

Introducing the second edition of APA’s Inclusive Language Guide

By Maysa Akbar, PhD, ABPP

December 21, 2023

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Language holds immense power—it shapes people’s perceptions, interactions, and ability to bridge differences to create a more inclusive, equitable, and welcoming environment for all.

How to avoid pirated or counterfeit copies of APA Style manuals

By APA Style Team

November 27, 2023

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PDF scans of the APA manuals, printed counterfeit copies, and books with misleading branding all are troublesome for readers, for a number of reasons outlined in this post.

Introducing APA Style for beginners

By Samantha Denneny

November 15, 2023

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Students new to APA Style benefit from learning essential elements like formatting, references, and inclusive language. That’s why we created a new home base for students.

Introducing APA Style Journal Article Reporting Standards for Race, Ethnicity, and Culture

By Mo Wang and Seanna Leath

November 2, 2023

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These standards are for all authors, reviewers, and editors seeking to improve manuscript quality by encouraging more racially and ethnically conscious and culturally responsive journal reporting standards for empirical studies in psychological science.

The “no second-person” myth

By Hannah Greenbaum

October 18, 2023

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Many writers believe the “no second-person” myth, which is that there is an APA Style guideline against using second-person pronouns such as “you” or “your.” On the contrary, you can use second-person pronouns in APA Style writing.