Citation and Referencing: Changes from 6 to 7 Edition

The American Psychological Association has recently published the APA 7th referencing style which is significantly different to APA 6th . 

Kindly review all the information on the APA 7th Guide. You will find some reference formats have moved categories and there have been small alterations to most format examples. Some of the notable changes include:

In-text referencing

• When using a narrative direct quotation the page number now moved to brackets at the end of the quote.
• Author names listed in in-text references: For 3 or more authors cite only the surname of the first author followed by et al. 

Reference list

• No longer needed place of publication.
• List all authors up to and including 20 authors.
• No longer include the words ‘Retrieved from’ for online resources.
• DOI format has changed. The format is now: https://doi.org/10.xx

The American Psychological Association has published the APA 7^th referencing style which is significantly different to APA 6^th

The VU APA 7th Referencing guide is based on:

• The Publication manual of the American Psychological Association : the official guide to APA style. This is a print book available at the UNAM library holdings. This is not available in electronic format.
• The APA style website.
• The APA style blog. Articles such as Hear, Hear! It's Finally Here! provide some summary information.
• This ACRL Choice webinar presented by the APA Style team provides an overview of the changes, as well as a Q&A at the end

General APA 7th information

• Material to be referenced is generally classified by the format rather than retrieval location.This has led to changes where examples are located on the Guide.
• Clarity is given regarding citing social media platforms, grey literature and web resources.

What you need to do

• Researchers can download Mendeley referencing software.
• For Research Students please talk with your Supervisor and decide whether to remain with APA 6^th or move to APA 7^th.
• Support from the Americaln Psychological Association will be limited going forward for APA 6th. Refer to Archiving the Sixth Edition APA Style Blog.

The American Psychological Association has published the APA 7th referencing style which includes a number of significant changes to the style. 

• This is a print book available through the UNAM library  808.06615 PUB. This is not available in electronic format.
• The APA style website.
• The APA style blog. Articles such as Hear, Hear! It's Finally Here! provide some summary information.

General information regarding APA 7th Edition

• Material to be referenced is generally classified by the format rather than retrieval location.This has led to changes where examples are located on the Guide.
• Clarity is given regarding citing social media platforms, grey literature and web resources.

Please do kindly, review all the information on the APA 7th Guide, as these changes will affect the work of the students.

In-text referencing

• When using a direct quotation the page number now moved to brackets at the end of the quote.
• Author names listed in in-text references: For 3 or more authors cite only the surname of the first author followed by et al. 

Reference list

• No longer need place of publication.
• List all authors up to and including 20 authors.
• No longer include the words ‘Retrieved from’ for online resources.
• DOI format has changed. The format is now: https://doi.org/10.xxxx