The APA manual was first published in 1974 as a guide to help academic writers communicate clearly and precisely. It covers various components of style and formatting and shows how to properly cite and reference sources.
In October 2019, the 7th edition of the APA Publication Manual was released, replacing the 6th edition published in 2009. So, what’s changed? In this blog post, we’ll go over the 10 most significant changes to in-text citations and references, formatting, word choice, and style.
APA’s 7th edition has guidelines that simplify citing online sources. There are more than 100 examples for various media, and there’s a referencing template for each category. Here are some of the key changes to the guidelines:
✘ (Jameson, Fauci, Kasper, Hauser, Longo, & Loscalzo, 2018)
✔ (Jameson et al., 2018)
✘ Chambers, C. (2020). Small Pleasures. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson.
✔ Chambers, C. (2020). Small Pleasures. Weidenfeld & Nicolson.
✘ Mucke, V. (2022, January 16). 5 books to grow as a leader in Data Analytics [Blog post]. Retrieved from https://towardsdatascience.com/5-books-to-grow-as-a-leader-in-data-analytics-e16b31a5925a
✔ Mucke, V. (2022, January 16). 5 books to grow as a leader in Data Analytics. Towards Data Science. https://towardsdatascience.com/5-books-to-grow-as-a-leader-in-data-analytics-e16b31a5925a
✘ Shelley, M. W. (1869). Frankenstein; or, the modern Prometheus. [Google Books edition]. https://books.google.com/books?id=2Zc3AAAAYAAJ&dq=frankenstein&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q=frankenstein&f=false
✔ Shelley, M. W. (1869). Frankenstein; or, the modern Prometheus. Sever, Francis, & Co. https://books.google.com/books?id=2Zc3AAAAYAAJ&dq=frankenstein&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q=frankenstein&f=false
APA 7 also has revised guidelines for the format of student and professional papers. Here are some significant changes:
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Arial 11, Calibri 11, Georgia 11, Lucida Sans Unicode 10, and Times New Roman 12 are all now accepted.
✘ Running head: THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SOCIAL MEDIA AND EATING DISORDERS
✔ THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SOCIAL MEDIA AND EATING DISORDERS
APA 7 also includes guidelines on how to make language more inclusive. The most notable change to word choice is:
✘ If a speech-language pathologist is said to be fully qualified, it means he or she has undertaken the necessary training.
✔ If a speech-language pathologist is said to be fully qualified, it means they have undertaken the necessary training.
There are two key alterations to the style guidelines in APA 7:
✘ The phrase at the end of the day was once named Britain’s most annoying common office cliché.
✔ The phrase “at the end of the day” was once named Britain’s most annoying common office cliché.
For a more extensive list of all the changes in APA 7, check out this official tutorial.
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