Use 1-inch margins on all sides
Use a readable font such as 12-point Times New Roman
Double-space the entire paper
Include a title page if required
Put the page number in the top right corner
Center the title on the title page
Include your name, institution, course, instructor, and date on the title page
Start the main text on a new page after the title page
Use in-text citations for sources
Format in-text citations as author and year
Use quotation marks for direct quotes
Include page numbers for direct quotes when available
Add a reference page at the end
Center the heading References at the top of the reference page
Alphabetize references by the first author’s last name
Use hanging indents for each reference entry
Include author, date, title, and source information in each reference
Match every in-text citation to a reference entry
Match every reference entry to an in-text citation
Follow APA 7th edition rules for headings, citations, and references