Identify the source type (book, journal article, website, report, etc.)
Use APA 7th edition author-date style
In-text citation format: (Author, Year)
In-text citation with direct quote format: (Author, Year, p. pageNumber)
In-text citation with author in sentence format: Author (Year)
Reference list entry format (general): Author, A. A. (Year). Title of work. Publisher/Website
Book reference format: Author, A. A. (Year). *Title of book*. Publisher
Journal article format: Author, A. A. (Year). Title of article. *Title of Journal, volume*(issue), pageRange. https://doi.org/xxxxx
Website page format: Author, A. A. (Year, Month Day). Title of page. Site Name. URL
Article or page with no date: Author, A. A. (n.d.). Title of page. Site Name. URL
Multiple authors (2): Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year). Title. Publisher
Multiple authors (3+): List up to 20 authors in the reference; in-text use the first author + “et al.” (Author et al., Year)
Corporate author format: Organization Name. (Year). *Title*. Publisher
Editor format (edited book): Editor, A. A. (Ed.). (Year). *Title*. Publisher
Capitalization rules: Use sentence case for titles (capitalize only first word and proper nouns)
Italicize: Titles of books and journals; italicize volume number in journal citations
Use hanging indent in the reference list (first line flush left, subsequent lines indented)
Alphabetize the reference list by the first author’s last name
Use DOI when available; format as https://doi.org/xxxxx
Use retrieval date only when content is designed to change over time (APA 7 guidance)
Match in-text citations exactly to the corresponding reference list entry (same author name spelling and year)