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Emily Ayubi, Senior Director, APA Style, with the American Library Association #ALAAC25 Accessibility Shuttle.
June 29, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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Are you writing or editing an APA Style paper this week? What questions can we can help answer?

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February 11, 2026 at 9:58 PM
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I've been writing too many papers for school 🤣 #APAformat
March 11, 2025 at 4:27 AM
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New on the #APAStyle blog: How to Cite Unpublished Works

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August 11, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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#APAStyle references include four elements:
🔹 author
🔹 date
🔹 title
🔹 source

🔗 Learn more in this short clip: www.youtube.com/clip/Ugkxt9t...

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September 29, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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When creating an #APAStyle reference to a second or subsequent edition of a book, include the edition information in parentheses (and not italicized) after the book's title, as shown in this example.
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Edited Book Reference Example Bell, M. A. (2024). Child development at the intersection of emotion and cognition (2nd ed.). American Psychological Association. https://doi.org/10.1037/0000406-000 parenthetical citation: (Bell, 2024) narrative citation: Bell (2024)
July 25, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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Tip 8 in our teaching #APAStyle on-the-go series outlines an activity "somewhat like musical chairs except done as a paper review exercise."

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November 18, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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We are at the American Library Association conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania! @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social

Stop by Booth 729 to chat about all things #APAStyle, including the APA Style Manual (go.apa.org/apastylemanu...)!

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June 27, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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In our free monthly newsletter, we share #APAStyle questions (and answers) from conversations we have here on Bluesky and on other social media platforms.

❓ What APA Style question(s) would you like to see included?

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December 10, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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To create an #APAStyle reference for an article with an assigned number rather than pages, write “Article” and the number after the volume and issue.
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APA Style reference: Bellier, L., Llorens, A., Marciano, D., Gunduz, A., Schalk, G., Brunner, P., & Knight, R. T. (2023). Music can be reconstructed from human auditory cortex activity using nonlinear decoding models. PLOS Biology, 21(8), Article e3002176. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3002176 Parenthetical citation: (Bellier et al., 2023) Narrative citation: Bellier et al. (2023)
April 1, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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Will you be writing or editing an APA Style paper this week? What questions can we can help answer?

Please share with any colleagues who may have questions or who help students or others writing with #APAStyle!

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November 17, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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Tip 6 in our teaching on-the-go series covers two topics: #APAStyle heading levels and the benefits of citing personal communications sources.

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November 2, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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This handout with the six steps to proper citation is available free—along with many other handouts, guides, and checklists—on the #APAStyle site:

🔗 apastyle.apa.org/instructiona...

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APA Style (7th ed.) Six Steps to Proper Citation 1. READ the work you want to cite. 2. Identify an IDEA you want to put in your paper. 3. Write a SENTENCE about that idea. 4. Write a REFERENCE LIST ENTRY for the work. 5. Add in the corresponding IN-TEXT CITATION. 6. REPEAT as needed for more works and ideas.
October 14, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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As noted on our Appendices Setup page (apastyle.apa.org/style-gramma...), an appendix in a paper or manuscript includes "information that supplements the text but would be distracting or inappropriate to include in the text itself."

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May 6, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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Have you used this free #APA7 guide? It shows how to format the basic elements of an APA Style student paper: headings, title (or cover) page, the text and headings, tables and figures, and the reference list.

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APA Style 7th Edition Student Paper Setup Guide
June 25, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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Teachers: Are your students puzzled by #APAStyle? We have new handouts just for you!

Both the word search and crossword puzzle are available here:
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November 21, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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If you are learning or teaching #APAStyle this summer, be sure to browse our website for free guides, handouts, and activities; sample references; sample papers; and much more!
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Screenshot of the APA Style website as presented on a mobile device. Links for the following popular APA Style guidelines are shown: reference examples, title page setup, paper format, bias-free language, in-text citations, and sample papers. Screenshot of the handouts and guides page on the APA Style website as presented on a mobile device: Note: These resources are in PDF format. APA Style and MLA Style Reference Comparison Guide; APA Style Guide to Common Reference Examples; APA Style References Formatting Activity (DOCX); APA Style Reference Guide for Journal Articles, Books, and Edited Book Chapters; APA Style Scaffolded Reference Elements. Screenshot of the References Examples page on the APA Style website as presented on a mobile device. In the periodical section, links are shown for the following: Journal Article References, Magazine Article References, Newspaper Article References, Blog Post and Blog Comment References, and UpToDate Article References. In the Books and Reference Works section, links are shown for the following: Book/Ebook References, Diagnostic Manual References, Children’s Book or Other Illustrated Book References, Classroom Course Pack Material References, and Religious Work References. Screenshot of the Paper Format page on the APA Style website as presented on a mobile device. Links for the following topics are shown: Order of Pages, Title Page Setup, Font, Page Header, Line Spacing, Margins, Paragraph Alignment and Indentation, and Headings.
July 2, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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📚 Guidelines for headings can be found in Sections 2.26 and 2.27 of the Publication Manual (7th ed.) and on our site:

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February 19, 2026 at 4:08 PM
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June 21, 2025 at 11:12 PM