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APA 7
th
Edition Updates
Cheat Sheet
Compiled by:
Writing Center
Baylor University
General Citation Changes:
1.
The 7
th
ed. no longer includes the publisher city in the bibliography.
6
th
edition:
Anderson, L. K. (2005).
McGraw-Hill’s proofreading handbook
.
New
York, NY: McGraw Hill Professional.
7
th
edition:
Anderson, L. K. (2005).
McGraw-Hill’s proofreading handbook
.
McGraw Hill Professional.
2.
The 7
th
ed. uses “et al.” for all works with three or more authors.
6
th
edition,
first citation:
6
th
edition,
subsequent
citations:
(Smith, Crocker, & Lively, 2019)
(Smith, et al., 2019)
7
th
edition:
(Smith, et al., 2019)
3.
The 7
th
ed. lists up to 20 authors in a bibliographic entrance before using the
ellipses.
6
th
edition:
Talbert, T., Cooper, S., Talbert, S., Blevins, B., Howell, L., Meehan,
J.,
… Shanks, N. (2020). Writing is awesome. In
The definitive
book of professional graduate education
(pp. 120–150). Baylor
University Press.
7
th
edition:
Talbert, T., Cooper, S., Talbert, S., Blevins, B., Howell, L., Meehan,
J., Purdum-Cassidy, B., Choucair, M., Earl, J., Johnston, K.,
Lang, M., LeCompte, K., Magill, K., Nesmith, S., Nichols, P.,
Null, W., Ogodo, J., Rogers, D.,
… Shanks, N. (2020). Writing is
awesome. In
The definitive book of professional graduate
education
(pp. 120–150). Baylor University Press.
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Electronic/Online Citation Changes:
1.
The 7
th
ed. presents the DOI number as a URL.
6
th
edition:
Sommers, N. (1980). Revision strategies of student writers and
experienced adult writers.
College Composition and
Communication
,
31
(4), 378–388.
doi:10.2307/356588
7
th
edition:
Sommers, N. (1980). Revision strategies of student writers and
experienced adult writers.
College Composition and
Communication
,
31
(4), 378–388.
https://doi.org/10.2307/356588
2.
The 7
th
ed. italicizes web page names.
6
th
edition:
Flaherty, C. (2014, October 10).
Librarians and scholars consider the
future of the monograph. Retrieved from:
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2014/10/10/librarians-
and-scholars-consider-future-monograph
7
th
edition:
Flaherty, C. (2014, October 10).
Librarians and scholars consider the
future of the monograph
. Inside Higher Ed.
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2014/10/10/librarians-
and-scholars-consider-future-monograph
3.
The 7
th
ed. omits “retrieved from” unless a retrieval date is needed.
6
th
edition:
Flaherty, C. (2014, October 10). Librarians and scholars consider the
future of the monograph.
Retrieved from:
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2014/10/10/librarians-
and-scholars-consider-future-monograph
7
th
edition:
Flaherty, C. (2014, October 10).
Librarians and scholars consider the
future of the monograph
. Inside Higher Ed.
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2014/10/10/librarians-
and-scholars-consider-future-monograph
Flaherty, C. (2014, October 10).
Librarians and scholars consider the
future of the monograph
. Inside Higher Ed.
Retrieved on January
13, 2020, from
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2014/10/10/librarians-
and-scholars-consider-future-monograph
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4.
The 7
th
ed. includes publisher information for ebooks.
6
th
edition:
American Management Association. (1996).
The AMA style guide for
business writing
.
Retrieved from:
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?
direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=1922&site=ehost-live&scope=site
7
th
edition:
American Management Association. (1996).
The AMA style guide for
business writing
.
AMACOM.
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?
direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=1922&site=ehost-live&scope=site
5.
The 7
th
ed. provides greater specifications for citing non-text based
electronic resources such as podcasts, social media posts, PowerPoint slides,
and internet videos.
Paper Formatting and Style
1.
The 7
th
ed. now requires different title page information for professional and
student papers.
2.
The 7
th
ed. no longer includes the running header on student papers.
Professional papers utilize an abbreviated version of the title in the running
header without labeling it “Running header.”
3.
The 7
th
ed. allows greater flexibility in paper fonts.
4.
The 7
th
ed. headings 3-5 are updated
5.
The 7
th
ed. uses only one space after a period.
6.
The 7
th
ed. endorses using “they/them” as a singular, gender-neutral
pronoun.
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