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This official profile is maintained by experts at the American Psychological Association. We share tips about how to format a paper, create APA Style references in seventh edition (#APA7), write with concise and bias-free language, and more.

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Our final tips in the teaching on-the-go series are about how to check one's work. We provide an #APAStyle student paper checklist and recommend an activity for checking papers for uncited sources.

🔗 apastyle.apa.org/blog/9-teach...
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#teachingAPAStyle #APA7
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November 25, 2025 at 5:02 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:
🔗 apastyle.apa.org/instructiona...

#NCTE25 #TeachingAPAStyle #APA7 #APAformat #TeachingTips #AcademicWriting #HigherEd #TeachingResources
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November 21, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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We are in Denver, Colorado, for @ncte.org's annual convention!

If you'll be there, stop by Booth 901 to say hello and chat about all things #APAStyle! #APA7 #NCTE25

👉 Booth 901
🔹 Friday: 10:00 a.m.–6:30 p.m.
🔹 Saturday: 11:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
🔹 Sunday: 8:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
I'm sponsoring Dream Boldly Denver NCTE 2025 Annual Convention November 20–23
November 20, 2025 at 11:28 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."

🔗 apastyle.apa.org/blog/8-teach...

#teachingAPAStyle #APA7 #APAformat
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November 18, 2025 at 6:56 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!

#APA7 #APAformat #APAguide #AmEditing #Copyediting #AcWri
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November 17, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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🔗 apastyle.apa.org/blog/7-teach...

(4/4)

#APAStyle #APA7 #TeachingTips #AcademicWriting #HigherEd #Paraphrasing #TeachingAPAStyle
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November 6, 2025 at 11:19 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.

🔗 apastyle.apa.org/blog/6-teach...

#TeachingAPAStyle #APA7 #APAheadings #APAformat
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November 2, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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The first ghost guideline addressed in this webinar was about using first person!

🔗 www.youtube.com/clip/UgkxrnI...

#Halloween #AcWri
It's okay to say "I" and "you" in APA Style papers Do not refer to yourself in the third person ("the author") Do not use editorial "we" (it's vague)
October 31, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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Instructors: This week’s topic (No. 5) in our On the Go series is about helping students "develop their knowledge of how journal articles work and why academic writers frequently use them."

🔗 apastyle.apa.org/blog/5-teach...

#AcWri #AcademicWriting #ResearchTips
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October 28, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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Students: Are you writing a paper using #APAStyle this semester? Don't miss our webinar today to level up your writing game!

🔹 Today! Thursday, October 23, at 2:00 p.m. ET
🔗 Free registration: apa-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

#AcWri #EduSky #AcademicSky #APA7
The introductory slide for our webinar (Leveling Up With APA Style: Preparing Students for Writing Success in 4-Year Programs) features the title and images in the 8-bit style of a classic arcade game. Chelsea Lee, Jasmine Bridges, and Samantha Denneny American Psychological Association October 23, 2025
October 23, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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Instructors: The fourth tip in our On the Go series for this semester is about teaching students how to read, and later write, abstracts.

🔗 apastyle.apa.org/blog/4-teach...

#AcWri #AcademicWriting #ResearchTips
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October 17, 2025 at 3:11 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...

#APA7 #APAformat #AcademicWriting #CiteYourSources #AuthorDate
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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Capitalize trade names and brand names (e.g., Zoloft, iPhone, Wi-Fi). These are proper nouns, whereas generic descriptions (e.g., smartphone) or ingredients (e.g., sertraline) are not.

More examples:
🔗 apastyle.apa.org/blog/brand-n...

#medications #ProperNouns #nursing
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October 8, 2025 at 5:58 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...

#APAreferences #APA7 #APAformat #APAguide
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September 29, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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Teachers: This week’s blog post in our On the Go series (Tip 3) is about helping students format their first APA Style paper for your class.

🔗 apastyle.apa.org/blog/3-teach...

❓ What are the most common questions you hear about #APAStyle paper formatting?

#TeachingAPAStyle #AcademicWriting
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September 25, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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The second post in this series is about how to teach students about active and passive voice and "when to use both voices based on the context of their work."

🔗 apastyle.apa.org/blog/2-teach...

#TeachingAPAStyle #AcademicWriting #ActiveVoice #PassiveVoice #TeachingWriting
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September 19, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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In the third part in our series on citing AI, we address whether AI is "allowed" in #APAStyle papers. That is, what determines whether students, researchers, and other authors should use AI to help with their writing?

🔗 apastyle.apa.org/blog/cite-ge...

#APA7 #AcademicWriting #LLMs #CitingAI
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September 18, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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In the second part in our series on citing AI, we address
🔹 whether and how to use and cite AI tools as search engines
🔹 whether to disclose that you've used AI when using common software that incorporates AI features

🔗 apastyle.apa.org/blog/cite-ge...

#APA7 #AcWri #GenerativeAI #CitingAI #CiteAI
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September 12, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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Our next webinar is for students! 📚 If you are new to #APAStyle or could use a refresher about in-text citations, please join us on September 23rd!

🔗 free registration: apa-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

#APA7 #APAreferences #AuthorDate #CitingAI
APA Style Join the APA Style team for their latest webinar: Confident Citation in APA Style September 23, 2025 2:00 p.m. ET
September 12, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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How do you cite generative AI in #APAStyle?
This week on the blog: updated guidance for citing ChatGPT, Gemini, and other generative AI tools!

🔗 apastyle.apa.org/blog/cite-ge...

#APA7 #AcademicWriting #CiteYourSources #CitingAI #CiteAI
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September 9, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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Our first post in this series is about how to help your students become effective researchers. (2/2)

🔗 apastyle.apa.org/blog/1-teach...

#TeachingAPAStyle #AcademicWriting #InformationLiteracy #infolit
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September 5, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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If you're citing any books in your APA Style paper, be sure to distinguish between authored books and edited books in which each chapter has different authors. This post on the #APAStyle blog has details and example references and in-text citations:
🔗 apastyle.apa.org/blog/book-ch...
#APAreferences
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September 2, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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FAQ: When a book has multiple editions, which one should I include in the reference list?

A: Include a reference list entry for only the edition of the book that you’ve actually used.

🔗 apastyle.apa.org/blog/book-ed...

#AcademicWriting #APA7 #APAreferences #CiteYourSources
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August 28, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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Teachers: The Anatomy of a Journal Article handout is for students learning to be strategic readers. We welcome your feedback and ideas for this and for our other free handouts!

🔗 apastyle.apa.org/instructiona...

🔗 youtube.com/clip/UgkxSbA...

#TeachingAPAStyle #AcademicWriting #APA7
Anatomy of a Journal Article Free handout on the APA Style website in the instructional aids section Help students... understand the parts of a scientific article become more efficient and effective readers Integrate APA Style into your curriculum Thumbnail of a screen from an APA Style webinar: Process Over Product: Setting Students Up for Success in Writing APA Style papers
August 27, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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In an #APAStyle paper, double-space the reference list, both within and between references. Don't add extra lines between references.

🔗 apastyle.apa.org/style-gramma...

Line spacing guidelines for all paper elements are in Section 2.21 of the Publication Manual (7th ed.). #AcademicWriting #APA7
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August 26, 2025 at 5:03 PM