APA Referencing Guide (Avoiding Common Mistakes): 7th edition

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• If a journal article has a DOI, include the DOI in the reference. Include “https” at the beginning of doi.
• If the journal article does not have a DOI but does have a URL that will resolve for readers (e.g., it is from an online journal that is not part of a database), include the URL of the article at the end of the reference.
• If the journal article has an article number instead of a page range, include the word “Article” and then the article number instead of the page range.
• Please refer to this link for more information: https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/references/examples/journal-article-references

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• The format for conference proceedings published as an edited book chapter is the same as for edited book chapters.
• Please refer to this link for more information: https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/references/examples/conference-proceeding-references

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• A dissertation or thesis is considered published when it is available from a database such as ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global or PDQT Open, an institutional repository, or an archive. 
• Include the description “Doctoral dissertation” or “Master’s thesis” followed by a comma and the name of the institution that awarded the degree. Place this information in square brackets after the dissertation or thesis title and any publication number. 
• Please refer to this link for more information: https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/references/examples/published-dissertation-references

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• Provide the writer as the author. 
• Provide the specific date the story was published. 
• Provide the title of the news story in italic sentence case. 
• List the name of the news website in the source element of the reference.
• End the reference with the URL.
• The words ‘Retrieved from’ for online resources are no longer needed. 
• Please refer to this link for more information: https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/references/examples/webpage-website-references

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• Include the description “[Video]” in square brackets after the title.
• Provide the site name (YouTube) and URL of the video.
• The words ‘Retrieved from’ for online resources are no longer needed. 
• Please refer to this link for more information: https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/references/examples/#online-media

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• The words ‘Retrieved from’ for online resources are no longer needed. 
• Please refer to this link for more information: https://libguides.css.edu/APA7thEd/Legal
• Please refer to this link for referencing report by a government agency: https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/references/examples/report-government-agency-references

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• Works not formally published including student works can use this format. 
• More examples from Morling College, Walden University, James Cook University and UCL Institute of Education.