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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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APA Style @apastyle.bsky.social · Mar 24
APA Style began in 1929 as a journal article that outlined "general guidance in the preparation of scientific articles." Which edition did you first read and use in your studies? #APAStyle
An infographic titled "APA Style Through the Years" shows the cover design and year associated with each edition: 1929 APA Style founded, Psychological Bullet article; 1952, 1st ed.; 1974, 2nd ed.; 1983, 3rd ed.; 1994, 4th ed.; 2001, 5th ed.; 2010, 6th ed.; 2020, 7th ed.
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How do you cite Dr. King's I Have a Dream speech?

See our post on the #APAStyle blog.

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The "I Have a Dream" marker at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC, is in the foreground of this photo, with the reflecting pool and the Washington Monument in the background.
January 20, 2026 at 1:33 AM
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Videos in our YouTube playlist for students provide strategies for learning and using APA Style in class papers.

Playlist:
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Librarians and writing centers:
Will you recommend APA Style videos to your students this semester?

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January 16, 2026 at 5:36 PM
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Will you be learning or teaching APA Style in 2026?

📰 Subscribe to our free monthly newsletter for #APAStyle news, tips, and links to teaching resources.

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December 30, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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A source work that cannot be recovered by readers (e.g., an email, text, or direct message) should be cited as a #PersonalCommunication.

👉 "Use a personal communication citation only when a recoverable source is not available."

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January 14, 2026 at 10:04 PM
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When writing about writing (i.e., writing about letters, words, phrases, sentences, and so forth), careful formatting helps the reader understand your meaning. In this week's FAQ, we address the question of how to format letters or words (use quotation marks).

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APA Style FAQ: What formatting should I use when writing about letters or words? A: Use quotation marks "to refer to a letter, word, phrase, or sentence as a linguistic example or as itself." This guideline is from Publication Manual (7th ed.) Section 6.7. Examples: the letter "e" We highlighted the words "yes" and no." and The word "Monday" begins with the letter "M."
January 12, 2026 at 6:42 PM
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When creating a reference for a standard or guideline (e.g., OSHA), use the report template from Section 10.4 of the Publication Manual (7th ed.).

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❓ What other examples might be useful on this page?

#APA7 #APAStyle #CiteYourSources
January 9, 2026 at 11:38 PM
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When creating a reference to a book or book chapter, the format depends on whether the book is an authored or an edited book. This post includes details and examples of each:
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January 8, 2026 at 11:32 PM
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January 8, 2026 at 8:25 PM
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When creating an APA Style reference for a journal article, if the journal does not use volume, issue, and/or page numbers, just omit those missing items from the reference.

🔗 Examples are on the #APAStyle website at apastyle.apa.org/style-gramma...
January 6, 2026 at 6:01 PM
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Happy New Year!

As we plan 2026 posts for the #APAStyle blog and new handouts and guides, we'd love your input!

❓ Which have been the most useful?
❓ What topics would you like us to cover more?

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January 2, 2026 at 6:41 PM
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Happy New Year!

As we plan 2026 posts for the #APAStyle blog and new handouts and guides, we'd love your input!

❓ Which have been the most useful?
❓ What topics would you like us to cover more?

🔗 apastyle.apa.org/blog
🔗 apastyle.apa.org/instructiona...

#APA7 #APAguide #TeachingAPAStyle
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January 2, 2026 at 6:41 PM
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Will you be learning or teaching APA Style in 2026?

📰 Subscribe to our free monthly newsletter for #APAStyle news, tips, and links to teaching resources.

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#APA7 #TeachingAPAStyle
December 30, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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In our blog post about citing generative AI tools, we provide reference examples for Claude, Gemini, ChatGPT, and Perplexity.

❓ What other chatbots are you using (and citing)?
❓ Are you using and citing other AI tools that are not considered chatbots?

#CitingAI #GenerativeAI #GenAI

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December 16, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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We’re grateful to every institution who has adopted the @apastyle.bsky.social Manual in its first year! Help spread the word about access to this new resource with our Marketing Guide for #Librarians: https://bit.ly/4rI72dX
December 22, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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From Section 6.45 the APA Style Publication Manual (7th ed.): "Space mathematical copy as you would space words: a+b=c is as difficult to read as wordswithoutspacing. Instead, type a + b = c."

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December 23, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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FAQ: Is it okay for an #APAStyle paper to have no headings?
A: Yes: “Use only the number of headings necessary to differentiate distinct sections in your paper; short student papers may not require any headings.”—Publication Manual (7th ed.), Section 2.27 #APA7
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December 18, 2025 at 10:25 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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"However, ..." and many other options for indicating contrast are given in our Transitions Guide, available on our Handouts and Guides page.

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#AcademicWriting #APA7 #APAStyle
APA Style 7th Edition Transitions Guide
December 17, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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In our blog post about citing generative AI tools, we provide reference examples for Claude, Gemini, ChatGPT, and Perplexity.

❓ What other chatbots are you using (and citing)?
❓ Are you using and citing other AI tools that are not considered chatbots?

#CitingAI #GenerativeAI #GenAI

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December 16, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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#NursingSchool students: Do you have questions about citing UpToDate articles in APA Style? Or how to cite articles from StatPearls?

We have examples of both here:
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#CiteYourSources #APA7 #APAStyle
December 15, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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In this week's post on the APA Style blog, we discuss predatory journals and journal hijacking. This post includes practical tips for students to identify and thus avoid citing articles from such journals.

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#PredatoryJournals #HigherEd #CiteYourSources #APA7
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December 12, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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In this week's post on the APA Style blog, we discuss predatory journals and journal hijacking. This post includes practical tips for students to identify and thus avoid citing articles from such journals.

🔗 apastyle.apa.org/blog/predato...

#PredatoryJournals #HigherEd #CiteYourSources #APA7
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December 12, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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1-Down: "abbreviation for a unique alphanumeric string that identifies content and provides a persistent link to its location on the internet"

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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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#NCTE25 #TeachingAPAStyle #APA7 #APAformat #TeachingTips #AcademicWriting #HigherEd #TeachingResources
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December 11, 2025 at 9:28 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?

🔗 apastyle.apa.org/newsletter-s...

#APAguide #APAformat #APA7 #TeachingAPAStyle
December 10, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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An #APAStyle reference generally has four elements. Each answers a question.
▪️ author: Who is responsible for this work?
▪️ date: When was this work published?
▪️ title: What is this work called?
▪️ source: Where can I retrieve this work?

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November 5, 2025 at 12:20 AM