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APA 7th Style:  About APA 7

UON Library guide for the APA 7th referencing style

APA Style

APA is an author-date citation style.  It is commonly used for Psychology, Nursing, Education, Business, and other areas. This style allows readers to locate information sources via short in-text citations, with full details in the reference list

Based on the 7th edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, this guide provides general instructions and examples for citing a range of sources. Access the grey tabs for the guide menu or see the guide index.

Additional resources

For a quick overview of the APA 7th style, watch the video by Academic Learning Support below

Quick PDF Guide to APA 7th for Downloading or Printing

New! Heard about Generative AI (such as ChatGPT), and wondering how to reference it in your assignments?

It is an expectation of the University of Newcastle that all work submitted for assessment is the student's own original work. Prior permission must be obtained from a course coordinator before submitting work generated using an AI tool. 

If using Generative AI is permitted for your course, we've got referencing it correctly covered! See the newly added Generative AI section.