APA Style Reference Examples

Nov 14, 2022 Image credit: Unsplash. Dr Tushar Chauhan

APA is the American Psychological Association, and is the most popular style citation and referencing style. Here are a few examples of APA style.

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Single Author

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Two Authors

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Multiple Authors

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Article with DOI

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Book

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Website article

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‌Thesis

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‌Online news

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To know more about the APA style and how is it different. Please read our blog article here.

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