Citation

“APA style provides a foundation for effective scholarly communication because it helps authors present their ideas in a clear, concise, and organized manner. Uniformity and consistency enable readers to

1. Focus on the ideas being presented rather than formatting and

2. Scan works quickly for key points, findings, and sources”

(American Psychological Association, 2020).

What are the major features of APA?

• Brief parenthetical in-text citations
• Reference list at the end
• Focus on the date of publication: in the social sciences, how up-to-date a resource is tends to be very important
• Devised by the American Psychological Association, and used especially in the social sciences and some sciences