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Citing Sources at UMFK: 6th & 7th Differences

7th edition information

Brief overview

The following shows a few of the differences in the new APA 7th edition as compared to the old 6th edition and pertaining mostly to the in-text citation and reference formats.

The reference pages refer to the Concise Guide to APA Style: The official APA style guide for students, 7th edition unless noted that the reference comes from the APA Manual (7th ed.).

This is NOT all-inclusive.

TYPE
APA 6TH
APA 7TH
APA PG#
EXCEPTION TO RULE?
Books
publisher location required in reference
publisher location is no longer required
10.2/p253
 
Ebooks
format or type was noted e.g. [Kindle]
format or type no longer need to be noted
10.2/p253
 
In-text Citation
All sources with 3 - 5 authors listed all authors in first occurrence
All source with 3 or more authors now list only the first author and et. al.
8.17/p.187
& inside front cover
yes
DOI #s
"doi:..." was the standard format
"https://..." is now the standard format
9.35/p233
 
URLs
required a "retrieved from" note preceding the URL.
no longer requires "retrieved from" note
9.35/p233
 
Issue Numbers
Issue numbers were only included in the reference if the issue started at page one
Issue number now in all references
9.25/p294 (APA Manual)
 

Two major changes in formatting your paper - for students only - not meant for professional papers.

TYPE
APA 6TH
APA 7TH
Page numbering and running head
Running head was required with the title and page number. First page numbering was different from the rest of the paper.
There is no running head and page number is top right.
Abstract
Required
No longer required (unless required by instructor)
Font type
Pre-determined
Not pre-determined as long as it is legible. May also be specified by your instructor.

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Helpful Sites Regarding 7th Edition Changes

APA 6th edition

If you are looking for help still for the 6th edition of the APA guide, you can go to the APA 6th edition guide.

Please note, it will no longer be updated.