Publication manual of the American Psychological Association: The official guide to APA style (7th ed.). (2020). Washington: American Psychological Association.
In this seventh edition, the editors finally conceded to good sense to recommend only one space after punctuation at the end of a sentence, a stance that took academic Twitter by storm. But there are more significant updates to the previous edition (2010) that make scholarly communication clearer and more effective. (from Booklist, February 1, 2020)
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Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.). (2010). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
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Wainberg, M. (2009, March 17). Criminalizing HIV transmission may be a mistake. CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, 180(6), 688-688. doi:10.1503/cmaj.090249
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GALE databases (e.g., Opposing Viewpoints in Context, Biography, Gale High-School) - When you click the title of an article, look for the "Tools" on the right side and select "Cite."
ProQuest databases (e.g., SIRS Knowledge Source or SIRS Discoverer) - After you have selected an article, click the "Cite" link at the top right above the article.
You should always double-check the results you get, since sometimes the citations need some clean-up.
