APA 6th/7th Comparison Quick Guide

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Topic/Reference APA 6th APA 7th

Student Paper Layout

Student Paper - Title Page Not Specified (Only professional paper shared) 1. Components of Title Page:
Layout 2. No Running Head
(7th ed., p. 32) 3. Page Number
4. Paper Title
SAMPLE STUDENT PAPER 5. Author
(7th ed., p. 61-67) 6. Affiliation (School)
7. Course
8. Instructor
9. Due Date

Student Paper 2 nd Page & Not Specified (Only professional paper shared) 1. Pages after Title Page:
Remainder of Paper 2. Abstract (New Page)
Layout 3. Text (New Page)
(7th ed., p. 43) 4. References (New Page)
5. (The following are not in ALL papers)
6. Footnotes
7. Tables
8. Figures
9. Appendices

Fonts Allowed: 12 pt. Times New Roman • 11 pt. Calibri

(7th ed., p. 44) • 11 pt. Ariel
• 10 pt. Lucinda Sans Unicode
• 12 pt. Times New Roman
• 11 pt. Georgia

Mechanics of Style

At the end of a sentence 2 spaces after a period 1 space after a period

(7th ed., p. 154)
Use “double quotation” APA endorses the use of the singular pronoun APA endorses the use of the singular pronoun
marks to refer to linguistic they “they”
examples instead of italics
(7th ed., p. 157)
References

Journal Article
(6th ed., p. 198)
(7th ed., p. 317)
Herbst-Damm, K. L., & Kulik J. A. (2005).
Volunteer support, marital status, and the
survival times of terminally ill patients. Health
Psychology, 24, 225-229. doi: 10.1037/0278-
6133.24.2.225
Herbst-Damm, K. L., & Kulik J. A. (2005). Volunteer
support, marital status, and the survival times of
terminally ill patients. Health Psychology, 24, 225-
229. https://doi.org/10.1037/0278-6133.24.2.225

Book Germer, C. K. (2009). The mindful path to self- Germer, C. K. (2009). The mindful path to self-
(6th ed., p. 202) compassion: Freeing yourself from destructive compassion: Freeing yourself form destructive
(7th ed., p. 297, 321) thoughts and emotions. New York, NY: The thoughts and emotions. The Guilford Press. (add
Guilford Press. DOI here if available – see references below)

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 Topic/Reference APA 6th
eBook Parker, M. E. (2005). Nursing theories and
(6th ed., p. 203) nursing practice (2nd Ed). [eBook]. Retrieved
(7th ed., p. 322) from Ebscohost.com
Chapter in an edited book Orem, D. E. (2005). Part one: Dorothea E.
(6th ed., p. 204) Orem’s self-care deficit nursing theory. In M. E.
(7th ed., p. 326) Parker’s (Ed.), Nursing theories and nursing
practice (2nd Ed., pp. 141-159). [eBook].
Retrieved from Ebscohost.com
Newspaper article Neeley, O. (2019, November 24). County DSS
(6th ed., p. 200) report shows effective service. The Wilson
(7th ed., p. 320) Times. Retrieved from
http://wilsontimes.com/stories/county-dss-
report-shows-effective-service,195618
Government Report United States Government Accountability
(6th ed., p. 205) Office. (2008). Young adults with serious
(7th ed, p. 329) mental illness. (GAO-08-678). Retrieved from
gao.gov/new.items/d08678.pdf
Government webpage Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
(6th ed., p. 215) (2019, November 25). Chicken and food
(7th ed, p. 351) poisoning. Retrieved from
https://www.cdc.gov/foodsafety/chicken.html
YouTube So Yummy. (2019, August 9). How to decorate
(6th ed., p. 215) pies. [Video file]. Retrieved from
(7th ed, p. 344) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= VtKNrd-
6Pwg
General website Mettler, L. (2018, March 20). Should you wash
(6th ed., p. 215) raw chicken? CDC posts serious reminder
(7th ed., p. 350) about food poisoning. Retrieved from
https://www.today.com/food/should -you-
rinse-raw-chicken-ina-garten-debunks-
cooking-myth-t125376
References:
American Psychological Association. (2019). Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.).
American Psychological Association.
American Psychological Association. (2019). Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.).
American Psychological Assocation. https://doi.org/10.1037/0000165-000
Need help learning basic APA 7th ed citation formats:
American Psychological Association. (2019). 7th Edition: Quick reference guide.
https://apastyle.apa.org/instructional-aids/reference-guide.pdf
APA 7th
Parker, M. E. (2005). Nursing theories and nursing
practice (2nd ed.). F. A. Davis Company. (add DOI
here if available – see references below)
Orem, D. E. (2005). Part one: Dorothea E. Orem’s
self-care deficit nursing theory. In M. E. Parker’s
(Ed.), Nursing theories and nursing practice (2nd
Ed., pp. 141-159). F. A. Davis Company.
Neeley, O. (2019, November 24). County DSS
report shows effective service. The Wilson Times.
http://wilsontimes.com/stories/county-dss-report-
shows-effective-service,195618
United States Government Accountability Office.
(2008). Young adults with serious mental illness.
(GAO-08-678).
https://gao.gov/new.items/d08678.pdf
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2019,
November 25). Chicken and food poisoning.
https://www.cdc.gov/foodsafety/chicken.html
So Yummy. (2019, August 9). How to decorate pies.
[Video]. YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= VtKNrd-6Pwg
Mettler, L. (2019, May 2). Should you wash raw
chicken? CDC posts serious reminder about food
poisoning. Today.
https://www.today.com/food/should -you-rinse-
raw-chicken-ina-garten-debunks-cooking-myth-
t125376
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