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A guide to help you better understand CDU APA 7th Referencing

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APA 7th resources

The American Psychological Association's APA website has comprehensive styles guidelines by topic and an informative blog: https://apastyle.apa.org/

You can also consult the print edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association available via Library Search.

In CDU APA 7th referencing, you need to reference according to the source type.

Each reference entry will have these four main elements:

Author Date Title Source

However, your reference list entry will look different depending on your source type.

Remember, details matter.

Little things like commas or full stops, adding italics and capitalisation all play a part in referencing correctly.

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