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Concise Guide to APA Style, 7th Edition
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Concise Rules of APA Style, 6th Edition
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Publication date |
December 24, 2019 | June 29, 2009 |
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Audience |
high school and undergraduate students, instructors, and new writers learning APA Style | graduate and undergraduate students, instructors, researchers, and editors |
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Format |
spiral-bound and eBook; in full color | paperback or spiral-bound; in 2-color |
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Page Count |
326 | 280 |
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Paper formatting and sample papers, tables, and figures |
guidelines for students papers and annotated bibliographies; sample student paper and 23 sample tables and figures | guidelines for professional papers; sample professional paper and 28 sample tables and figures |
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Citation guidelines and sample references |
118 sample references, including traditional sources (e.g., journal articles, books, dissertations, and reports) plus many others (e.g., social media, webpages and websites, legal) | 96 sample references, including traditional sources (e.g., journal articles, books, dissertations, and reports) plus archival sources, legal sources, and others |
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Bias-free language guidelines |
expanded to include general guidelines for reducing bias and specific guidelines for writing about age, disability, gender, participation in research, racial and ethnic identity, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, and intersectionality | general guidelines for reducing bias and specific guidelines for writing about gender, sexual orientation, racial and ethnic identity, disabilities, and age |
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Accessibility guidelines |
guidelines that support accessibility for all users, including simplified reference, in-text citation, and heading formats as well as additional font options | |
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Writing style and grammar |
guidelines for effective scholarly writing and grammar and usage; strategies to help students improve their writing | guidelines for effective scholarly writing and grammar and usage; strategies to help students improve their writing |
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Mechanics of style |
guidance on punctuation, lists, italics, spelling, capitalization, abbreviations, numbers, metrication, statistics, and equations | guidance on punctuation, lists, italics, spelling, capitalization, abbreviations, numbers, metrication, statistics, and equations |
