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An #APAStyle reference generally has four elements. Each answers a question.
▪️ author: Who is responsible for this work?
▪️ date: When was this work published?
▪️ title: What is this work called?
▪️ source: Where can I retrieve this work?
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▪️ author: Who is responsible for this work?
▪️ date: When was this work published?
▪️ title: What is this work called?
▪️ source: Where can I retrieve this work?
🔗 learn more: apastyle.apa.org/style-gramma...
Have you ever found a work in StatPearls and been stumped on how to cite it? Students in medical, nursing, pharmacy, and related disciplines can probably relate!
On our newly updated Nursing Student References page, we now have a StatPearls example:
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On our newly updated Nursing Student References page, we now have a StatPearls example:
🔗 apastyle.apa.org/style-gramma...
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November 10, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Have you ever found a work in StatPearls and been stumped on how to cite it? Students in medical, nursing, pharmacy, and related disciplines can probably relate!
On our newly updated Nursing Student References page, we now have a StatPearls example:
🔗 apastyle.apa.org/style-gramma...
On our newly updated Nursing Student References page, we now have a StatPearls example:
🔗 apastyle.apa.org/style-gramma...
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Our latest APA Style blog post shares practical strategies and an APA Style activity to teach paraphrasing, including tips for avoiding plagiarism.
This blog post and the handout are designed for use by instructors, writing center staff, and anyone guiding students in scholarly writing. (3/4)
This blog post and the handout are designed for use by instructors, writing center staff, and anyone guiding students in scholarly writing. (3/4)
November 6, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Our latest APA Style blog post shares practical strategies and an APA Style activity to teach paraphrasing, including tips for avoiding plagiarism.
This blog post and the handout are designed for use by instructors, writing center staff, and anyone guiding students in scholarly writing. (3/4)
This blog post and the handout are designed for use by instructors, writing center staff, and anyone guiding students in scholarly writing. (3/4)
Paraphrasing isn’t about swapping enough words to make a new version of a sentence (known as “patchwriting”). Instead, it’s about understanding ideas and expressing them, with accuracy, in your own voice. (1/4)
#APAStyle #APA7 #TeachingTips #AcademicWriting #HigherEd #Paraphrasing #TeachingAPAStyle
#APAStyle #APA7 #TeachingTips #AcademicWriting #HigherEd #Paraphrasing #TeachingAPAStyle
apastyle.apa.org
November 6, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Paraphrasing isn’t about swapping enough words to make a new version of a sentence (known as “patchwriting”). Instead, it’s about understanding ideas and expressing them, with accuracy, in your own voice. (1/4)
#APAStyle #APA7 #TeachingTips #AcademicWriting #HigherEd #Paraphrasing #TeachingAPAStyle
#APAStyle #APA7 #TeachingTips #AcademicWriting #HigherEd #Paraphrasing #TeachingAPAStyle
An #APAStyle reference generally has four elements. Each answers a question.
▪️ author: Who is responsible for this work?
▪️ date: When was this work published?
▪️ title: What is this work called?
▪️ source: Where can I retrieve this work?
🔗 learn more: apastyle.apa.org/style-gramma...
▪️ author: Who is responsible for this work?
▪️ date: When was this work published?
▪️ title: What is this work called?
▪️ source: Where can I retrieve this work?
🔗 learn more: apastyle.apa.org/style-gramma...
November 5, 2025 at 12:20 AM
An #APAStyle reference generally has four elements. Each answers a question.
▪️ author: Who is responsible for this work?
▪️ date: When was this work published?
▪️ title: What is this work called?
▪️ source: Where can I retrieve this work?
🔗 learn more: apastyle.apa.org/style-gramma...
▪️ author: Who is responsible for this work?
▪️ date: When was this work published?
▪️ title: What is this work called?
▪️ source: Where can I retrieve this work?
🔗 learn more: apastyle.apa.org/style-gramma...
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Tip 6 in our teaching on-the-go series covers two topics: #APAStyle heading levels and the benefits of citing personal communications sources.
🔗 apastyle.apa.org/blog/6-teach...
#TeachingAPAStyle #APA7 #APAheadings #APAformat
🔗 apastyle.apa.org/blog/6-teach...
#TeachingAPAStyle #APA7 #APAheadings #APAformat
November 2, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Tip 6 in our teaching on-the-go series covers two topics: #APAStyle heading levels and the benefits of citing personal communications sources.
🔗 apastyle.apa.org/blog/6-teach...
#TeachingAPAStyle #APA7 #APAheadings #APAformat
🔗 apastyle.apa.org/blog/6-teach...
#TeachingAPAStyle #APA7 #APAheadings #APAformat
Tip 6 in our teaching on-the-go series covers two topics: #APAStyle heading levels and the benefits of citing personal communications sources.
🔗 apastyle.apa.org/blog/6-teach...
#TeachingAPAStyle #APA7 #APAheadings #APAformat
🔗 apastyle.apa.org/blog/6-teach...
#TeachingAPAStyle #APA7 #APAheadings #APAformat
November 2, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Tip 6 in our teaching on-the-go series covers two topics: #APAStyle heading levels and the benefits of citing personal communications sources.
🔗 apastyle.apa.org/blog/6-teach...
#TeachingAPAStyle #APA7 #APAheadings #APAformat
🔗 apastyle.apa.org/blog/6-teach...
#TeachingAPAStyle #APA7 #APAheadings #APAformat
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Are you at the Academic Nursing Leadership Conference in Washington, DC? Stop by Booth 607 on Sunday to say hello and chat about all things #APAStyle!
🔹 The exhibit hall is open 7:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, November 2nd
We hope to see you there!
#AACNconvenes #AACNfall25 #AACN
🔹 The exhibit hall is open 7:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, November 2nd
We hope to see you there!
#AACNconvenes #AACNfall25 #AACN
November 1, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Are you at the Academic Nursing Leadership Conference in Washington, DC? Stop by Booth 607 on Sunday to say hello and chat about all things #APAStyle!
🔹 The exhibit hall is open 7:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, November 2nd
We hope to see you there!
#AACNconvenes #AACNfall25 #AACN
🔹 The exhibit hall is open 7:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, November 2nd
We hope to see you there!
#AACNconvenes #AACNfall25 #AACN
Are you at the Academic Nursing Leadership Conference in Washington, DC? Stop by Booth 607 on Sunday to say hello and chat about all things #APAStyle!
🔹 The exhibit hall is open 7:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, November 2nd
We hope to see you there!
#AACNconvenes #AACNfall25 #AACN
🔹 The exhibit hall is open 7:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, November 2nd
We hope to see you there!
#AACNconvenes #AACNfall25 #AACN
November 1, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Are you at the Academic Nursing Leadership Conference in Washington, DC? Stop by Booth 607 on Sunday to say hello and chat about all things #APAStyle!
🔹 The exhibit hall is open 7:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, November 2nd
We hope to see you there!
#AACNconvenes #AACNfall25 #AACN
🔹 The exhibit hall is open 7:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, November 2nd
We hope to see you there!
#AACNconvenes #AACNfall25 #AACN
Teachers, how well do you know #APA7 APA Style?
In this video, #APAStyle experts discuss which outdated guidelines (zombie guidelines) & APA Style myths (ghost guidelines) to watch out for! 🎃
🔗 youtu.be/ykEkkK7mlLQ?...
#Halloween #AcWri #TeachingAPAStyle
In this video, #APAStyle experts discuss which outdated guidelines (zombie guidelines) & APA Style myths (ghost guidelines) to watch out for! 🎃
🔗 youtu.be/ykEkkK7mlLQ?...
#Halloween #AcWri #TeachingAPAStyle
APA Style Papers: Seventh Edition Refresher for Instructors
YouTube video by APA Style, Official
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October 31, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Teachers, how well do you know #APA7 APA Style?
In this video, #APAStyle experts discuss which outdated guidelines (zombie guidelines) & APA Style myths (ghost guidelines) to watch out for! 🎃
🔗 youtu.be/ykEkkK7mlLQ?...
#Halloween #AcWri #TeachingAPAStyle
In this video, #APAStyle experts discuss which outdated guidelines (zombie guidelines) & APA Style myths (ghost guidelines) to watch out for! 🎃
🔗 youtu.be/ykEkkK7mlLQ?...
#Halloween #AcWri #TeachingAPAStyle
Have you registered for this free @apajournals.bsky.social webinar?
Heidi Levitt, PhD, and Arthur Nezu, PhD, will "discuss their experience with APA Style JARS as authors, editors, instructors, and psychological scientists."
🔹 11/3 at 3:00 p.m. ET
🔗 bit.ly/499xTsj
#APAStyleJARS #ResearchMethods
Heidi Levitt, PhD, and Arthur Nezu, PhD, will "discuss their experience with APA Style JARS as authors, editors, instructors, and psychological scientists."
🔹 11/3 at 3:00 p.m. ET
🔗 bit.ly/499xTsj
#APAStyleJARS #ResearchMethods
Reporting your research: How to use APA Style JARS
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October 29, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Have you registered for this free @apajournals.bsky.social webinar?
Heidi Levitt, PhD, and Arthur Nezu, PhD, will "discuss their experience with APA Style JARS as authors, editors, instructors, and psychological scientists."
🔹 11/3 at 3:00 p.m. ET
🔗 bit.ly/499xTsj
#APAStyleJARS #ResearchMethods
Heidi Levitt, PhD, and Arthur Nezu, PhD, will "discuss their experience with APA Style JARS as authors, editors, instructors, and psychological scientists."
🔹 11/3 at 3:00 p.m. ET
🔗 bit.ly/499xTsj
#APAStyleJARS #ResearchMethods
Instructors: This week’s topic (No. 5) in our On the Go series is about helping students "develop their knowledge of how journal articles work and why academic writers frequently use them."
🔗 apastyle.apa.org/blog/5-teach...
#AcWri #AcademicWriting #ResearchTips
🔗 apastyle.apa.org/blog/5-teach...
#AcWri #AcademicWriting #ResearchTips
October 28, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Instructors: This week’s topic (No. 5) in our On the Go series is about helping students "develop their knowledge of how journal articles work and why academic writers frequently use them."
🔗 apastyle.apa.org/blog/5-teach...
#AcWri #AcademicWriting #ResearchTips
🔗 apastyle.apa.org/blog/5-teach...
#AcWri #AcademicWriting #ResearchTips
Students: Are you writing a paper using #APAStyle this semester? Don't miss our webinar today to level up your writing game!
🔹 Today! Thursday, October 23, at 2:00 p.m. ET
🔗 Free registration: apa-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#AcWri #EduSky #AcademicSky #APA7
🔹 Today! Thursday, October 23, at 2:00 p.m. ET
🔗 Free registration: apa-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#AcWri #EduSky #AcademicSky #APA7
October 23, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Students: Are you writing a paper using #APAStyle this semester? Don't miss our webinar today to level up your writing game!
🔹 Today! Thursday, October 23, at 2:00 p.m. ET
🔗 Free registration: apa-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#AcWri #EduSky #AcademicSky #APA7
🔹 Today! Thursday, October 23, at 2:00 p.m. ET
🔗 Free registration: apa-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#AcWri #EduSky #AcademicSky #APA7
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Teachers, please join us! In this webinar, APA Style experts "will share practical strategies and classroom-ready tools to help students build on their foundational skills."
🔹 Thursday, October 23, at 2:00 p.m. ET
🔗 apa-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#TeachingAPAStyle #APA7 #AcWri
🔹 Thursday, October 23, at 2:00 p.m. ET
🔗 apa-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#TeachingAPAStyle #APA7 #AcWri
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Leveling Up With APA Style: Preparing Students for Writing Success in Four-Year Programs. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joi...
As students transition from high school or two-year colleges to four-year institutions or graduate programs, they face more advanced expectations for academic writing. Foundational formats like the fi...
apa-org.zoom.us
October 21, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Teachers, please join us! In this webinar, APA Style experts "will share practical strategies and classroom-ready tools to help students build on their foundational skills."
🔹 Thursday, October 23, at 2:00 p.m. ET
🔗 apa-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#TeachingAPAStyle #APA7 #AcWri
🔹 Thursday, October 23, at 2:00 p.m. ET
🔗 apa-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#TeachingAPAStyle #APA7 #AcWri
Teachers, please join us! In this webinar, APA Style experts "will share practical strategies and classroom-ready tools to help students build on their foundational skills."
🔹 Thursday, October 23, at 2:00 p.m. ET
🔗 apa-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#TeachingAPAStyle #APA7 #AcWri
🔹 Thursday, October 23, at 2:00 p.m. ET
🔗 apa-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#TeachingAPAStyle #APA7 #AcWri
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Leveling Up With APA Style: Preparing Students for Writing Success in Four-Year Programs. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joi...
As students transition from high school or two-year colleges to four-year institutions or graduate programs, they face more advanced expectations for academic writing. Foundational formats like the fi...
apa-org.zoom.us
October 21, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Teachers, please join us! In this webinar, APA Style experts "will share practical strategies and classroom-ready tools to help students build on their foundational skills."
🔹 Thursday, October 23, at 2:00 p.m. ET
🔗 apa-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#TeachingAPAStyle #APA7 #AcWri
🔹 Thursday, October 23, at 2:00 p.m. ET
🔗 apa-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#TeachingAPAStyle #APA7 #AcWri
Please join us for this webinar on reporting research using APA Style Journal Article Reporting Standards (JARS).
🔹 Monday, November 3rd, at 3:00 p.m. ET
🔗 events.zoom.us/ev/AmJhcFxhn...
#APA7 #APAStyle #APAStyleJARS #ResearchMethods #psysky
🔹 Monday, November 3rd, at 3:00 p.m. ET
🔗 events.zoom.us/ev/AmJhcFxhn...
#APA7 #APAStyle #APAStyleJARS #ResearchMethods #psysky
October 20, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Please join us for this webinar on reporting research using APA Style Journal Article Reporting Standards (JARS).
🔹 Monday, November 3rd, at 3:00 p.m. ET
🔗 events.zoom.us/ev/AmJhcFxhn...
#APA7 #APAStyle #APAStyleJARS #ResearchMethods #psysky
🔹 Monday, November 3rd, at 3:00 p.m. ET
🔗 events.zoom.us/ev/AmJhcFxhn...
#APA7 #APAStyle #APAStyleJARS #ResearchMethods #psysky
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Instructors: The fourth tip in our On the Go series for this semester is about teaching students how to read, and later write, abstracts.
🔗 apastyle.apa.org/blog/4-teach...
#AcWri #AcademicWriting #ResearchTips
🔗 apastyle.apa.org/blog/4-teach...
#AcWri #AcademicWriting #ResearchTips
October 17, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Instructors: The fourth tip in our On the Go series for this semester is about teaching students how to read, and later write, abstracts.
🔗 apastyle.apa.org/blog/4-teach...
#AcWri #AcademicWriting #ResearchTips
🔗 apastyle.apa.org/blog/4-teach...
#AcWri #AcademicWriting #ResearchTips
Instructors: The fourth tip in our On the Go series for this semester is about teaching students how to read, and later write, abstracts.
🔗 apastyle.apa.org/blog/4-teach...
#AcWri #AcademicWriting #ResearchTips
🔗 apastyle.apa.org/blog/4-teach...
#AcWri #AcademicWriting #ResearchTips
October 17, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Instructors: The fourth tip in our On the Go series for this semester is about teaching students how to read, and later write, abstracts.
🔗 apastyle.apa.org/blog/4-teach...
#AcWri #AcademicWriting #ResearchTips
🔗 apastyle.apa.org/blog/4-teach...
#AcWri #AcademicWriting #ResearchTips
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"post hoc" and "ad hoc" include spaces, not hyphens, and "health care" generally includes a space:
🔹 post hoc: dictionary.apa.org/post-hoc-com...
🔹 ad hoc: dictionary.apa.org/ad-hoc
🔹 health care: dictionary.apa.org/health-care
#DictionaryDay
(6/7)
🔹 post hoc: dictionary.apa.org/post-hoc-com...
🔹 ad hoc: dictionary.apa.org/ad-hoc
🔹 health care: dictionary.apa.org/health-care
#DictionaryDay
(6/7)
APA Dictionary of Psychology
A trusted reference in the field of psychology, offering more than 25,000 clear and authoritative entries.
dictionary.apa.org
October 16, 2025 at 3:20 PM
"post hoc" and "ad hoc" include spaces, not hyphens, and "health care" generally includes a space:
🔹 post hoc: dictionary.apa.org/post-hoc-com...
🔹 ad hoc: dictionary.apa.org/ad-hoc
🔹 health care: dictionary.apa.org/health-care
#DictionaryDay
(6/7)
🔹 post hoc: dictionary.apa.org/post-hoc-com...
🔹 ad hoc: dictionary.apa.org/ad-hoc
🔹 health care: dictionary.apa.org/health-care
#DictionaryDay
(6/7)
Happy #DictionaryDay!
🔹 For psychological terms, we use spellings from the APA Dictionary of Psychology: dictionary.apa.org
🔹 For almost all other terms, we follow spelling guidance from the @merriam-webster.com dictionary.
(1/7)
🔹 For psychological terms, we use spellings from the APA Dictionary of Psychology: dictionary.apa.org
🔹 For almost all other terms, we follow spelling guidance from the @merriam-webster.com dictionary.
(1/7)
APA Dictionary of Psychology
A trusted reference in the field of psychology, offering more than 25,000 clear and authoritative entries.
dictionary.apa.org
October 16, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Happy #DictionaryDay!
🔹 For psychological terms, we use spellings from the APA Dictionary of Psychology: dictionary.apa.org
🔹 For almost all other terms, we follow spelling guidance from the @merriam-webster.com dictionary.
(1/7)
🔹 For psychological terms, we use spellings from the APA Dictionary of Psychology: dictionary.apa.org
🔹 For almost all other terms, we follow spelling guidance from the @merriam-webster.com dictionary.
(1/7)
This handout with the six steps to proper citation is available free—along with many other handouts, guides, and checklists—on the #APAStyle site:
🔗 apastyle.apa.org/instructiona...
#APA7 #APAformat #AcademicWriting #CiteYourSources #AuthorDate
🔗 apastyle.apa.org/instructiona...
#APA7 #APAformat #AcademicWriting #CiteYourSources #AuthorDate
October 14, 2025 at 9:24 PM
This handout with the six steps to proper citation is available free—along with many other handouts, guides, and checklists—on the #APAStyle site:
🔗 apastyle.apa.org/instructiona...
#APA7 #APAformat #AcademicWriting #CiteYourSources #AuthorDate
🔗 apastyle.apa.org/instructiona...
#APA7 #APAformat #AcademicWriting #CiteYourSources #AuthorDate
If you're writing about art and music, those types of work can be cited. The formats for audiovisual media references follow the #APAStyle author–date–title–source pattern.
#CiteYourSources #CitingArtwork #CitingMusic #APA7 #AuthorDate (1/4)
#CiteYourSources #CitingArtwork #CitingMusic #APA7 #AuthorDate (1/4)
October 9, 2025 at 4:40 PM
If you're writing about art and music, those types of work can be cited. The formats for audiovisual media references follow the #APAStyle author–date–title–source pattern.
#CiteYourSources #CitingArtwork #CitingMusic #APA7 #AuthorDate (1/4)
#CiteYourSources #CitingArtwork #CitingMusic #APA7 #AuthorDate (1/4)
Capitalize trade names and brand names (e.g., Zoloft, iPhone, Wi-Fi). These are proper nouns, whereas generic descriptions (e.g., smartphone) or ingredients (e.g., sertraline) are not.
More examples:
🔗 apastyle.apa.org/blog/brand-n...
#medications #ProperNouns #nursing
More examples:
🔗 apastyle.apa.org/blog/brand-n...
#medications #ProperNouns #nursing
October 8, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Capitalize trade names and brand names (e.g., Zoloft, iPhone, Wi-Fi). These are proper nouns, whereas generic descriptions (e.g., smartphone) or ingredients (e.g., sertraline) are not.
More examples:
🔗 apastyle.apa.org/blog/brand-n...
#medications #ProperNouns #nursing
More examples:
🔗 apastyle.apa.org/blog/brand-n...
#medications #ProperNouns #nursing
A short thread (🧵) on citing data sets:
🔹 Provide citations for data sets when you have either conducted secondary analyses of publicly archived data or archived your own data being presented for the first time in the current work.
(1/3)
🔹 Provide citations for data sets when you have either conducted secondary analyses of publicly archived data or archived your own data being presented for the first time in the current work.
(1/3)
October 7, 2025 at 1:16 PM
A short thread (🧵) on citing data sets:
🔹 Provide citations for data sets when you have either conducted secondary analyses of publicly archived data or archived your own data being presented for the first time in the current work.
(1/3)
🔹 Provide citations for data sets when you have either conducted secondary analyses of publicly archived data or archived your own data being presented for the first time in the current work.
(1/3)
October 6, 2025 at 9:22 PM
A short thread (🧵) on citing data sets:
🔹 Provide citations for data sets when you have either conducted secondary analyses of publicly archived data or archived your own data being presented for the first time in the current work.
(1/3)
🔹 Provide citations for data sets when you have either conducted secondary analyses of publicly archived data or archived your own data being presented for the first time in the current work.
(1/3)
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September 22, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Now is the perfect time to subscribe to the @apastyle.bsky.social Manual! This institution-wide resource supports students, educators, writing centers, and researchers across a variety of disciplines. Request a quote or start a free trial here: https://bit.ly/3G6zz9K