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Examples:

◆ For sources having single author
APA- (Taylor, 2018,p.23)

◆ For sources with 2 authors
APA- (Taylor & Kotler, 2018,p.23)

◆ For sources with 3+ authors

APA- (Taylor et al.,2018,p.23)
ii. APA reference list
◆ List of all cited In APA style, you list full details of all cited sources on a
sources
separate page at the end of your paper. In APA it is usually called
the reference list. The formatting of source entries is different in
each style.
iii. APA formatting

The general formatting guidelines for APA style recommend:
◆ APA norms
◆ 12pt Times New Roman font

◆ Double spacing

◆ 1 – inch margins

iv. Title page and header
◆ Separate cover page In APA a separate cover page is required. It lists the title of your
paper, your full name, your institution and department, the course
of the paper is for, your instructor’s name and the due date, all
centered and double spaced.
v. Running head

◆ Page number and An APA header includes a right aligned page number. In
running head manuscripts that will be submitted for publication, you should
also include an APA running head with a shortened version of
your paper’s title (up to 50 characters long), all in capitals and left
aligned.
vi. Block quotes formatting

◆ Long quotations Block quotes are long quotations that are set on a new line and
with no quotation indented as a block, with no quotation marks. In APA, any quote
marks of 40 words or longer should be formatted as a block quote. For
block quotes, indent the entire block quote 0.5 inches (or 1.27 cm)
from the left margin. Maintain double-spacing within the block
quote. Use an ellipsis (...) to indicate the omission of any part of
the original text within the block quote. Include the author’s name,

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