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LAE 3414 - Children's Literature, Professor Noel: APA Style

Citing in APA style

General guidelines:

Sentence case capitalization in article titles. (Only first word & proper names capitalized)
Title of journal is italicized & each word is capitalized
(Also italicize the volume number)
Include doi (digital object identifier) if available
If doi is not available, include the URL (web address) for the home page
Double-check all citations to make sure they are correctly formatted

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APA 7th ed. Template & Paper Sample

APA Template (Student Papers) - 7th Edition
You are going to love this! Save this template somewhere safe or e-mail it to yourself. Then resave it immediately with the name of your new document. This will keep your template safe and ready to reuse again for future assignments.

The above template will be sufficient for most student APA papers. When required by your professors to also use heading levels, consult the official APA Style website: https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/paper-format/headings or pages 47-49 in the APA Manual.

*Sample papers: https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/paper-format/sample-papers *Remember you will not be using the "Student" not the "Professional" version, unless your professor specifically requests it instead.

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