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The APA citation style is primarily used by disciplines in the business, social sciences, health, and education fields. The official guide is published by the American Psychological Association:

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 7th Edition
The official handbook for APA style.

There are several resources online to help you with APA 7th Edition:

Purdue OWL Guide to APA 7th Edition
"These OWL resources will help you learn how to use the American Psychological Association (APA) citation and format style. This section contains resources on in-text citation and the References page, as well as APA sample papers, slide presentations, and the APA classroom poster."
APA Style and Grammar Guidelines
APA Style Blog
The official blog for the 7th edition, answering and clarifying questions about APA.
APA Quick Reference Guide [PDF]

The main navigation links will show you how to set up your paper in APA format, and how to properly cite a variety of resources, both in your references list and within your paper using in-text citations.

APA Style
APA Style is used by writers in many disciplines around the world for concise, powerful, and persuasive scholarly communication.

(*** Please view this What's Changed? summary for differences from 6th to 7th edition)