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APA Style 7th Edition: Citing Your Sources

Provide guidance on APA format style based on the 7th edition of the APA Publication Manual.

Standard Format

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Basic Format:
Who = Author (When = year). What = Title of data set Where = Publisher & URL or DOI

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B.

Name of Group.

(year).

(range of years).

Title of data set (Version #) [Data set].

Title of data set [Unpublished raw data].

[Description of untitled data set] [Unpublished raw data].

Publisher Name.

Source of Unpublished Data.

Retrieved Month day, year, from https://xxxx...

or

https://xxx....

or

https://doi.org/xxxx....

Formatting Rules

  • Provide a retrieval date only if the data set is designated to change over time
  • Date for published data is the year of publication
  • Date for unpublished data is the year(s) of collection
  • If version number exists, include in parentheses after the title

Examples

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Cohen, M. A., & Miller, T. R. (1991). Cost of mental health care for victims of crime in the United States (ICPSR 6581, Version V1) [Data set]. ICPSR. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR06581.v1
Evans, S. K. (2014). [Personnel survey] [Unpublished raw data]. University of Southern California.