Access the APA 7th Edition Style & Grammar Guidelines online.
APA (American Psychological Association) is a set of guidelines for documenting sources and formatting papers.
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Reasons to use a citation format:
- Giving credit to the authors and avoiding plagiarism
- Show readers where you incorporated research and evidence
- Unify the presentation of the information and convey professional communication skills