Citing Sources in the APA 7th Edition Format

Practice how to cite academic sources in the APA 7th edition format with the help of GenAI tools. 

Knowledge Check

Which is the correct narrative citation format for a work with three or more authors?

A) According to Smith et al., (2020), ... B) According to Smith et al. (2020), ... C) According to Smith, et al. (2020), ... D) According to Smith et.al. (2020), ...

Correct!

No comma before the year in narrative citations; period after "al."

2. In a parenthetical citation for a work with two authors, which punctuation is correct?

(Johnson and Lee, 2018) (Johnson & Lee, 2018) (Johnson, & Lee 2018) (Johnson and Lee 2018)

Correct!

Use & (ampersand) in parenthetical citations for two authors.

3. For a narrative citation with two authors, which is correct?

Davis and Patel (2019) found that... Davis & Patel (2019) found that... (Davis and Patel, 2019) found that... Davis et al. (2019) found that...

Correct!

Use and (spelled out) in narrative citations for two authors.

4. What is wrong with this citation: "According to Aksoy et al., (2021), personalized marketing..."?

Missing period after "et al" Unnecessary comma before the year Should use "&" instead of comma Year should be outside parentheses

Correct!

Remove the unnecessary comma before the year in narrative format.

5. Which is the correct parenthetical citation for a direct quote (page 45)?

(Thompson, 2023, p. 45) (Thompson 2023 p. 45) (Thompson, 2023 p 45) (Thompson, 2023, pp. 45)

Correct!

Using "pp." for a single page (just 45) is incorrect — it implies more than one page.

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