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What is APA Style?

Writing style and format for academic documents
Developed by American Psychological Association (APA)
Commonly used in Psychology, Education, and Social Sciences
Used for term papers, research papers, articles
References page - alphabetical list of sources used in a document
In-text citations - added to the text of a document, directs reader to the cited source on the References page
Formatting of papers - how the document should look, margins, page setup, titles, fonts, spacing, etc

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