Editing APA style (section)

== Seventh edition of the ''Publication Manual'' ==
The seventh edition of the ''Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association'' is the current one, published in October 2019. The goal of the book is to help people become better writers and communicators by promoting clarity, precision, and inclusivity.<ref name="about APA style">{{cite web |title=About APA Style |url= https://apastyle.apa.org/about-apa-style |website=APAStyle.org |publisher=American Psychological Association |access-date=February 27, 2020}}</ref>

The manual has new resources for students, including a student title page, student paper formats, and student-related reference formats such as classroom course pack material and classroom website sources. The book also includes new journal article reporting standards for qualitative and mixed methods research in addition to updated standards for quantitative research. The bias-free language guidelines have also been updated to reflect current best practices for talking about people's personal characteristics.<ref name="APA7product">{{cite web |title=Product page for Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Seventh Edition (2020) |url= https://apastyle.apa.org/products/publication-manual-7th-edition |publisher=American Psychological Association |access-date=February 27, 2020}}</ref>

The manual addresses [[accessibility]] for people with disabilities for the first time.<ref name="APAintro">{{cite book |title=Introduction to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Seventh Edition |date=2020 |publisher=American Psychological Association |location=Washington, DC |pages=xviii |url= https://apastyle.apa.org/products/publication-manual-7th-edition-introduction.pdf |access-date=February 27, 2020}}</ref> APA worked with accessibility experts to ensure APA style is accessible. For example, the in-text citation format is shortened so that the citations are easier to read for people who, for example, use screen readers or have cognitive disabilities.

Running heads are used in papers that follow APA Style. The running head is an abbreviated version of the paper title that is included in the header of professional papers along with the page number. In student papers, the page number is placed in the header but the page title is not, unless otherwise stated by the course instructor or educational institution.<ref>{{Cite web |title=What is a Running Head in APA Stye? |url= https://editorworld.com/article/what-is-a-running-head-in-APA-style |access-date=April 21, 2023 |website=Editor World}}</ref>

The manual has hundreds of reference examples, including formats for audiovisual media, social media, and webpages. There are many sample tables and figures, including basic student-friendly examples such as bar graphs. There are also sample papers for professionals and students.<ref name="APA7product" />

Since the seventh edition, APA also provides an APA Style website<ref>{{cite web |url= https://apastyle.apa.org/ |title=APA Style |website=APAStyle.APA.org}}</ref> and APA Style blog<ref>{{cite web |url= https://apastyle.apa.org/blog/ |title=APA Style Blog |website=APAStyle.APA.org}}</ref> to help people with APA style and answer common questions.