Normas APA 🏅📑 - 7ma edición

Introduction to APA 7th Edition Changes

Overview of APA Style

• The video introduces the American Psychological Association (APA) style, emphasizing its importance in research and academic writing.

• The current version is the 7th edition, published in 2019, which reflects ongoing updates approximately every ten years.

Key Changes in Formatting

• Two main aspects of change are highlighted: document formatting and reference citations.

• Font type and size have expanded from only Times New Roman 12-point to a variety of acceptable fonts, provided consistency is maintained throughout the document.

• Margins are now standardized at one inch on all sides; previously, they were more flexible.

Title Page Adjustments

• New requirements for title pages include no running head or abbreviated title; instead, titles should be bold with an additional double-spaced line before the author's name.

• The previous limit of 12 words for titles has been removed; however, it is still recommended to keep them concise.

Title Capitalization Rules

• All levels of headings must now capitalize each word and appear in bold format.

Changes in References and Citations

Author Citation Updates

• The number of authors allowed in references has increased from seven to twenty. For works with twenty-one or more authors, list the first nineteen followed by an ellipsis and then the final author’s name.

Wikipedia References

• Previously required retrieval dates for Wikipedia entries are no longer necessary.

Secondary Citations Guidelines

• In secondary citations, the date cited should reflect that of the primary source rather than when it was accessed.

Use of "et al."

• "Et al." is now used for all citations with more than three authors without ambiguity regarding sources.

Conclusion and Call to Action

Engagement Encouragement