Paraphrasing is where you put in your own words the ideas of others (and you must cite your paraphrase to give credit to the original author).
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Welcome to the APA resource page. APA is a style of writing and formatting that is created and updated by the American Pyschological Association. APA style is most commonly used in the social sciences and sciences.
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Note: The American Psychological Association published the 7th edition of their manual in October 2019. The 7th edition is to be used, unless requested otherwise by your instructor. This guide has been updated to the 7th edition.