APA 7th Citation Guide

General Guidelines

• Ensure your punctuation is correct

  • Code of ethics title: Write the title of the code of ethics document in sentence case.
  • Group author: Write the full name of the Group Author, e.g. American Nurses Association instead of ANA. 

• Ensure your formatting is correct
  • ​Follow our red format structure and view our examples in black. E.g. For the elements of the reference we have italicized, you also italicize that same element in your reference.

• Insert the stable URL to the document - not to the database link - after the Code of Ethics document:  Get tips for finding the URL from the eMagazine article page. 

Format

Group Author. (Year). Title of code of ethics in sentence case. http://xxxxx - the URL of the code of ethics document not the database link

Examples

National Education Association. (1975). Code of ethics. http://www.nea.org/home/30442.htm 

Georgia Professional Standards Commission. (2024). Rule 505-6.01 The code of ethics for educators. https://www.gapsc.com/Rules/Current/Ethics/505-6-.01.pdf

Citing In-Text: Example of one of the references

First citation: (Georgia Professional Standards Commission [GaPSC], 2019)  OR Georgia Professional Standards Commission [GaPSC] (2019). 

Subsequent citations: GaPSC (2019) OR GaPSC (2019)

If only referencing it once, then omit the abbreviation.

For more detailed guidelines on in-text citations go to our Citing In-Text tab.

Format

Group Author. (Year or latest amendment). Title of code of ethics in sentence case (original year, amended effective Month Day, Year, Month Day, Year, and Month Day, Year). http://xxxxx - the URL of the code of ethics not the database link

Examples

American Library Association. (2021). Code of ethics (1939, amended June 30, 1981, June 28, 1995, January 22, 2008, and June 29, 2021). https://www.ala.org/tools/ethics

National Association of Social Workers. (2021). Code of ethics (1996, amended August 4, 2017, and February 19, 2021). https://www.socialworkers.org/about/ethics/code-of-ethics/code-of-ethics-english

Citing In-Text: Example of one of the references

First citation: (American Library Association [ALA], 2021) OR American Library Association [ALA], 2021).

Subsequent citations: (ALA, 2021) OR ALA (2021). 

If only referencing it once, then omit the abbreviation.

For more detailed guidelines on in-text citations go to our Citing In-Text tab.

Augusta University provides free access to EndNote citation management tool students, faculty, and staff.

If you use EndNote to input your references, then choose the reference type underneath. If you export or import your citations, then check that EndNote automatically categorized them to the below reference type. Edit the reference type if it is incorrect.  

Reference Type: Report

For more examples on how to reference magazine articles, consult the following section in the APA 7th ed. Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association: The Official Guide to APA Style:

Section 10.4 Reports and Gray Literature, 55. Code of Ethics