APA Style (7th Edition) Citation Guide

Name of Government Department, Agency or Committee. (Year of Publication, Month Day). Title of document: Subtitle if given (edition if given and is not first edition). Publisher Name. URL

Example:

National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders. (2022, October 13). Speech and language developmental milestones. United States Department of Health & Human Services. https://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/speech-and-language

In-Text Paraphrase:

(Name of Government Department, Agency or Committee, Year)

Example: (National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, 2022)

In-Text Quote:

(Name of Government Department, Agency or Committee, Year, Section Name section, para. Paragraph Number if more than one paragraph in section)

(National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, 2010, 4 to 6 Months section, line 3)

Note: When there are no visible page numbers or paragraph numbers, you may cite the section heading and the number of the paragraph in that section to identify where your quote came from.

Abbreviating Corporation/Group Author Name in In-Text citations:

Author names for corporations/groups can often be abbreviated. The first time you refer to the author, provide the full name, along with the abbreviation.

If the group name appears in the text of your paper, include the abbreviation in the in-text parenthetical citation:

Example: The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA, 2019) assisted in the rescue of 40 dogs.

If the group name first appears within a parenthetical citation, include the full group name as well as the abbreviation in square brackets:

Example: Forty dogs were rescued in Bendena, Kansas (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals [ASPCA], 2019).

Provide the full group name (without an abbreviation) in the reference list entry: 

American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. (2019, November 21). Justice served: Case closed for over 40 dogfighting victims. https://www.aspca.org/news/justice-served-case-closed-over-40-dogfighting-victims

Name of Government Department, Agency or Committee. (Year of Publication). Title of document: Subtitle if given (edition if given and is not first edition). Publisher Name.

Example:

National Health Council. (2007). Americans' experience with chronic illness care in 2007.

Note: When the government department, agency or committee that created the document is also the publisher, omit the publisher name in the reference.

In-Text Paraphrase:

(Name of Government Department, Agency or Committee, Year)

Example: (National Health Council, 2007)

In-Text Quote:

(Name of Government Department, Agency or Committee, Year, p. Page Number)

Example: (National Health Council, 2007, p. 4)

Name v. Name, Volume Source Page (Court Date).

Example:

Brown v. Board of Education, 347 U.S. 483 (1954).

In-Text Paraphrase:

(Brown v. Board of Education, 1954).

In-Text Quote:

(Brown v. Board of Education, 1954, Syllabus (d)).

Note:

Italicize the case name if you include it in the text of your paper.

Name of Act, public law number, (year).

Example:

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. Pub. L. No. 104-191, § 264, 110 Stat.1936.

In-Text Paraphrase:

(Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act [HIPAA] of 1996, Pub. L. No. 104-191)

In-Text Quote:

(Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, Pub. L. No. 104-191, S. 264)

Title [if there is one], bill or resolution number, xxx Cong. (year).

Example (Senate):

Anti-Phishing Act, S. 472, 109th Cong. (2005).

Example: (House):

Anti-Phishing Act, H.R. 1099, 109th Cong. (2005).

In-Text Paraphrase:

(Anti-Phishing Act, 2005)

In-Text Quote:

(Anti-Phishing Act, 2005, S. 1351 "Internet Fraud")