When a term has more than one plural form, use your judgment to decide which spelling is appropriate to use in your work. Often this will be the one shown first in a dictionary entry. But spellings noted to be "less common" are still okay to use. Just be consistent within a paper.
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Margins in #APAStyle papers are typically set at 1 inch on all sides (top, bottom, left, and right).

👉 But, for dissertations or theses, you may need different margins (to accommodate binding). Check your institution's dissertations and theses guidelines or ask your advisor.

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👉 If a work you've found online has both a DOI and a URL, use only the DOI in the reference.
👉The DOI will help your reader find the work.

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When creating a reference for a book, the final element of the reference (the source element) includes the name of the publisher and a DOI or URL, when applicable. 📖

Note that the publisher's location and the book's ISBN are not included.

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Our free Avoiding Plagiarism Guide (PDF) includes an example of patchwriting and guidance on avoiding word and idea plagiarism.

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📖 For more, consult the plagiarism and self-plagiarism sections (8.2–8.3) of the Publication Manual (7th ed.).

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#APAStyle references include four elements:
🔹 author
🔹 date
🔹 title
🔹 source

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