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APA 7th Edition Citation Examples

Executive Orders - Parts of the Reference

Reference list citation

Exec. Order No. 13,676, 3 C.F.R. 294 (2014). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CFR-2015-title3-vol1/pdf/CFR-2015-title3-vol1-eo13676.pdf

In-text citation:

(Exec. Order No. 13,676, 2014)

Most executive order APA citations have these basic elements:

  1. Order number
  2. Volume number and name of the code in which the order appears (e.g., executive orders always in appear in 3 C.F.R.)
  3. Page number
  4. Year that the order was promulgated
  5. URL

Parts of the Reference

Order number

Exec. Order No. 13,676,


Volume Number & Name of Code

3 C.F.R. 


Page number

294


Year Order was Promulgated

(2014).


URL

https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CFR-2015-title3-vol1/pdf/CFR-2015-title3-vol1-eo13676.pdf

 

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