APA 7th Edition Citation Examples

Reference list citation

Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq. (1990). https://www.ada.gov/pubs/adastatute08.htm

In-text citation:

(Americans With Disabilities Act, 1990)

Most federal statutes APA citations have these basic elements:

1. Name of the Statute
2. Title Number
3. Source
4. Section number(s)
5. Year
6. URL if available

Name of Statute

Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990,

Title Number

42  

Source

U.S.C.  

Section Number(s)

§§ 12101 et seq.

Year

(1990).

URL

https://www.ada.gov/pubs/adastatute08.htm

See The University of Akron's Bluebook Quick Reference: Abbreviations and How-tos for help with abbreviations​.

See Publication Manual, 11.5