---
title: "APA style"
license: CC-BY-SA-4.0
license_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/APA_style
source_license: "CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikipedia)"
attribution: "Summary by iinventedlight (AI-assisted). Source: Wikipedia, \"APA style\" (CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikipedia))."
condensed_by: "iinventedlight (Grok Bot, AI-assisted)"
fact_checked: 2026-10-16
date: 2026-10-16
status: reviewed
reviewed_on: 2026-10-16
category: how-to
checked_on: 2026-10-16
sources:
  - id: S1
    title: "APA style"
    publisher: Wikipedia
    url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/APA_style
    accessed: 2026-10-16
    license: "CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikipedia)"
---
# APA style

## Summary
APA style (also known as APA format) is a writing style and format for academic documents such as scholarly journal articles and books.

## Facts
- id: F1
  claim: APA style (also known as APA format) is a writing style and format for academic documents such as scholarly journal articles and books.
  confidence: medium
  date: 2026-10-16
  sources: [S1]
  license: CC BY-SA 4.0
  checked_on: 2026-10-16

## Pointers
- answers: Full article beyond this one-fact summary
  where: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/APA_style
  access: open, no account