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In your reference entries, dates should always be the second element of the reference and they should be enclosed in parenthesis after the author’s name, follow with a period (APA sec. 9.13). The year always comes first, as shown below. 

• Year only: (2020)
• Complete date: (2020, September 12)
• Month/Year: (2020, September)
• Two Months: (2020, September/October)
• Season: (2020, Spring/Summer)

On cover pages, the due date should be written in traditional format, like this: September 13, 2022.

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