How to Cite the APA Code of Ethics

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The American Psychological Association (APA) code of ethics (official title: "Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct") is a publication of the APA, a professional association. [1] X Trustworthy Source American Psychological Association Leading scientific and professional organization of licensed psychologists Go to source For this reason, most citation styles treat it as a corporate or institutional publication or report, rather than as a type of legal document. If you're citing the APA Code of Ethics, you're most likely using APA citation style. If you happen to be using Modern Language Association (MLA) or Chicago citation style, your format will be slightly different.