Bibliography/Websites: retrieved on (APA 7th style)

I use Zotero in German-Switzerland. I use the 7th APA style. For a website, the bibliography must contain “retrieved on + (date)”. Unfortunately, this is not displayed.
  • If you're supposed to use APA7, then that's done correctly for you.
    APA7 removed the "Retrieve [date]".
    If you however still need/want that, you can switch to APA6 which you can install from here: https://www.zotero.org/styles?q=APA 6th
  • Thank you very much! Is that the only difference between the 6th and 7th version APA? We should use version 7 APA, but with “retrieved on + (date)”.

    Furthermore, the date format is not correct (for version 6 and 7):

    - Is: Federal Constitution. (2024, March 3). Art. 62 Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 5. Januar 2025, from Fedlex website: https://www.fedlex.admin.ch/eli/cc/1999/404/de#art_62

    - Shall: Federal Constitution. (3. March 2024). Art. 62 Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation. Abgerufen 5. Januar 2025, von Fedlex website: https://www.fedlex.admin.ch/eli/cc/1999/404/de#art_62
  • Well, then whoever is telling you to use APA7 actually doesn't want you to use APA7...
    You'd need to modify the style.
  • There are hundreds of differences between APA 6 and 7. The Zotero APA style is very well tested and accurately follows the APA manual. Retrieval dates are only shown for websites that update frequently, which is implemented in the Zotero style as only showing access dates when there is no publication date.

    Dates in APA style do not follow standard ordering for the language of the document (English or otherwise). Rather, they follow sorting order—year, month, day.

    The DGP style is a German adaptation of APA that displays dates Year, Day Month.
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