A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF TECHNICAL DETAILS

APA Style Tutorial Guided Notes

What is APA?

Like MLA, it is a style format used in colleges and different fields of study in the workplace.

It is a way to structure your paper, as well as cite your sources for research-based writing.

Used for research papers that include facts, statistics and up-to-date information

Subjects: Science, Current Events (Social Sciences), Psychology

You may even see it in Freshman Comp. classes at both the University and Community College levels.

Manuscript Format

Formatting your paper in APA style means paying attention to mechanical details such as type face, line spacing, margins, and headers.

Use a serif typeface such as Times New Roman for text of your manuscript.

Double Space the entire manuscript.Double Space between lines of body text and

titles, headings, and block quotations.Double Space the Reference List and figure

captions.Indent the first line of every paragraph ½ inch.

Manuscript Format, Cont…

Align the text to the left-hand margin, leaving a ragged right margin.

Citing References in Text

Always cite the work of those you research!!Do not give a quote, paraphrase, or summary

without attaching a citation.When in doubt, CITE.In addition to citing within the text, attach a

list of references.In MLA, it’s called a Work Cited Page, in APA

—A Reference List

The Reference List

The purpose of a Reference List is to help readers find the sources you used.

All citations should be listed in the Reference List, with the exception of personal communications, or classical works.

Put references in order by the author’s last name, or the first author’s last name, if there’s more than one author.

Use the hanging indent paragraph style.Double space the entire reference list.

References Contain the Following Components…

1. Full Name or Names of author(s)2. Publication or Copyright date3. Title of the work-only capitalize the 1st

letter 4. Publication data

Raque, S., Johnson, H. & Sandor, A. (2010).How to control seniors during class. Educational Leadership, 14, 589-608.

1. Names 2.

Publicat

ion

Date

4. Publication

Data: Title,

Volume, Page #

3.

Article

Title