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APA Style
Dr. MaryAnn Butler-Pearson
APA Style Used for
Term papers Research papers Empirical studies Literature Theoretical articles Methodological articles Case studies
Parts of the APA Style Paper Title Page Abstract Introduction Main Body References Appendices
Format
Typed/Word Processed Double-spaced Font with serif - Times New Roman 1 inch margins on all sides
Title Page http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/
Running Head - a short title of your paper in capital letters flush left at the top of the page
Page Number - flush right at the top of the page
Title of Your Paper- no more than 12 words in length
Your Name -avoid using titles or degree
Your school affiliation
ABSTRACT http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/ - Abstract
Concise summary of the key points of your research
Should be 4 or 5 sentences or about 100 words
You may include some “key words” that will help other researchers find your work in databases
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MAIN BODY Begins on Page 3 Title of paper in capital and lower case letters
is centered one line below the running head An introduction to the work is written one line
below the title. It is not labeled Do not use first person pronouns. Refer to
yourself as “the writer,” “the researcher,” or another form in the 3rd person.
usedhttp://blog.apastyle.org/apastyle/2009/07/five-essential-tips-for-apa-style-headings.html
REFERENCES
Arrange reference list entries in alphabetical order by the surname of the first author or by title if there is no author.
References cited in text must appear in the reference list and vice versa. The only exceptions to this rule are personal communications and secondary sources, which are cited in text only and not included in the reference list.
REFERENCES Hanging indents should be used for the
reference list entries. This means that all lines after the first line of each entry should be indented one half inch from the left margin
Example:Marshall, J. A. (2005). The mental and
emotional life of adults. New York, NY: Statue Enterprises.
REFERENCES
Capitalize only the first letter of the first word in the article or book title. Proper nouns are also capitalized as well as the word following a colon (subtitle).
Double space between lines in a reference and between references
http://www.library.ubc.ca/ubco/apastyle.html
REFERENCES
Journal titles should have every major word capitalized
Italicize journal titles, volume numbers and even the comma following the journal title. Do not italicize issue numbers (i.e., the number which appears in parentheses after the volume number)
http://www.library.ubc.ca/ubco/apastyle.html - Web
REFERENCES
Web DocumentsLegal DocumentsMediahttp://www.library.ubc.ca/ubco/apastyle.html#Web
REFERENCES
Self-citation It is plagiarism if you use content
from a previous work you created unless you list it in your reference page.
You must also cite it in your new work
http://www.library.ubc.ca/ubco/apastyle.html#YOUR%20ESSAY%20FROM%20LAST%20YEAR
CITATIONS IN TEXT
Write the author’s last name followed by a comma followed by the publication years.
This information is enclosed in parentheses
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TABLES AND FIGURES Necessary Double spaced Brief title Referenced in text
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APA WebsitesNEW TO APA?
Flash Tutorial on Learning the Basics of APA Style
http://www.apastyle.org/learn/tutorials/basics-tutorial.aspx
http://flash1r.apa.org/apastyle/basics/index.htm Sample Papers, Appendices and referenceshttp://flash1r.apa.org/apastyle/basics/index.htm
APA Websites
FAMILIAR WITH APA AND NEED INFORMATION ON THE JULY 2009 EDITION CHANGES?
http://flash1r.apa.org/apastyle/whatsnew/index.htm References in Text formatting:http://www.ask.com/bar?
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Auto-formatting of References and Citations :http://citationmachine.net
APA Websites
http://nutsandbolts.washcoll.edu/apa.html
References
Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL) (Last edited by Allen Brizee on October 24th 2009 at 3:07PM). APA Guide. Retrieved October 30, 2009 from http://Web address for OWL resource.
American Psychological Association (APA) (Last edited July 2009). APA Guide. Retrieved October 30, 2009 from http://www.apastyle.org/index.aspx