roseman university library - apa citation - basics and introduction
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APA Citation Style: Introduction & Format
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Learning outcomes
In this presentation, you’ll learn:• What APA style is and what it’s used for.• How to set up an APA style paper.• How to use various levels of heading correctly
in your paper.
Introduction to APA Style and Formatting
• What is APA? o It is a style developed by social and behavioral
scientists to standardize scientific writing.• What is it used for?
o Term papers, research reports, empirical studies, literature reviews, theoretical articles, methodological studies, and case studies.
(American Psychological Association, 2010, p. 3, p. 10-11)
Elements of APA
APA manuscript elements can be found in Chapter 2 of the APA Manual.
Format includes:• Font size• Font style• Title page • Levels of heading• Line spacing• Margins (American Psychological Association, 2010, p. 62, p. 228-230)
Fonts
• Times New Roman is the preferred font for the text of your paper.
• Use 12 pt font size.• Arial is the preferred font for tables and
figures labels.
(American Psychological Association, 2010, p. 228-229)
Spacing
• Double-space your entire paper. o between lines of text. owithin quotations.
• Single-space only figures.• 1” margin on all sides of your paper.
o Do not use justification• Indent the first line of each paragraph ½”.
(American Psychological Association, 2010, p. 228)
Levels of heading
APA Heading
Level Format
1 Centered, Boldface, Uppercase and Lowercase Headings
2 Left aligned, Boldface, Uppercase and Lowercase Headings
3 Indented, boldface, lowercase heading with a period.
4 Indented, boldface, italicized, lowercase heading with a period.
5 Indented, italicized, lowercase heading with a period.
(American Psychological Association, 2010, p. 62)
Levels look like an outline
OutlineI. Method
a. First type
i. Part One
ii. Part Two
b. Second Type
i. Part One
ii. Part Two
II. Results
How it would look in your paper Method
In this paper I used two types of methods to figure out
the results of my experiment.
First Type: Sand Collecting
The first type of method I used was the sand collecting
method.
Part one of the sand collecting method: collection.
This part included collecting sand and putting it into
giant buckets to be sorted by grain size.
Part two of the sand collecting method: testing.
This part included…
Example of levels of heading
Where to find these rules
• General format rules:o APA Manual rule 8.03, p. 228-230
• Levels of heading rules: o APA Manual rule 3.03, p. 62
Summary
• APA is more than a citation style!• Follow APA formatting in fonts, margins, and
levels of heading to make sure your paper is set up correctly.
Resources to help you
• Roseman University Citation and Writing Research Guide: http://infoguides.roseman.edu/citation
• OWL at Purdue University http://owl.english.purdue.edu/
Questions?
Library staff are here to help you. o Call us
702-968-2040 (Henderson) 801-878-1020 (South Jordan)
o Text questions to 801-872-9715o Ask a question online at
http://libanswers.roseman.edu
References
References
American Psychological Association. (2010). Publication manual of the American Psychological
Association (6th ed.). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.