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APA STYLE ESSENTIALS
6th Edition (2010)
APA STYLE RESOURCEShttp://blog.apastyle.org/apastyle/
http://www.apa.org/journals/authors/manuscript_check.html
http://www.vanguard.edu/faculty/ddegelman/index.aspx?doc_id=796
General Document Guidelines
• Margins:– 1 inch on all sides
• Font:– 12-pt Times New Roman
• Line Spacing:– Double space throughout
• Text Spacing:– Single space after commas, colons, semicolons– Double space after end of sentence punctuation
General Document Guidelines
• Paragraph indent:– 5-7 spaces
• Alignment:– Flush Left (uneven right margin)
• Pagination– Page # on every page, 1 inch from right edge of
paper, top line• Running head– < 50 characters total– Top line (header), flush left, on every page
Document sections: TITLE PAGE
1. Running head + pagination (1)2. Title: • Upper- & lower-case, centered, upper half of page• Recommended < 12 words
3. Author(s)• Line below title, centered• Name(s) only—always use same name format
4. Institutional affiliation• Line below title, centered
5. Author Note (not needed for class essays)
Document sections: ABSTRACT
1. Running head + pagination (2)2. Heading: • Abstract (centered on line below running head)
3. One paragraph• Usually 150-250 words (varies by journal)• No paragraph indent
• NOTE: ABSTRACT NOT NEEDED FOR CLASS ESSAYS
Document sections: BODY
1. Running head + pagination (3)2. Title• Upper- & lower-case, centered • 1st line below running head
3. Introduction (not labeled)4. Headings• Level 1:
– Method, Results, Discussion, References– Centered, bold, upper- and lower-case
• Level 2– Subheadings (Participants, Procedure, Measures…)– Flush Left, bold, upper- & lower-case
Text Citations (IF USED)
• In sentence:– Wirth and Mitchell (1994) found that….
• In parentheses:– One study found…. (Wirth & Mitchell, 1994)
• 1 or 2 authors:– Always list both
• 3-5 authors:– List all last names the first time– After that: Smith et al. (2007)
Text Citations
• 6 or more authors:– Smith et al. is used every time
• Direct quotations– Include page number after reference– (Smith et al., 2007, p. 231)– If under 40 words:• Place quotation in text between “ “ marks
– If over 40 words:• Display in freestanding block, indented, without “ “
marks
References
• Hanging
– 1st line of each reference flush left
– Subsequent lines indented
• References listed alphabetically
– If more by exact same author(s): list in chronological date of publication, earliest first
References: ArticleMcAnulty, R.D., McGuire, L.E. & McAnulty, D.P. (1989). A cross-
cultural comparison of attitudes toward alcohol among
French and United States college students. The
International Journal of the Addictions, 24(12), 1229-1236.
If more than 7 authors:
McAnulty, R.D., McGuire, L.E., McAnulty, D.P., Rappaport, N.B.,
Waggoner, C.E., Ruggerio, L., . . . Brantley, P.J. (1986).
References: BooksBOOK:
Diamant, L. & McAnulty, R. D.,. (1995). The psychology of sexual
orientation, behavior and identity: A handbook.
Westport, CT: Greenwood Press.
CHAPTER IN EDITED BOOK:Long, P. J. (1995). Perpetrators of incest. In L. Diamant & R. D.
McAnulty (Eds.), The psychology of sexual
orientation, behavior and identity: A handbook.
Westport, CT: Greenwood Press.
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