APA StyleBy: Susan St.Denis

APA citation style is used in the social sciences (Psychology and Business)APA uses:• Stylistics• In-text citations• References

APA papers should be written with little to no figurative language.

APA is mainly used in Literature Reviews and Experimental Reports

Literature Reviews: Includes:• a title page• introduction • a list of references

Experimental Reports Includes:• a title page• abstract• introduction• methods,

results, and discussion sections• a list of

references• appendices• tables • figures

Your essay should:• be typed, • double-spaced, • have 1” margins, • use 12 point, Times New Roman • be printed on 8.5x11 inch paper

Title:(in the upper half of the page, centered)

name (no title or degree) + affiliation

(university)

Page header:(use Insert Page

Header)title flush left +

page number flush right.

Page header: do NOT include

“Running head:”

Abstract: centered, at the top of the page

Write a 150- to 250- word summary of your paper in an

accurate, concise, and specific

manner.

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• Number the first text page as page number 3

• Type and center the title of the paper at the top of the page

• Type the text double-spaced with all sections following each other without a break

• Identify the sources used in the paper in parenthetical, in-text citations

• Format tables and figures

Every page of your essay should:• Include a page header (Title, all caps) in the

upper left-hand corner • Place the page number in the upper right

When quoting:

• The citing order includes the following: the author’s name, year of publication, and page number.

• Keep the citation brief—do not repeat the information• After a summary, put the author‘s name and the year of

publication.

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Introduce quotations with signal phrases, e.g.:

According to Sergey (1995), “….” (p. 3).

Sergey (1995) argued that “……” (p. 3).

Use such signal verbs such as:

acknowledged, contended, maintained,responded, reported, argued, concluded …

Label images with Arabic numerals and provide a title. The label and the title should appear below the image.

For example:

Figure 1. Bread fans in Europe. Adapted from The Art of the Croissant: Statistical Analysis by Cat Statistical Books, 1996, Retrieved from http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2013/jul/28/a-love-letter-to-bread-eva-wiseman

The Purdue OWL: http://owl.english.purdue.edu

The Purdue Writing Lab @ HEAV 226

Composition textbooks

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th ed.

APA’s website: http://www.apastyle.org