APA Style Manual

Bavijesh TM.Eed Ist Sem

Dept. of Education, University of Kerala

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APA Style ManualAPA Style originated in 1929, when a group of psychologists,

anthropologists, and business managers convened and sought to establish a simple set of procedures, or style rules, that would codify the many components of scientific writing to increase the ease of reading comprehension.

As with other editorial styles, APA Style consists of rules or guidelines that a publisher observes to ensure clear and consistent presentation of written material. It concerns uniform use of such elements as selection of headings, tone, and length;punctuation and abbreviations;presentation of numbers and statistics;construction of tables and figures,citation of references; and many other elements that are a part of a manuscript.

APA Style : A prelude

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What ???

APA Style consists of rules or guidelines that observes to ensure clear and consistent presentation of written material.

Allows readers to cross-reference your sources easilyProvides consistent format within a disciplineGives you credibility as a writerProtects yourself from plagiarism

Why ???

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APA Style ManualAPA style was developed by social and behavioral scientists to standardize scientific writing

APA Style Used for

Term paper Research Report Empirical Studies Literature Review Theoretical articles Methodological articles Case studies

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Basic Introduction

When preparing your manuscript for submission, format it as follows

Use a serif typeface, such as Times New Roman, for the text of your manuscript. Use a Sans serif typeface, such as Arial, for figure labels

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 one-half inch

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

Presentation onManuscript Structure

Title page

Abstract

Introdcution

Methods

Result

Discussion

References

Appendices

Title pageThe title page needs to include 4 items

The title of your paper. The title should concisely state the topic of the paper and the variables or theoretical issues that are being explored in relation to that topic. The title should be about 10-12 words long. The title should be centered in the middle of your page.

The author’s name and institutional affiliation. The institutional affiliation is just the name of the place (usually a college or university) where the research was conducted. The author's name and institutional affiliation should be centered and placed directly below the title.

A running head. This is just an abbreviated version of your title, and should include no more than 50 characters (including spaces and punctuation). The running head is what appears at the top of each page next to the page number throughout the paper. The running head designation should be left justified and appear at the top of hte page after the page number.

A page number. Page numbers should appear on the title page in the upper right hand corner, after the running head. Pages should then be numbered consecutively in the upper right hand corner throughout the paper.

The title of your paper

The author’s name and institutional affiliation

A running head.

A page number back

Abstract

The abstract should contain a complete but concise summary of your paper and should not contain more than 120 words. You should not repeat your title in the abstract because this is redundant and takes up precious space.

Submitting a manuscript for publication, or preparing a more formal report, you will need to include an abstract.

The abstract is a summary of your paper and is generally the first thing your reader will read after the title. It allows readers to get an idea of what you say in your paper, so they can decide if they want to read the entire paper. Therefore, this is a very important section because you want people to actually read what you spent so much time writing.

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IntroductionIn addition to a title page and an abstract, the text of your paper should

be broken into sections. For these sections, following sections should begin on the same page where the previous o ne left off, and not necessarily on a new page.

In this section, you are essentially providing background information on the topic. You should explain why the topic is important and give the reader an idea of where you are going in your paper (i.e., what aspects of the topic you will be focusing on). The introduction should be clearly organized and flow nicely.

Note: the introduction section should not be labeled "Introduction"; just use the title of your paper.

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MethodsThe Method section is where you describe what you did and how you

conducted your study. This is very important because other researchers may use this information to try to replicate your study and see if they come up with the same results.

There are three main subsections in the Method section:

Participants or Subjects, Apparatus Procedure

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Result The Results section is where you summarize the data you collected and

present the main findings (even those that are counter to your hypotheses). You should also explain what analyses were used (e.g., one-way ANOVA, t-test).

A common way to report results is to:

Restate your hypothesis for the reader

Summarize the results for each of the statistical tests you completed for that hypothesis

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Discussion The Discussion section is where you interpret and evaluate your findings.

Your job here is to address the questions/issues raised in the introduction in light of the results. However, you should not be restating your results or points you have already made. You will want to organize your discussion section into three parts:

Part 1: Reviewing hypotheses and results

Part 2: Discussing the findings in the context of the existing literature and addressing the limitations of your study.

Part 3: Summarizing the study’s contribution to the literature and providing suggestions for future research. back

Reference Your reference list should appear at the end of your paper. It provides the

information necessary for a reader to locate and retrieve any source you cite in the body of the paper. In your reference list, you provide information about:

the author(s) of each work or the institution or group that created the workthe date that the work was publishedthe title of each workwhether the work appears as part of a larger work (such as an article in a journal or newspaper, or a chapter in an essay collection)where the work was publishedwho published the workinformation that would help someone retrieve the work (such as a web page address or an access number for an electronic database)

Gender

Author Citing

In-Text Example

"It is self-identification..." (Fuller, 2011, pp. 34-35). OR Fuller (2011, pp. 34-35) suggests that self identification...

Reference List Example Fuller, C. F. (2011). Sociology, gender and educational

aspirations: Girls and their ambitions. Albany, NY: Continuum International.

Single Author

Two Author

3-5 Author

More than 6

No Author

Gender

Author Citing

In-Text Example

According to Weinberg and Gould (2011) ... OR ... this is evident (Weinberg & Gould, 2011).

Reference List Example Weinberg, R. S., & Gould, D. (2011). Foundations

of sport and exercise psychology (6th ed.). Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.

Single Author

Two Author

3-5 Author

More than 6

No Author

Gender

Single Author

Two Author

3-5 Author

More than 6

No Author

Author Citing

In-Text Example

... events are a celebration (Allen et al., 2011). OR Allen et al. (2011) have stated ...

Reference List Example Allen, J. E., O'Toole, W., & Donnell, J.-B. (2011). Festival and special event management (5th ed.). Milton, QLD: John Wiley & Sons.

Cite all of the authors the first time the reference occurs. In subsequent citations include only the surname of the first author followed by et al. and the year, e.g.

Gender

Single Author

Two Author

3-5 Author

More than 6

Research Centre

Author Citing

In-Text Example

Mussen et al. (1995) have found ... OR ... for all learning (Mussen et al., 1995).

Reference List Example Mussen, P., Rozenweig, M. R., Aronson, E., Elkind, D.,

Feshbach, S. T., & Geiwitz, P. J. (1995). Psychology: An introduction (7th ed.). Albany, NY: Thompson Delmar Learning.

Gender

Single Author

Two Author

3-5 Author

More than 6

No Author

Author Citing

In-Text Example

As defined in the Style Manual for Authors, Editors and Printers (2002) reference lists should be double spaced.

Reference List Example Style manual for authors, editors and printers. (2002). (6th ed.). Canberra, ACT: AGPS.

How to cite ...

BookShay, J. (1994). Achilles in Vietnam: Combat trauma and the undoing of character. New York: Touchstone.

Article in a magazineKlein, J. (1998, October 5). Dizzy days. The NewYorker, 40-45.

How to cite ...

Web pagePoland, D. (1998, October 26). The hot button. Roughcut.

Retrieved October 28, 1998 from http://www.roughcut.com

A newspaper articleTommasini, A. (1998, October 27). Master teachers

whose artistry glows in private. New York Times, p. B2.

How to cite ...

A source with no known authorCigarette sales fall 30% as California tax rises. (1999, September

14). New York Times, p. A17.

Online resourcesKenneth, I. A. (2000). A Buddhist response to the nature of

human rights. Journal of Buddhist Ethics, 8(4).Retrieved February 20, 2001, from

http://www.cac.psu.edu/jbe/twocont.html

Appendixes

Your paper may have more than one appendix. Usually, each distinct item has it’s own appendix. If your paper only has one appendix, label it "Appendix" (without quotes.) If there is more than one appendix, label them "Appendix A," "Appendix B," etc.

Reference

American Psychological Association. (2012). APA style guide to electronic references.

The Basics of APA Style. (n.d.). Retrieved January 16, 2016, from http://www.apastyle.org/learn/tutorials/basics-tutorial.aspx