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American Psychology Association (APA) Formatting Basics
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When to Use APA O Business O Criminology O Economics O Education O Nursing O Psychology O Social Work O Sociology Generally, the social sciences.
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Similarities with MLA O Double spacing O Parenthetical in text citations MUST relate to the reference page. O Give credit where credit is due – Any words or thoughts not your own MUST be cited.
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Setting up the page O 1” Margins on all sides O 12 pt. font – Most often Times New Roman O Double Spaced O No UNDERLINES allowed O BOLD only for allowed headings or tables
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Parts of the Paper O Title Page (includes “running head”) O Abstract O Body (including in-text citations) O References
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Title Page Running Head: Shortened version of title ALL CAPS No more than 50 characters
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Body Full title is centered on the first page of the body
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Body Bold: only for headings In-text citations: Author (s) Year Pg # (for quotes, if available.)
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References NOT: “Works Cited” Still listed in alphabetical order and has hanging indents.
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MS-Word Tips: Page Layout
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MS-Word: Editing Header Insert page numbers first, then header. Be sure to click “Different First Page” for the running head.
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MS-Word: References Be sure to choose APA 6 th Edition Click “Insert Citation” to get fields
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Citation Creators O Look for APA options on database articles O www.bibme.org (example of one website) www.bibme.org
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RESOURCES: Walden University Online Writing Center – “Ten Common APA Nuances” (Includes links to how-to videos) http://writingcenter.waldenu.edu/17.htm Sample APA Paper with annotations http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/resdoc5e/RES5e_ch09_s1-0009.html Purdue Owl – Online Writing Lab – APA Format https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/
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