APA STYLE ESSENTIALS 6 th Edition (2010)

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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 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 1 st 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 – 1 st 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: Article McAnulty, 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), 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: Books BOOK: 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.