1. APA Formatting Guidelines
Lisa morgan
University of mary

2. What is APA Formatting?
Most commonly used style guide for submissions in the following academic and professional fields:
Social Sciences (Psychology, Sociology, Economics, Criminology)
Business
Nursing
Occupational Therapy

3. Why Should I Use APA Formatting?
A. Because Dr. Sawhney is requiring it for class.
B. To allow readers to clearly read and understand my writing submissions and presents my writing style in a consistent, concise, professional manner
C. To improve my writing skills, improve organization of writing assignments, and avoid plagiarism
D. Both B and C

4. Reference Materials

5. General Guidelines for Professional Writing
Be typed
Double-spaced
Set all margins at 1”
Use 12-point standard font (Times New Roman)
Be printed on 8.5” X 11” white paper
Number all pages (top, right-hand corner)
Avoid slang terminology and contractions (can’t, won’t, shouldn’t, etc.)

6. APA Formatted Title Page
Running Head: TITLE, NO MORE THAN 50 CHARACTERS (all caps)
Page Number (Right-aligned on ALL pages)
Title of Paper in Upper and Lower Case Letters
Your Name (Lisa E. Morgan)
University (University of Mary)

9. Abstract
Title in all caps, page number (no running head on subsequent pages)
Abstract title centered
Beginning of abstract LEFT-ALIGNED (no indents)
Keywords
Keywords: identify keywords, separate by commas
*150 to 250 word summary of your paper

11. Reference Page Center the title (do not bold or italicize)
Please do not refer to the reference page as “Works Cited” or “Bibliography” in APA submissions
Double space reference entries
First line to be left aligned
Hanging indent for each subsequent line of single entry
Order references alphabetically by first author’s last name
Use Sort tool in Microsoft Word if desired

12. Reference Page Invert authors’ names (Last name, initials)
Example: Morgan, L.
Capitalize only first letter of the first word of the title
What married couples want from each other during conflicts: An investigation of underlying concerns.

13. Reference Page (Journal Articles)
Hall, S., & Adams, R. (2011). Newlyweds’ unexpected adjustments to marriage. Family & Consumer Sciences Research Journal, 39(4),
Author, A., & Author, B. (Year of publication). Title of article (no italics, bold font). Name of Journal, Volume, (Issue), page numbers.
Note: Volume number in italics, issue (if applicable) is not
Do not italicize page numbers
Use & when separating authors (3 to 7)

14. Reference Page (Journal Articles)
If the source has more than 7 authors:
If more than 7, use ellipsis (…) after 6th author, conclude with last author
Do not forget to use hanging indent after first line of reference listing
Miller, F. H., Choi, M. J., Angeli, L. L., Harland, A. A., Stamos, J. A., Thomas, S. T., Rubin, L. H. (2009). Web site usability for the blind and low-vision user. Technical Communication, 57,

15. Reference Page (Entire Book)
The title of the text is italicized
No page numbers required
Author, A. (Year of publication). Title of book: Subtitle. Location: Publisher
Brown, B. (2012). Daring greatly: How the courage to be vulnerable transforms the way we live, love, parent, and lead. New York, NY: Avery.
**Note: The titles of articles from journals are not italicized—the titles of books are italicized.

16. Reference Page (Chapter or Pages From Book)
Brown, B. (2012). Daring greatly: How the courage to be vulnerable transforms the way we live, love, parent, and lead (pp ). New York, NY: Avery.

18. Citations
One author:
When most couples get married, they do not accurately anticipate the real-world conflicts that undoubtedly occur as their relationships progress and they are forced to deal with issues that often present considerable difficulty to the partners both individually and as part of a couple dynamic (Morgan, 2013).

19. Citations Article with more than one author:
When most couples get married, they do not accurately anticipate the real-world conflicts that undoubtedly occur as their relationships progress and they are forced to deal with issues that often present considerable difficulty to the partners both individually and as part of a couple dynamic (Williams, Smith, & Morgan, 2009).

20. Citations Using the author’s name as part of the sentence
According to research conducted by Morgan, when most couples get married, they do not accurately anticipate the real-world conflicts that undoubtedly occur as their relationships progress and they are forced to deal with issues that often present considerable difficulty to the partners both individually and as part of a couple dynamic (2013).

21. Citations References with 3-5 authors:
First citation includes all authors
Subsequent citations may be shortened to include the first author at “et al.”
When most couples get married, they do not accurately anticipate the real-world conflicts that undoubtedly occur as their relationships progress and they are forced to deal with issues that often present considerable difficulty to the partners both individually and as part of a couple dynamic (Williams, Smith, & Morgan, 2013).
When most couples get married, they do not accurately anticipate the real-world conflicts that undoubtedly occur as their relationships progress and they are forced to deal with issues that often present considerable difficulty to the partners both individually and as part of a couple dynamic (Williams, et al., 2013).

22. Citations References with 6 or more authors:
Use first author’s last name and “et al.” for all entries
When most couples get married, they do not accurately anticipate the real-world conflicts that undoubtedly occur as their relationships progress and they are forced to deal with issues that often present considerable difficulty to the partners both individually and as part of a couple dynamic (Williams, et al., 2013).

23. Using Quotations
Similar to format for citations, but must include page number
Reminder: Using quotations sparingly, if at all, in professional submissions and only if you are unable to demonstrate the author’s point and you can think of no other way to restate.
Limit to less than 40 words whenever possible

24. Using Quotations
As discussed by Williams and Smith (2013), when couples get married, they do not accurately anticipate real-world conflicts that occur as their relationships progress and are forced to deal with issues that “present considerable difficulty to the partners both individually and as part of a couple dynamic” (p.44).
If no signal phrase used:
issues that “present considerable difficulty to the partners both individually and as part of a couple dynamic” (Williams & Smith, 2013, p. 44).

25. Citations
Note: When citing in-text using a signal phrase (According to researchers Hall and Adams) use the word “and” to separate authors
When using parentheses, use & to separate authors’ names (Hall & Adams, 2011, p. 135)

26. Review
True or False:
APA formatted submissions require a title page.

27. True

28. Which of the following parenthetical citations is correct according to APA style?
A. (Barrett, 1991, p. 17) B. (Barrett, p. 17, 1991) C. (Barrett 17) D. (Barrett p. 17)

29. A
(Barrett, 1991, p. 17)

30. How should author entries be arranged on a reference page according to APA format?

31. Alphabetically, according to the first author’s last name

32. When should et al. be used in APA style. A
When should et al. be used in APA style? A. It should be used when the work has more than 3 authors. B. It should be used when work has more than 6 authors. C. If the work has more than two authors, all authors’ names should be used the first time. Later, et al., can be used after the first author’s name. D. Both B and C

33. D. Both B and C

34. Questions?