A Practical Guide to APA Style

Running Head All Caps Up to 50 characters of the title

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Running head: A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO APA STYLE

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A Practical Guide to APA Style Leecy A. Barnett Lynn University

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A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO APA STYLE
The Abstract is a one paragraph summary of the paper ------------(< 120 words). The Abstract is not indented.

Abstract

This is a very short paper done for the experience of learning how to do and teach the American Psychological Associations writing style.
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A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO APA STYLE

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A Practical Guide to APA Style

When the APA style was first conceived eighty years ago, the main

purpose was to develop standards for the publication of articles in the fields of anthropology and psychology (American Psychological Association, 2001). Although designed for those who intend to publish, Houghton and Houghton (2007, p. xii) point out that, numerous colleges and universities adhere to these stringent guidelines. Learning to do APA style well shows you are concerned

Headings
Complicated System of Multiple Levels
Not always required by professors See at Purdue--http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/56 0/01 -

In Text Citations--Ideas
Whenever you get an idea from a source cite it using the authors name and date of publication in parentheses at the end of the sentence or paragraph describing their idea. The period goes after the final parenthesis. Example: When the APA style was first conceived eighty years ago, the main purpose was to develop standards for the publication of articles in the fields of anthropology and psychology (American Psychological Association, 2001).

In Text CitationsAuthor in text

If you refer to the author(s) in the text of your paper, cite the source simply with the date of publication in parentheses next to the authors name. Example: According to Fox (2007), the internet has played a significant role in the increase of plagiarism in academia today.

In Text Citations Short Direct Quote

When you directly quote a source you need to add quotation marks around the words or sentence you copy. The final period, however, comes at the end of the final parenthesis of the citation. Example: Although designed for those who intend to publish, numerous colleges and universities adhere to these stringent guidelines (Houghton and Houghton, 2007, p. xii).

In Text CitationsLong Direct Quote

When your direct quotation long than longer than 40 words put it in and indented paragraph without quotation marks. Now the final period comes before the citation ---it seems this rule is designed just to frustrate you! Example: APA format. The title page has a very specific format: Your title page should already include the page header (described above). On the first line of the title page flush-left, add a running head. Begin the running head with the words Running Head followed by a colon. Then give an abbreviated title of your paper in 50 characters or less in all caps. (Neyhart & Karper, 2007, para. 5)
When quoting from a webpage, determine the paragraph # quoted and use that instead of a page #

Reference Page
A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO APA STYLE Center References References

Tip: Do the Reference Page 1st

American Psychological Association. (2001). Publication manual of the American

Psychological Association. Washington, DC: American Psychological Alphabetical by Authors Last Name Association. Use initials rather than full 1st Name Houghton, P. M., & Houghton, T. J. (2007). APA: The easy way. Flint, MI: Baker Hanging Indent Double Space College. Neyhart, D., & Karper, E. (2007, December 23). APA Formatting and Style Guide--General Format. Retrieved January 18, 2008, from The Owl at Purdue: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/

Books
Author---Last Name, Initials 2-6 author write them out ---use & instead of and. After 6 write et al. Authors can also be a company or organization Date of Publication--- year in parenthesis

Titleitalicize
Publication information---City and state (if mentioneduse postal abbreviation) and publisher. Example: Houghton, P. M., & Houghton, T. J. (2007). APA: The easy way. Flint, MI: Baker College.

Print Journal Articles

Author & Date of Publication--- same as book Article Title do not italicize Journal Titleitalicize Volume italicize Page Numbers---numbers only Example: Smith, G. E., & Eggleston, T. J. (2001). Comprehending APA Style Through Manuscript Analysis. Teaching of Psychology , 28, 108-110. If you get you journal from a database add: Retrieved from Date (m/d/yr) Name of database

Electronic Journal Articles

The APA style requires including the Document Object Identifier or doi. Author & Date of Publication--- same as book Article Title do not italicize Journal Titleitalicize Volume italicize Page Numbers---numbers only doi: xx.xxxxx

Example:
Herbst-Damm, K.L. & Kulik, J.A. (2005). Volunteer support, marital status, and the survival of terminally ill patients. Health Psychology, 25, 225-229. doi: 10.1037/0278-6133.24.2.225

Electronic Journal Articles without doi

Option 1: provide the URL of the journal homepage. Sillick, T.J. & Schutte, N.S. (2006). Emotional intelligence and self-esteem mediate between perceived early parental love and adult happiness. E-

Journal of Applied Psychology, 2(2), 38-48. Retrieved from

http://ojs.lib.swin.edu.au/index.php/ejap Option 2: provide the name of the database used to access the article. Borman, W.C. (1993). Role of early supervisory experience in supervisor performance. Journal of Applied Psychology, 78, 443-449. Retrieved

from PsycARTICLES database.

Check with your professor as to which one you should use.

Webpage
Author --- same as book if available--No Author---use title of page Date---most precise available; no date (n.d.) Title of page italicize Example: Neyhart, D., & Karper, E. (2007, December 23). APA Formatting and Style Guide---General Format. Retrieved January 18, 2008, from The Owl at Purdue: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/ Add: Retrieved from Date (m/d/yr) Name of Website url

YouTube video
Author or Compiler name. No Author---use title of page Date---(showing year, month, date). Title of video italicize Example: The Cobalt Agent. (2007, September 14) Ronald Reagans remarks on the Challenger shuttle explosion. Retrieved April 7, 2009, from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JKIZ7j20EA Add: Retrieved from Date (m/d/yr) url

Using Microsoft Word 2010

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