APA at UT Arlington College of Nursing

1. APA at UT Arlington College of Nursing APA is the official guide for writing style for all courses/programs at UT A CON.

2. Manual Includes • Overview of scientific writing • Purpose • Ethical and legal • Organization of a Manuscript • Elements of different types of manuscripts

3. Guidelines for expressing ideas • Writing Style • Orderly presentation of ideas • Smoothness of expression • Economy of expression • Precision & clarity • Strategies to improve writing style • Reducing bias

4. Specifics on Reducing Bias • Gender • Sexual orientation • Racial and ethnic identity • Disabilities • Age

5. Descriptions of Racial/Ethnic Groups • Use Census categories • Black and White • Hispanic • Country of origin • American Indian, Native American, and Native North American • Asian or Asian American

6. Guidelines, cont. • Grammar and Usage • Verbs • Agreement of Subject & Verb • Pronouns • Use of adverbs • Relative pronouns & subordinate conjunctions (e.g. that vs. which) • Parallel construction • Linguistic devices (e.g. clichés, metaphors)

7. Mechanics • Punctuation • Spelling • Capitalization • Italics • Abbreviations • Headings and Series • 6th ed.-pp. 62

8. Mechanics • Quotations (sources, citations, permission) • Avoid direct quotations • Synthesize and cite source • Numbers • 9 or less - use words

9. Reference List • Only cited sources • Alphabetized by first word of citation • Usually first authors surname • Include DOI when available • If no DOI • Home URL of the journal

10. Additional Resources, cont. • The Little, Brown Handbook http://ablongman.com/littlebrown

11. Additional Resources, cont. • OWL (Online Writing Lab) at Purdue University • http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_apa.html

12. Additional Resources, cont. • APA Style Official Site • http://www.apastyle.org/