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American Psychology Association (APA)

American Psychology Association (APA). Formatting Basics. When to Use APA. Business Criminology Economics Education Nursing Psychology Social Work Sociology. Generally, the social sciences. Similarities with MLA. Double spacing

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American Psychology Association (APA)

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  1. American PsychologyAssociation (APA) Formatting Basics

  2. When to Use APA • Business • Criminology • Economics • Education • Nursing • Psychology • Social Work • Sociology Generally, the social sciences.

  3. Similarities with MLA • Double spacing • Parenthetical in text citations MUST relate to the reference page. • Give credit where credit is due – Any words or thoughts not your own MUST be cited.

  4. Setting up the page • 1” Margins on all sides • 12 pt. font – Most often Times New Roman • Double Spaced • No UNDERLINES allowed • BOLD only for allowed headings or tables

  5. Parts of the Paper • Title Page (includes “running head”) • Abstract • Body (including in-text citations) • References

  6. Title Page • Running Head: • Shortened version of title • ALL CAPS • No more than 50 characters

  7. Body Full title is centered on the first page of the body

  8. Bold: only for headings Body • In-text citations: • Author (s) • Year • Pg # (for quotes, if available.)

  9. NOT: “Works Cited” Still listed in alphabetical order and has hanging indents. References

  10. MS-Word Tips: Page Layout

  11. MS-Word: Editing Header Insert page numbers first, then header. Be sure to click “Different First Page” for the running head.

  12. MS-Word: References Be sure to choose APA 6th Edition Click “Insert Citation” to get fields

  13. Citation Creators • Look for APA options on database articles • www.bibme.org (example of one website)

  14. 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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