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APA Format

APA Format. Paper Style and References Asa H. Gordon Library Information Literacy 2010. APA Overview. APA: (American Psychological Association) the guidelines from the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association Used in the Social Sciences, including :

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APA Format

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  1. APA Format Paper Style and References Asa H. Gordon Library Information Literacy 2010

  2. APA Overview • APA: (American Psychological Association) the guidelines from the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association • Used in the Social Sciences, including: • Sociology • Business • Economics • Nursing • Criminology • Social Work

  3. Writing The Paper • Do not use the first person (I) • Double-space • 1-inchmargins • Use only one spaceafterpunctuation

  4. Writing The Paper • Title Page • title of the paper, the author's name, and the institutional affiliation. • page header should contain: Running head: TITLE OF YOUR PAPER • Pages after the title page should have a running head that looks like this: TITLE OF YOUR PAPER • Page numbersstart on title page

  5. Title Page Format 1 Running head: A SAMPLE PAPER ACCORDING TO THE PUBLICATION MANUAL A Sample Paper According to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Your Name Your Affiliation

  6. Writing the Paper • Place quotes of less than 40 words in the text with double quotation marks. • For block quotations (longerthan 40 words): • Omit quotation marks • Indenteach line of the paragraph 5 spaces • Maintain double spacing • If quoting more than one paragraph: • indent the first line of each paragraph five additional spaces from the left margin (for a total of ten spaces). • Direct quotes: • (author last name, date, p. #-#) • A page number always immediately follows a quotation, even when the author and date precede it. • Whenitisnot direct quote: • (author last name, date)

  7. Reference Page Overview • CalledReferences • As opposed to Bibliography, Works Cited, etc. • Uses author-datemethod • References are listedalpabetically by author • Date of publication islistedafter the author(s’) name(s)

  8. Reference Page Overview • Citations are double spaced • Hangingindent • Uses the last name and first initial of the author • Example: (Smith, J.) • For multiple authors, use & (ampersand), not and • Example: Smith, J. & Brown, B.

  9. For More Information: • http://library.savannahstate.edu/ • LibGuide • “Citing Sources” • Purdue OWL (Online Writing Lab) • Research and Documentation Online--Hacker

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