APA style 2018

APA Style describes rules for the preparation of manuscripts for writers and students in: Social Sciences, such as Psychology, Linguistics, Sociology, Economics, and Criminology Business Nursing

http://blog.apastyle.org/apastyle/references/ https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/664/1/ https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/ Search APA style Most recent update—6th edition 2009

General guidelines Double-spaced 1 inch margins Times New Roman, size 12 Header=page number flush right + TITLE OF YOUR PAPER flush left (if it’s too long, shorten it—called a running head)

Major paper sections Title Page Abstract Main Body References

Title page Running head at the top The title of the paper Author’s Name The Institutional Affiliation

Abstract Concise summary of the key points 150-250 words

Point of view and voice Many APA papers describe research studies conducted by the author Can use first person point of view Active voice You can try to include some kind of first-hand research in your study (bonus)

In-text citations Main differences Include year Commas Put p. before page # (if page numbers) According to Jones (1998), "Students often had difficulty using APA style, especially when it was their first time" (p. 199).  Jones (1998) found "students often had difficulty using APA style" (p. 199); what implications does this have for teachers? She stated, "Students often had difficulty using APA style" (Jones, 1998, p. 199), but she did not offer an explanation as to why.

Reference list basics Title “References” Hanging indents (just like MLA) Alphabetized

Article from a journal Journal: academic, scholarly Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year of publication). Title of article. Title of Journal, volume number, page range. Retrieved from http://www.someaddress.com/full/url/

Page/article from website Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year of publication). Title of article. Website name. Retrieved from http://www.someaddress.com/full/url/

Other things n.d.=no date When an electronic document has numbered paragraphs, use the abbreviation “para.” followed by the paragraph number (Hall, 2001, para. 5).