1. APA Basics: 6th Edition
Mitchell Rhodes, M.S.

2. Basics 1” Margins Times New Roman Font: Size 12 Double Spaced
Left Aligned
Papers should included:
Title Page
Running Head
Page Numbers
References Page

3. Title page Centered on the page should be: In the Header:
Title of Paper
Author
University
In the Header:
Running head: BRIEF TITLE
Page number on the right

4. Title Page Example

5. Body of the Paper Headings should be Centered and Bolded
Subheadings should be left aligned and bolded (see APA guidebook for additional rules concerning subheadings)
The body of the paper should be left aligned
New paragraphs should be indented

6. Body of the Paper Example

7. In Text Citations
You should cite the work of those individuals whose ideas, theories, or research have directly influenced your work.
Others ideas, theories, or research should either be:
Paraphrased (restated in your own words)
In quotations, with the page number
In text citations should include (Authors name, Year)
At the end of the sentence your citation should appear like this (Rhodes, 2015).
According to Rhodes (2015), your citation should look like this if it starts the sentence.

8. In Text Citations
If the work has two authors, cite both names every time
If the work has three, four, or five authors, cite all authors name the first time the reference occurs; In subsequent citations, included the surname of the first author followed by et al.
If the work has six or more authors, cite the surname of the first author followed by et al. every time.
Authors should appear in the order they appear in their work.
(Bartholomew & Rhodes, 2015)
(Rhodes et al., 2015)

9. In Text Citations Example

10. In Text Citations Example

11. References
Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (year). Title of article. Title of Periodical, xx, pp-pp. doi:xx.xxxxxxxxx Retrieved from Wrightson, K.M. (1998). The professor as teacher: Allan Bloom, Wayne Booth, and the tradition of teaching at the University of Chicago. Innovative Higher Education, 23(2),

12. References Example

13. Writing Tips Do Don’t Have transitions when appropriate
Include introduction and conclusion
Write in texting or social media format
Use acronyms without explaining what they mean

14. Places to go for Help APA Publication Manual (6th Edition) Purdue OWL

15. References
American Psychological Association (2011). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association. Washington, DC: APA