1. APA Style Guide

2. Introduction Where did it come from ? How it is used?
This format was developed by behavioural scientists
APA stands for American Psychcological Assosiation
Term papers
Research reports
Literature review
Case studies
Journal articles

3. Formating you paper in APA style meaning paying attention ot mechnial details such as typeface, linespacing, margins, and page headers.
Use a Serif or Sans serif style font
Times New Roman
Arial
Double space entire paper including references, text, and titles
Indent each paragraph by one-half include (or one tab)
Algin the text to the left hand margin
Formatting
This section will discuss the basic formating tricks :

4. Sample of Heading

5. Page Formatting Put Pages in the following order: Page 1 : title page
Page 2: Abstract
Page 3: Beginning of text
References begin on a new page after the last page of text
Each appendix begins on a new page

6. Headings and Sections
Headings help readers find key points of your paper
They help track and develop your thoughts of the paper
APA has 5 levels of heading outlines

7. Example of Headings

8. Cite works of those individuals whose ideas, theories, or finding have directly influenced your work, even if you are just borrowing ideas (paraphrasing)
To avoiod Plagiarism, take carefult notes you research to keep track of all sources and collect the information you need to cite properly
The following section illstrates how to format citations
Citing References

9. Citing References in Text
APA Style citaitons use author-date system. This way the reader can reference the citation in your reference list
To insert a citation in text, include the author’s surname and year of publication
For a direct quote include page number or specific location of the phrase or sentences in the orginal work
When paraphrasing here are some examples:
Jack (2008) found that Jill came tumbling after
It is clear that Jill went up the hill to fetch a pale of water (Jack, 2008)
In 2008, Jack’s study of gravity proved that steep hills make people tumble
Jack (2008) found that Jill came tumbling after
It is clear that Jill went up the hill to fetch a pale of water (Jack, 2008)
In 2008, Jack’s study of gravity proved that steep hills make people tumble

10. The following chart explains how to cite in-text

11. In-text citation
When you need to cite two or more works together, arrange the citation alphabetically in the same order they appear in the reference list
Here are some examples of citations:

12. Reference List
The pusrpose is for the readers to find the sources you used
Put references in order by author’s last name
Use hanging paragraph style ( can be found in microsoft word under formatt paragraph Indentation hanging)

13. References The following is usually needed to make a citations :
Author name or names
Publiation date
Title of work
Publication data
Example of a journal article referenced:
References

14. Journal articles References
Here are instructions for formatting references in journal articles :
Italicize the journal title and volume number
Include the issue number in parentheses
Type of DOI in the format in the first example- no period at the end of DOI
(*DOI: Digital object Identifier : given to an electronic documents)
Most information of the journal article will be on the article or the data base you are using to access it

15. Referencing Books
Type the title of the book I sentence case. Capitlize the first word following a colon (if there is a subtitle) or period.
If you cite an electronic book give information about the format in square brackets after the title
For electronic books also give DOI or URL that you accessed it on
The following are examples of how to format  the third is if there is a corporate author that is the same as the publisher

16. Resources Sample Paper
Sample Appendix
appendix.pdf
Sample References
s-sample.pdf
Online Formatting help

17. This is Just a Guide
Please consult you professor for any extra details
All the information is from the Publicaiton
Manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.)
More detail on this guide will be also in here
Use the resources and you will have an amazing format