APA Style Basics 7 th Edition Plymouth State

APA Style Basics 7 th Edition Plymouth State University Writing Center Laura Walker, MS Candidate

APA Style Basics Why APA? APA arose out of a need to communicate clearly and effectively in the field of social and behavioral sciences. APA creates a way to communicate what is important in the field. What is important? • Who did the work? • When did they do it? • Is the information current? • Has the author used past tense or present perfect for signal verbs? Baker (2003) showed. . . or Baker (2003) has shown… • Has the author only used present tense to discuss results? The experiment demonstrates or researchers agree…

APA Style What for? • Term Papers • Research Reports • Empirical studies • Literature Reviews • Theoretical Articles • Methodological Articles • Case Studies

APA: The Title Page Running head: A SHORTER VERSION OF YOUR TITLE (ALL CAPS) justified to the left APA 7 CHANGE: PSU Grad – do not use the words “Running head” PSU Undergrad – Check with professor if running head needed Title centered in upper half of page and BOLD; title case Extra space after title Author’s (your) name (first, middle initial, and last name) Check with professor; typically includes department, institution, professor name, due date

APA Student Title Page

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APA: Basic Formatting Checklist 8. 5” X 11” paper 1” margins Acceptable serif or sans serif fonts (12 -point Times New Roman is safe!) Double spaced (whole document, use care to “remove space after paragraph”) Indent first line of every paragraph ½ inch Running head if applicable Page numbers on ALL pages Title page Abstract (if required) Reference page Properly formatted citations

APA: In-text Citations For something paraphrased - last name author and year of publication (Jones, 2018). For a direct quote – According to Jones (2018), “students often…time” (p. 199). For a direct quote if author not named in signal phrase – Furthermore, “students often…time” (Jones, 2018, p. 199), but she…as to why. ) rg, n. d. eme. o akeam (M (Quickmeme. com, n. d. ) (Quickmem e. com, 20 1 5)

APA: Reference Page Checklist Running head if applicable Page number “References” top of page, centered, and BOLD Double spaced Author’s names (Last, First) in alphabetical order Page numbers from journal articles Hanging indents Italicize book, journal etc. titles – do not italicize chapter, article etc. titles

APA Reference Examples

Additional Resources • www. apastyle. org • https: //apastyle. apa. org/instructional-aids/handouts-guides • https: //owl. purdue. edu/owl/purdue_owl. html • http: //library. plymouth. edu • https: //campus. plymouth. edu/writing-center/

References American Psychological Association. (2019). Basics of APA style tutorial. http: //flash 1 r. apa. org/apastyle/basicshtml 5/index. html? _ga=2. 138782195. 1760607880. 1550442902 -2114806546. 1538669491 American Psychological Association. (2020). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association: The official guide to APA style. Author. Page Pulp. (2014). Calvin and Hobbes sums up academia. Page hobbes-sums-up-the-academic-experience/ Pulp. http: //www. pagepulp. com/291/calvin-and-

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