A Practical Guide to APA Style

1. A Practical Guide to APA Style

2. Running Head— All Caps Up to 50 characters of the title Running head: A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO APA STYLE 1 A Practical Guide to APA Style Leecy A. Barnett Lynn University The Title Page Title---Capitalize Important Words Byline—Use Name with Middle Initial

3. A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO APA STYLE 3 The Body A Practical Guide to APA Style When the APA style was first conceived eighty years ago, the main purpose was to develop standards for the publication of articles in the fields of anthropology and psychology (American Psychological Association, 2001). “Although designed for those who intend to publish,” Houghton and Houghton (2007, p. xii) point out that, “numerous colleges and universities adhere to these stringent guidelines.” Learning to do APA style well shows you are concerned Use Times New Roman or Courier as font---size 12 Center the title Indent ¶s

4. In Text Citations--Ideas Whenever you get an idea from a source cite it using the author’s name and date of publication in parentheses at the end of the sentence or paragraph describing their idea. The period goes after the final parenthesis. Example: When the APA style was first conceived eighty years ago, the main purpose was to develop standards for the publication of articles in the fields of anthropology and psychology (American Psychological Association, 2001). American Psychological Association is A corporate author

5. In Text Citations—Author in text If you refer to the author(s) in the text of your paper, cite the source simply with the date of publication in parentheses next to the author’s name. Example: According to Fox (2007), the internet has played a significant role in the increase of plagiarism in academia today.

6. In Text Citations— Short Direct Quote When you directly quote a source you need to add quotation marks around the words or sentence you copy. The final period, however, comes at the end of the final parenthesis of the citation. Example: “Although designed for those who intend to publish, numerous colleges and universities adhere to these stringent guidelines” (Houghton and Houghton, 2007, p. xii). For direct quotes you need to add the page number

7. In Text Citations—Long Direct Quote When your direct quotation long than longer than 40 words put it in and indented paragraph without quotation marks. Now the final period comes before the citation ---it seems this rule is designed just to frustrate you! Example: APA format. The title page has a very specific format: Your title page should already include the page header (described above). On the first line of the title page flush-left, add a running head. Begin the running head with the words “Running Head” followed by a colon. Then give an abbreviated title of your paper in 50 characters or less in all caps. (Neyhart & Karper, 2007, para. 5) When quoting from a webpage, determine the paragraph # quoted and use that instead of a page #

8. Reference Page References American Psychological Association. (2001). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. Houghton, P. M., & Houghton, T. J. (2007). APA: The easy way. Flint, MI: Baker College. Neyhart, D., & Karper, E. (2007, December 23). APA Formatting and Style Guide---General Format. Retrieved January 18, 2008, from The Owl at Purdue: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/ Tip: Do the Reference Page 1st A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO APA STYLE 3 Center References • Alphabetical by Authors Last Name • Use initials rather than full 1st Name • Hanging Indent • Double Space

9. Books Author---Last Name, Initials 2-6 author write them out ---use & instead of and. After 6 write et al. Authors can also be a company or organization Date of Publication--- year in parenthesis Title—italicize Publication information---City and state (if mentioned—use postal abbreviation) and publisher. Example: Houghton, P. M., & Houghton, T. J. (2007). APA: The easy way. Flint, MI: Baker College.

10. Print Journal Articles Author & Date of Publication--- same as book Article Title— do not italicize Journal Title—italicize Volume —italicize Page Numbers---numbers only Example: Smith, G. E., & Eggleston, T. J. (2001). Comprehending APA Style Through Manuscript Analysis. Teaching of Psychology, 28, 108-110. • If you get you journal from a database add: • Retrieved from • Date (m/d/yr) • Name of database

11. Electronic Journal Articles The APA style requires including the Document Object Identifier or doi. Author & Date of Publication--- same as book Article Title— do not italicize Journal Title—italicize Volume —italicize Page Numbers---numbers only doi: xx.xxxxx Example: Herbst-Damm, K.L. & Kulik, J.A. (2005). Volunteer support, marital status, and the survival of terminally ill patients. Health Psychology, 25, 225-229. doi: 10.1037/0278-6133.24.2.225

12. Electronic Journal Articles without doi Option 1: provide the URL of the journal homepage. Sillick, T.J. & Schutte, N.S. (2006). Emotional intelligence and self-esteem mediate between perceived early parental love and adult happiness. E- Journal of Applied Psychology, 2(2), 38-48. Retrieved from http://ojs.lib.swin.edu.au/index.php/ejap Option 2: provide the name of the database used to access the article. Borman, W.C. (1993). Role of early supervisory experience in supervisor performance. Journal of Applied Psychology, 78, 443-449. Retrieved from PsycARTICLES database. Check with your professor as to which one you should use.

13. Webpage Author --- same as book if available--- No Author---use title of page Date---most precise available; no date (n.d.) Title of page —italicize Example: Neyhart, D., & Karper, E. (2007, December 23). APA Formatting and Style Guide---General Format. Retrieved January 18, 2008, from The Owl at Purdue: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/ • Add: • Retrieved from • Date (m/d/yr) • Name of Website • url

14. YouTube video Author or Compiler name. No Author---use title of page Date---(showing year, month, date). Title of video —italicize Example: The Cobalt Agent. (2007, September 14) Ronald Reagan’s remarks on the Challenger shuttle explosion. Retrieved April 7, 2009, from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JKIZ7j20EA • Add: • Retrieved from • Date (m/d/yr) • url

15. Using Microsoft Word 2007 http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word/HA100674921033.aspx?pid=CH100626361033