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Running head: APA WRITING STYLE AND MECHANICS: A USER’S GUIDE
APA Writing Style and Mechanics: A User’s Guide
Eym A. Student
University of Phoenix
* NOTE TO STUDENTS *
USE OF THIS WRITING GUIDE DOES NOT PRECLUDE THE NEED TO REFER TO THE APA CITATION SECTION IN “LITTLE BROWN”
APA Writing Style and Mechanics: A User’s Guide
Writing in the style prescribed by the American Psychological Association (2001), Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA), can be a daunting experience for both students and faculty members (Polly Proofreader, personal communication, January 4, 1999). Green and Gold (1996) suggest that an additional guide can be helpful, minimizing the need for searching through the sometimes confusing and highly detailed text of APA. ... If the title is longer than 50 characters, an abbreviated version must be used (APA, 2001). ... APA (2001) recommends setting the tab key to ˝ inch. ... The proliferation of electronic materials has prompted the APA to create formats designed specifically for Internet and web-based written material. Students should frequently visit the APA website at www. ... The reader is referred to page 121 in the APA. ... “Use single quotation marks within double quotation marks to set off material that in the original source was enclosed in double quotation marks” (APA, 2001, p. ... Page or paragraph numbers are not required for paraphrased material, but APA encourages writers to include them (APA, 2001, p. ...
Other Format Issues
Although APA (2001) suggests that an abstract of an article precede the text, an abstract is not used in the short (6 to 10 pages) papers submitted by University of Phoenix students. ...
Preferred typefaces in APA style are 12-pt Times New Roman or 12-pt Courier. ... In APA style, only one space is used after periods, commas, colons, and semicolons. When a hyphen is used, no space appears before or after the hyphen (APA, 2001, pp.
Approximate Word count = 1500
Approximate Pages = 6
(250 words per page double spaced)
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