Basic Structure of an APA Style Paper

Basic Structure of an APA Style Paper Abstract

APA (American Psychological Association) Style writing is widely used across all fields of study and is regularly used to cite sources within the social sciences. This paper details the basic structure of an APA paper, provides resources and tips to assist authors during the writing process. As stated by the Publication Manual of the APA, an abstract is "a brief, comprehensive summary of the contents of the article; it allows readers to survey the contents of an article quickly and, like a title, it enables persons interested in the document to retrieve it from abstracting and indexing databases" (2010, p. 25). Applying and understanding the method of APA...show more content...

Direct quotations must equal the original source exactly, word for word. The source of the quotation must be cited. The organization of direct quotations may vary with the placement of the quoted material in the sentence. The author's last name, the year of publication, the website title or section title, and the paragraph number, when no page number is available, are included in the citation. Quotations that contain fewer than forty words are enclosed in double quotation marks within the text. Use single quotation marks for quotations contained within a direct quotation. Use double quotation marks to indicate a quotation within the block quotation. Paraphrasing allows the writer to present someone else's ideas and acknowledges the original author.

The Reference page will begin on a new page. References are designed to document the sources a writer uses so the reader knows where the original information derived from and it acknowledges the original author's work. Hanging indentation is used for the reference page. In a hanging indent, the first line of the reference rests against the left margin, and the lines that follow are indented five to seven spaces. "The reference page is alphabetized by author or by title of the work when no author is listed, and each entry contains the date of publication in parentheses right after Get more content

It is very important to use APA formatting of in–text citation and reference as a Bethel University student. APa formatting will make our articles and essays reliable, as the reader will know exact source of information. It will also give credit to the author and the publisher. In my opinion that it's our way to thank the author.APA formatting allows us to avoid plagiarism. Plagiarism is a serious academic offense. At BethelUniversity there are serious consequences for not crediting the author and the source. They can be anywhere from begin on probation to failing the class. We have a lot of help to make sure our formating is right. we have tools like Easybib and we have a librarian available to help us. Both of the help sources can be

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When you write an essay, you have to use a format. Formats help you have a better looking paper. Some of these formats are called APA, MLA, Chicago, Turabian, and AMA. But the ones I will focus on is APA and MLA. APA and MLA are close and different in a few ways. APA, American Psychological Association, style is used when you write a psychology, education, and other social sciencespaper. APA style is a format for academic documents such as journal articles and books. APA style is most commonly used to cite sources within the social sciences. This style is a formal way of writing an official document. Theessay should be typed, double–spaced on standard–sized paper (8.5" x 11") with 1" margins on all sides. The essay should use a clear font that is readable. APA recommends using 12 pt. Times New Roman font. The essay also includes a page header at the top of every page. To create a page header, insert page numbers flush...show more content...

This style is used for regular writing. Writing for english, theatre, art, etc., is some examples of when you would use MLA. If you were asked to write a paper using MLA you would type your paper on a computer, 8.5 x 11–inch paper. Double–space the text of your paper, and use a legible font . The font size should be 12. Leave only one space after periods or other punctuation marks. Set the margins of your document to 1 inch on all sides. Indent the first line of paragraphs one half–inch from the left margin. Create a header that numbers all pages consecutively in the upper right–hand corner, one–half inch from the top and flush with the right margin. Both MLA and APA have double–spaced pages 12 point font, and 1–inch margins on all sides. The papers are double spaced, as well as the reference or works cited page. The citation has a hanging indent. Both use parenthetical citations within the body of the paper. Citations are listed alphabetically on the references or works cited

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|AMA Manual of Style | xiii).[3] Created under the sponsorship of the United States National Research Council, its originators included psychologists, anthropologists, and publishing professionals.

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In 1952, the booklet was expanded and published as a 55–page supplement in Psychological Bulletin with revisions made in 1957 and 1967 (APA, 1952, 1957, 1967).[4][5][6] The first edition covered word choice, grammar, punctuation, formatting, journal publication policies, and "wrapping and shipping" (APA, Council of Editors, 1952, p. 442).

In response to the growing complexities of scientific reporting, subsequent editions were released in 1974, 1983, 1994, and 2001. Primarily known for the simplicity of its reference citation style, the Publication Manual also established standards for language use that had far–reaching effects. Particularly influential were the "Guidelines for