Transcript Powerpoint on APA 8.0 "The Slingshot"

Understanding
APA
Conceived by:
Gina Robinson, MSN
Designed by:
Terry Hudson, M.A.,
M.Div.
6th Edition
8.0
TITLE PAGE
Running head: UNDERSTANDING APA
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Understanding APA: An Adventure in Writing
Student’s Name
Trinity International University, Eng111e
Instructor’s Name, Degrees
Date
Author Note
Correspondence concerning this paper should
be addressed to
Email:
1” Margins
Running head: Shortened
Title in ALL CAPS, in the
Header on Each Page
Left Justified . After p.1
omit the words “Running
head”
Except for Running head, Use
Upper and Lower Case
throughout paper
Page Number: in the Header
on Each Page, Right
Justified
Type: Times New Roman,
12 pt., Regular not Bold,
Double Spaced
ABSTRACT PAGE
UNDERSTANDING APA
Abstract
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Word “Abstract” is centered
The abstract is a brief, comprehensive
summary of the contents of the paper, typically
Not indented
from 150-250 words.
Keywords:
Write in 3rd Person –
“This student…”
“This writer…”
TEXT PAGE
UNDERSTANDING APA
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Understanding APA: An Adventure in Writing
“Now is the time for all good men to come to
Exact Title Repeated From Title
Page
the aid of their country” (Smith, 2006, p. 1).
According to Smith (2006), “Now is the time for
Paragraphs Indented 5 Spaces
all good men to come to the aid of their country”
(p.1).
Space twice after punctuation
marks at the end of a
sentence.
(Samples of In-Text citations are
given.)
In-Text Citations
Format is Last Name, Year, Page or Paragraph in parentheses. Period follows parentheses.
Page is p., Multiple Pages are pp. (Smith, 2006, p. 1). In event of On-Line source, paragraph is designated
by para. or ¶ (Smith, 2006, para. 1).
Multiple authors are connected by “&” – (Smith, Jones, & White, 2007, p. 1). Subsequent references use
“et al.” – (Smith et al., p. 2).
In the event of no identified author, as with some web pages, use first few words of title and the year. Use
double quotation marks around the title of web page or article – (“Study Finds,” 2010). Italicize if the title
of a periodical or book is given without author – (Study Finds, 2010). If no date is given, use n.d. in place
of the year – (“Study Finds,” n.d.).
Personal Communications have author’s surname and initials and full date – (J. F. Smith, personal
communication, July 4, 2007). Personal Communications are not included in the reference list.
Quotations longer than 40 words are block indented 5 spaces from left, left justified only, double spaced,
without quotation marks. Note that the last period is before the citation –
Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country. Now is the time for all good
men to come to the aid of their country. Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their
country. Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country. (Smith, 2006, p. 1)
Biblical Citations
APA
Citations use 3-4 letter abbreviation for the book of the Bible, followed by a period – (Rom. 1:12).
Identify in the first citation the version you used – (Revised Standard Version). You need not
repeat the version in subsequent citations, unless you switch to a different translation.
Reference list entries of the Bible are not required (ask your professor for their preference.)
Citation of a commentary from a Study Bible would be an exception and would warrant
inclusion in References.
TIU PRECEDENT
Biblical references that are in the text are spelled out – Romans 1:12
If a Bible passage is referred to in the text, but not directly quoted, version is not needed in the
citation. If the passage is quoted, version should be identified with a letter abbreviation –
(Rom. 1:12 NKJV).
Sub-Headings
Centered, Upper and Lower Case Letters, Bold Type.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Understanding APA: An Adventure in Writing (Title Repeated 1st Page of Text)
The Problem
Blah…Blah…Blah…Blah…Blah…Blah…Blah…Blah…Blah…Blah…Blah…Blah…Blah…
Blah…Blah…
The Solution
Blah…Blah…Blah…Blah…Blah…Blah…Blah…Blah…Blah…Blah…Blah…Blah…Blah…
Blah…Blah…
Etc.
REFERENCES PAGE
UNDERSTANDING APA
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Double Spaced with Hanging
Indent
References
Jones, D.A. (2007). Learning to write. St. Louis,
MO: Mosby.
Smith, G., Davis, E., & Jones, O. (2006). Quality
sleep is key to faculty success: Time for a
change. Journal of Education, 2 (10), 3-10.
Study finds. (2010). Retrieved from
http://www.blahblahblah
Taylor, O.K. (n.d.). How to use writing skills in
life. doi:10.1037/0096-3445
Alphabetical Order by
Author
Authors are Designated by
Last Name and Initials
Multiple Authors Connected
by &
If no Author, Move Title to
Author Position and
Alphabetize by First
Significant Word (no
quotation marks; no
italics unless title of a
book or magazine)
References
Month & Day Follow Year – (2007, July 4). No Date is Designated – (n.d.).
In Titles of Books or Journal Articles, First Word and Proper Names Only are Capitalized.
Names of Books and Journals (Including Volume Number) are in Italics.
States use official 2 Letter Postal Abbreviations – FL
On-Line Sources are designated by doi number (Digital Object Identifier), and no further information is needed.
The doi is usually on the first page of the article near the copyright notice – doi:10.1037/0096-3445
Articles so designated can later be located at the address: http://dx.doi.org/blahblahblah
When a doi is not available, use the URL– Retrieved from http://www.blahblahblah
Include retrieval date only if the source material may change over time – Retrieved October 13, 2009, from
http://www.blahblahblah
Reference
American Psychological Association.
(2010). Publication manual of the
American Psychological Association
(6th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.