APA Style Guidelines (5 th ed.) Getting Started anks to Morgan Gresham, Director, and b Martin, Assistant, First-Year mposition at Texas Women’s University
Jan 22, 2016
APA Style Guidelines (5th ed.)
Getting Started
Thanks to Morgan Gresham, Director, and Deb Martin, Assistant, First-Year Composition at Texas Women’s University
Title Page
Title (centered, upper ½ of page, ds) Author’s name (1 ds below title) Institutional affiliation or course identification
(ds below author’s name) Manuscript page header (upper right corner, 1st
2 or 3 words of title, 5 spaces, then page #) Running head
Individual Differences 1
Running head: INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES IN TEXT RECALL
Individual Differences in Text Recall of
Structured and Expository Discourse
Deb Martin
Running Head
Abbreviated title Maximum 50 characters including letters,
punctuation, and spaces Left-justified below manuscript page header Example:
Running head: GENERATION X
Abstract
Brief comprehensive summary 75-120 words Concise Self-contained Nonevaluative Coherent Readable
Note: Manual has specific guidelines for empirical studies, reviewsand theoretical pieces, methodological works, and case studies.
First Page of Text
Includes manuscript page header Full title is centered on the top line of the page DS, only, between title and first line of text
Note. Double space, only, throughout the entire document.
Parenthetical (Within-Text) Citations
Author’s(s’) last name Year of publication Page number (if quoting) Example:
(Kosik, 1999, p. 17)
Parenthetical Citations – Multiple Authors
2 authors – cite both names separated by & Example: (Kosik & Martin, 1999, p. 127)
3-5 authors – cite all authors first time; after first time, use et al. Example: (Wilson et al., 2000)
6 or more authors – cite first author’s name and et al.Example: (Perez et al., 1992)
Parenthetical Citations – Multiple Citations
Multiple sources from same author – chronological order, separated by comma Example: (Burke, 1998, 1999, in press)
Within same year: Example: (Burke, 1998a, 1998b, 1999, in press)
Parenthetical Citations – Multiple Citations Continued
Multiple sources – separated by semicolon, alphabetical order Example: (Burke, 1998; Perez, 1992; Wilhite, 2001)
Personal communication (not included in references)
Example: (T.K. Lutes, personal communication, September 19, 2001)
Review so far…
How many forms does the title take?
-Identify where they are on the title page. What three pieces of information are included
in a citation of a direct quote? Under what circumstance is the author’s name
omitted in a citation? Questions?
Reference List – General Guidelines
On a separate page References (the title) is centered on top line Alphabetical list of works cited If same author cited more than once,
chronologically listed Double spaced Hanging indent Titles of works and volume number in italics
Reference List – Journal Article
Mellers, B. A. (2000). Choice and the relative pleasure of consequences. Psychological Bulletin, 126, 910-924.
Widmer, M., & Ellis, G. D. (1998). The Aristotelian good life model: Integration of values into therapeutic recreation services. Therapeutic Recreation Journal, 32(4), 290- 302.
Jones, R. (in press). The new healthcare lexicon. Journal of Health.
Reference List – Book
Noguchi, R. R. (1991). Grammar and the teaching of writing: Limits and possibilities. Urbana, IL: National Council of Teachers of English.
Allison, M. T., & Schneider, I. E. (Eds.). (2000). Diversity and the recreation profession: Organizational perspectives. State College, PA: Venture.
American Psychiatric Association. (1994). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (4th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.
Reference List – Book Chapter
Adkins, L. (1998). Feminist theory and economic change. In S. Jackson & J. Jones (Eds.), Contemporary feminist theories (pp. 34-49). Washington Square, NY: New York University.
Reference List – Electronic Media
Whitton, J. (1998, July). Videocounseling for rural teens with epilepsy. Telehealth News, 2(2). Retrieved from http://www. telehealth.net/subscribe/newslettr4a.html.#1
United States Sentencing Commission. (n.d.). 1997 sourcebook of federal sentencing statistics. Retrieved December 8, 1999, from http://www.ussc.gov/ annrpt/ 1997/sbtoc97.htm
Reference List – Electronic Media Continued
Mulroy, D. (2001). The war against grammar. Retrieved June 28, 2001, from http://www2.pct.edu.courses/evara/ ATEG/Mono/Mulroy/War.htm
Questions?
Review of Capitalization
Manuscript page header:
Just the important words
Review of Capitalization
Running head:
ALL CAPITAL LETTERS
Review of Capitalization
Book edition
(ed.)
Person is an editor
(Ed.)
Reducing Bias in Language
Be more specific, not less– Age ranges rather than broad categories– Men and women – rather than generic “mankind”– Avoid the generic “he”– Specific ethnic or racial labeling
Mention differences only when relevant
Be Sensitive to Labels
Respect people’s preferences
Avoid labeling when possibleExample: the depressed, LDs, the elderly
Use “people first” languageExample: people over the age of 65, people with learning disabilities
Standards of Comparison
Be aware of hidden standards that compare the study group to an invisible (standard) group.Example: “culturally deprived” (by what standard?)
Unparallel nouns
Example: man and wife - Instead: husband and wife
Standards of Comparison Continued
Avoid abnormal/normal comparisons
Example: Lesbians and the general public - Instead: Lesbians and women identified as heterosexual
Example: People with disabilities and normal people – Instead: People with disabilities and people without disabilities
Acknowledge Participation
Replace the impersonal term “subjects” with- participants
- individuals
- college students
- children
Reduce Bias in Language
Gender Sexual orientation Racial and ethnic identity Disability Age
LANGUAGE EXERTS A POWERFUL INFLUENCE
For More Information…
American Psychological Association (2001). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.). Washington, DC: Authorwww.apastyle.org
KU Writer’s Roost on the Web: www.writing.ku.edu