{"id":60,"date":"2024-05-28T23:28:09","date_gmt":"2024-05-28T23:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/karenmariepalmer.com\/theroughwritersguide\/chapter\/formatting-apa-style\/"},"modified":"2024-05-28T23:29:43","modified_gmt":"2024-05-28T23:29:43","slug":"formatting-apa-style","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/karenmariepalmer.com\/theroughwritersguide\/chapter\/formatting-apa-style\/","title":{"raw":"Formatting APA Style","rendered":"Formatting APA Style"},"content":{"raw":"\nAPA stands for the American Psychological Association. APA formatting is used by disciplines in the Social Sciences, like psychology. It is also used by nursing students.\n\nHere is a video by author Mark Hatala, PhD, reviewing the APA Manuscript Elements:\n\n[embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sGhNzgcjFXI[\/embed]\n\nSome sample papers: <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/apastyle.apa.org\/learn\/faqs\/view-sample-papers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/apastyle.apa.org\/learn\/faqs\/view-sample-papers<\/a>\n<div id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_s01\" class=\"section\">\n<div id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_s01_s01\" class=\"section\">\n<h1 class=\"title editable block\">Order of Pages<\/h1>\n<p id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_s01_s01_p01\" class=\"para editable block\">APA requires the following set order of pages with each listed page on the list starting on a new page. If your paper does not require one or more of the pages, skip over those pages, but maintain the order of the pages you do use.<\/p>\n\n<ul id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_s01_s01_l01\" class=\"itemizedlist editable block\">\n \t<li>Title page<\/li>\n \t<li>Abstract<\/li>\n \t<li>Body<\/li>\n \t<li>Text<\/li>\n \t<li>References<\/li>\n \t<li>Footnotes (If used, these may be placed at bottom of individual pages or placed on a separate page following the citations.)<\/li>\n \t<li>Tables too large to place within the text body can be included in this position<\/li>\n \t<li>Figures too large to place within the text body can be included in this position<\/li>\n \t<li>Appendices<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_s01_s02\" class=\"section\">\n<h1 class=\"title editable block\">Title Page<\/h1>\n<p id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_s01_s02_p01\" class=\"para editable block\">A double-spaced title page should include the required information centered on the top half of the page. The title page information can vary based on your instructor\u2019s requests, but standard APA guidelines include either the title, your name, and your college name, course name, the instructor\u2019s name,&nbsp; and the due date.<\/p>\nThe title should be centered about three to four lines down from the top of the page.\n\nHere is an example:\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\">\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">1<\/p>\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><span style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\">An Innovative Approach to Eliminating Food Insecurity<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n&nbsp;\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\">Jane Doe<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Yavapai College<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">ENG 102<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Dr. Palmer<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">February 26, 2020<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\nAPA also provides students with a <a href=\"https:\/\/apastyle.apa.org\/instructional-aids\/student-title-page-guide.pdf\">Title Page Guide<\/a>.\n\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_s01_s03\" class=\"section\">\n<h1 class=\"title editable block\">Page Numbers and Paper Identification<\/h1>\n<div id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_s01_s03_f01\" class=\"figure large editable block\">\n\n<img src=\"https:\/\/2012books.lardbucket.org\/books\/writers-handbook\/section_14\/9b67df29ec4630dcd02958e5afebdd57.jpg\">\n\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_s01_s03_p01\" class=\"para editable block\">Page numbers should be placed at the top, right margin one-half inch down from the top of the page. In professional papers, a running head is required. APA does not require a running head for student papers, but some professors might ask you to include one as practice. Across from the page number, flush left, include the title of the paper in a running head. If the title of the paper is lengthy, use an abbreviated version in the running head.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_s01_s04\" class=\"section\">\n<h1 class=\"title editable block\">Margins<\/h1>\n<p id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_s01_s04_p01\" class=\"para editable block\">Make margins one inch on both sides and top and bottom.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_s01_s05\" class=\"section\">\n<h1 class=\"title editable block\">Headings and Subheadings<\/h1>\n<p id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_s01_s05_p01\" class=\"para editable block\">Use double spacing with no additional returns. Before you decide where to place your headings, you have to decide how many levels of headings you will have. Typically, you will have two or three levels, but you might have as many as five levels. Keep in mind that the title does not count as a heading level, you should use the levels consistently, and you must have a minimum of two headings at each level.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--examples\"><header class=\"textbox__header\">\n<p class=\"textbox__title\">Example<\/p>\n\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>First level heading: Centered, Bold Title<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">Text begins in a new paragraph.<\/p>\n<strong>Second level heading: Flush Left, Bold<\/strong>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">Text begins in a new paragraph.<\/p>\n<em><strong>Third level heading: Flush Left Bold Italic<\/strong><\/em>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">Text begins in a new paragraph.<\/p>\n<strong>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Fourth level heading: Indented, Bold, Ends with a Period<\/strong>. Text continues on after the heading.\n\n<strong><em>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Fifth level heading: Indented, Bold Italic. Ends with a Period.<\/em><\/strong> Text continues on after the heading.\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_s01_s06\" class=\"section\">\n<h1 class=\"title editable block\">Fonts<\/h1>\n<p id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_s01_s06_p01\" class=\"para editable block\">A variety of fonts can be used in APA style papers.<\/p>\nSans serif options: 11-point Calibri, 11-point Arial, or 10-point Lucida Sans Unicode.\n\nSerif options: 12-point Times New Roman, 11-point Georgia, or normal (10-point) Computer Modern.\n\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_s01_s07\" class=\"section\">\n<h1 class=\"title editable block\">Paragraph Indentations<\/h1>\n<p id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_s01_s07_p01\" class=\"para editable block\">Indent the first word of each paragraph by using the tab key.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_s01_s08\" class=\"section\">\n<h1 class=\"title editable block\">Line Spacing<\/h1>\n<p id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_s01_s08_p01\" class=\"para editable block\">Double-space all text, including titles, subheadings, tables, captions, and citation lists.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_s01_s09\" class=\"section\">\n<h1 class=\"title editable block\">Spacing after Punctuation<\/h1>\n<p id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_s01_s09_p01\" class=\"para editable block\">Space once after punctuation within a sentence, such as commas, colon, and semicolons, and twice after end punctuation.<\/p>\nFor additional help formatting your paper in APA Style, please click <a href=\"https:\/\/apastyle.apa.org\/style-grammar-guidelines\/paper-format\">HERE<\/a>.\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"exercises editable block\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_s01_s09\" class=\"section\">\n<div id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_s01\" class=\"section\">\n<div id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_s01_s09\" class=\"section\">\n\n<hr>\n\n<h2>Attributions<\/h2>\n<ul>\n \t<li><em>Content adapted from \"<a href=\"https:\/\/2012books.lardbucket.org\/books\/writers-handbook\/s26-appendix-b-a-guide-to-research.html\">Chapter 22<\/a>\" and licensed under <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/3.0\/\">CC BY NC SA<\/a>.<\/em><\/li>\n \t<li><i>Example Title Page and Headings example created by Dr. Karen Palmer and <em>licensed under <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/3.0\/\">CC BY NC SA<\/a>.<\/em><\/i><\/li>\n \t<li><em>Content adapted from \"<a href=\"https:\/\/2012books.lardbucket.org\/books\/writers-handbook\/s13-designing.html\">Chapter 9: Designing<\/a>\" and licensed under <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/3.0\/\">CC BY NC SA<\/a>.<\/em><\/li>\n \t<li><em style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\">Content adapted from \"<a href=\"https:\/\/2012books.lardbucket.org\/books\/writers-handbook\/s14-publishing.html\">Chapter 10: Publishing<\/a>\" and licensed under <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/3.0\/\">CC BY NC SA<\/a>.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","rendered":"<p>APA stands for the American Psychological Association. APA formatting is used by disciplines in the Social Sciences, like psychology. It is also used by nursing students.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a video by author Mark Hatala, PhD, reviewing the APA Manuscript Elements:<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/youtube.com\/watch?v=sGhNzgcjFXI<\/p>\n<p>Some sample papers: <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/apastyle.apa.org\/learn\/faqs\/view-sample-papers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/apastyle.apa.org\/learn\/faqs\/view-sample-papers<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_s01\" class=\"section\">\n<div id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_s01_s01\" class=\"section\">\n<h1 class=\"title editable block\">Order of Pages<\/h1>\n<p id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_s01_s01_p01\" class=\"para editable block\">APA requires the following set order of pages with each listed page on the list starting on a new page. If your paper does not require one or more of the pages, skip over those pages, but maintain the order of the pages you do use.<\/p>\n<ul id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_s01_s01_l01\" class=\"itemizedlist editable block\">\n<li>Title page<\/li>\n<li>Abstract<\/li>\n<li>Body<\/li>\n<li>Text<\/li>\n<li>References<\/li>\n<li>Footnotes (If used, these may be placed at bottom of individual pages or placed on a separate page following the citations.)<\/li>\n<li>Tables too large to place within the text body can be included in this position<\/li>\n<li>Figures too large to place within the text body can be included in this position<\/li>\n<li>Appendices<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_s01_s02\" class=\"section\">\n<h1 class=\"title editable block\">Title Page<\/h1>\n<p id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_s01_s02_p01\" class=\"para editable block\">A double-spaced title page should include the required information centered on the top half of the page. The title page information can vary based on your instructor\u2019s requests, but standard APA guidelines include either the title, your name, and your college name, course name, the instructor\u2019s name,&nbsp; and the due date.<\/p>\n<p>The title should be centered about three to four lines down from the top of the page.<\/p>\n<p>Here is an example:<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\">\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">1<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><span style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\">An Innovative Approach to Eliminating Food Insecurity<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\">Jane Doe<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Yavapai College<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">ENG 102<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Dr. Palmer<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">February 26, 2020<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>APA also provides students with a <a href=\"https:\/\/apastyle.apa.org\/instructional-aids\/student-title-page-guide.pdf\">Title Page Guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_s01_s03\" class=\"section\">\n<h1 class=\"title editable block\">Page Numbers and Paper Identification<\/h1>\n<div id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_s01_s03_f01\" class=\"figure large editable block\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/2012books.lardbucket.org\/books\/writers-handbook\/section_14\/9b67df29ec4630dcd02958e5afebdd57.jpg\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_s01_s03_p01\" class=\"para editable block\">Page numbers should be placed at the top, right margin one-half inch down from the top of the page. In professional papers, a running head is required. APA does not require a running head for student papers, but some professors might ask you to include one as practice. Across from the page number, flush left, include the title of the paper in a running head. If the title of the paper is lengthy, use an abbreviated version in the running head.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_s01_s04\" class=\"section\">\n<h1 class=\"title editable block\">Margins<\/h1>\n<p id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_s01_s04_p01\" class=\"para editable block\">Make margins one inch on both sides and top and bottom.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_s01_s05\" class=\"section\">\n<h1 class=\"title editable block\">Headings and Subheadings<\/h1>\n<p id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_s01_s05_p01\" class=\"para editable block\">Use double spacing with no additional returns. Before you decide where to place your headings, you have to decide how many levels of headings you will have. Typically, you will have two or three levels, but you might have as many as five levels. Keep in mind that the title does not count as a heading level, you should use the levels consistently, and you must have a minimum of two headings at each level.<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--examples\">\n<header class=\"textbox__header\">\n<p class=\"textbox__title\">Example<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>First level heading: Centered, Bold Title<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">Text begins in a new paragraph.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Second level heading: Flush Left, Bold<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">Text begins in a new paragraph.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Third level heading: Flush Left Bold Italic<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">Text begins in a new paragraph.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Fourth level heading: Indented, Bold, Ends with a Period<\/strong>. Text continues on after the heading.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Fifth level heading: Indented, Bold Italic. Ends with a Period.<\/em><\/strong> Text continues on after the heading.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_s01_s06\" class=\"section\">\n<h1 class=\"title editable block\">Fonts<\/h1>\n<p id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_s01_s06_p01\" class=\"para editable block\">A variety of fonts can be used in APA style papers.<\/p>\n<p>Sans serif options: 11-point Calibri, 11-point Arial, or 10-point Lucida Sans Unicode.<\/p>\n<p>Serif options: 12-point Times New Roman, 11-point Georgia, or normal (10-point) Computer Modern.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_s01_s07\" class=\"section\">\n<h1 class=\"title editable block\">Paragraph Indentations<\/h1>\n<p id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_s01_s07_p01\" class=\"para editable block\">Indent the first word of each paragraph by using the tab key.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_s01_s08\" class=\"section\">\n<h1 class=\"title editable block\">Line Spacing<\/h1>\n<p id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_s01_s08_p01\" class=\"para editable block\">Double-space all text, including titles, subheadings, tables, captions, and citation lists.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_s01_s09\" class=\"section\">\n<h1 class=\"title editable block\">Spacing after Punctuation<\/h1>\n<p id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_s01_s09_p01\" class=\"para editable block\">Space once after punctuation within a sentence, such as commas, colon, and semicolons, and twice after end punctuation.<\/p>\n<p>For additional help formatting your paper in APA Style, please click <a href=\"https:\/\/apastyle.apa.org\/style-grammar-guidelines\/paper-format\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"exercises editable block\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Attributions<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Content adapted from &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/2012books.lardbucket.org\/books\/writers-handbook\/s26-appendix-b-a-guide-to-research.html\">Chapter 22<\/a>&#8221; and licensed under <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/3.0\/\">CC BY NC SA<\/a>.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><i>Example Title Page and Headings example created by Dr. Karen Palmer and <em>licensed under <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/3.0\/\">CC BY NC SA<\/a>.<\/em><\/i><\/li>\n<li><em>Content adapted from &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/2012books.lardbucket.org\/books\/writers-handbook\/s13-designing.html\">Chapter 9: Designing<\/a>&#8221; and licensed under <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/3.0\/\">CC BY NC SA<\/a>.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\">Content adapted from &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/2012books.lardbucket.org\/books\/writers-handbook\/s14-publishing.html\">Chapter 10: Publishing<\/a>&#8221; and licensed under <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/3.0\/\">CC BY NC SA<\/a>.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"menu_order":6,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"Formatting APA Style","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":["dr-karen-palmer"],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[62],"license":[],"class_list":["post-60","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry","contributor-dr-karen-palmer"],"part":49,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/karenmariepalmer.com\/theroughwritersguide\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/60","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/karenmariepalmer.com\/theroughwritersguide\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/karenmariepalmer.com\/theroughwritersguide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/karenmariepalmer.com\/theroughwritersguide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/karenmariepalmer.com\/theroughwritersguide\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/60\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":152,"href":"https:\/\/karenmariepalmer.com\/theroughwritersguide\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/60\/revisions\/152"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/karenmariepalmer.com\/theroughwritersguide\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/49"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/karenmariepalmer.com\/theroughwritersguide\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/60\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/karenmariepalmer.com\/theroughwritersguide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/karenmariepalmer.com\/theroughwritersguide\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=60"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/karenmariepalmer.com\/theroughwritersguide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=60"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/karenmariepalmer.com\/theroughwritersguide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=60"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}