APA Style 7 - General
Where does page numbering start and where are page numbers located on the page?
On page 1 (title page); top flush right
What is contained on the second line of the APA 7th Ed. student paper title page?
The author's name (that's you, the student)
If you conduct a personal interview with someone, how would you cite them in the body of your paper?
How about in the reference list?
(E. Robbins, personal communication, January 4, 2019).OR P. Smith (personal communication, November 3, 2019) also claimed that many of her students had difficulties with APA style.
No reference list entry!!
Any communication that cannot be directly retrieved by a reader is considered “personal communication.” Emails, phone conversations, text messages, and social media messages are all examples of personal communication.
If you are referring to someone else's work but NOT directly quoting the material or referring to an entire book, you should include these two things in the in-text citation
Author and year
What are the margins set at for all APA Style 7 papers?
1 inch on all sides
What is contained on the third line of the APA style 7 student paper title page?
Institutional affiliation
The reference list should be alphabetized by what?
first author's last name
If you are directly quoting an author in your paper, you will include the author, year of publication, and ___ in the in-text citation
Page number(s)
What is the correct line spacing?
double-spaced
What is contained on the fourth line of the APA style 7 student paper title page?
Course number and course name
If you have multiple articles by the same author, or authors listed in the same order, list the entries in _________
chronological order
How should you format long quotations, longer than 40 words?
indented 1/2 inch from the left margin
Is a running head needed for a student paper, according to APA?
No, only needed for a professional paper.
What is contained on the fifth line of the APA style 7 student paper title page?
Instructor's name
Capitalize all major words in the title of ___
journals
If you are quoting multiple pages from someone else, use the abbreviation _____ in your in-text citation
pp.
What does APA stand for?
American Psychological Association
What is contained on the first line of the title page for a student paper (ignore the page number)?
The paper's title
In a reference list, the journal title font should be
italicized
When citing a work by 3 or more authors, list only the first author’s name followed by _____
“et al.”