Basic Rules
In Text Citations
Level Heading
References
Random
100

In APA format all margins should be set at

one inch

100

When citing authors with the same last name, use the authors blank within the text citation.

first initial

100

Indented, lowercase heading, italicized and ends with a period

level five

100

References should be listed in blank

 alphabetical order

100

If no author is provided, the blank should be moved to before the date on a reference entry.

 title

200

Beginning on the title page and running continually throughout the APA paper, a blank is utilized.

page header

200

When citing three, four, or five authors, cite all authors in the blank.

first citation 

200

Indented, Uppercase and Lowercase Heading, Boldface and ends with a period.

Level three

200

On the reference page, when citing eight or more authors, separate the first six with commas, then use a blank.

ellipsis

200

Within the text, any tables should be referred to by blank.

number

300


The title of the paper, student’s name, and name of college or university is blank on the title page.

centered

300

Use the abbreviation blank to cite a paragraph number.

para.

300

Flush Left, Uppercase and Lowercase Heading, Boldface

level two

300

On the reference page, journal titles should be italicized, using blank.

upper and lowercase letters

300

In APA format DOI stands for

digital object identifer

400

Blank type should be used in appropriate headings only

Bold

400

Everything cited in the text must appear on the blank.

reference page.

400

Centered, Uppercase and Lowercase Heading, Boldface

Level one

400

On the reference page use blank after the association if the work is not yet published.

in press

400

When paraphrasing one author, provide the author’s last name and the

publication year

500

The blank is the only paragraph that is not indented.

abstract

500

When citing two authors, use both author’s names every time and separate the authors name with the blank.

symbol &

500

Indented, lowercase heading, italicized, boldface and ends with a period.

level four

500

An unpublished doctoral dissertation should list unpublished doctoral dissertation in blank

 parentheses

500

A report published by the author should list blank as the publisher.

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