Running head • Page number • Title • Author’s name • First name, middle initial, last name • Multiple authors • Each name should appear on a separate line • Institutional affiliation • Course title and number followed by date the paper is submitted
What is included on the title page?
100
1/2" indent
What begins each paragraph?
100
the author-date method of in-text citation.
What is the author's last name and the year of publication for the source should appear in the text
100
hanging indentation
What are all lines after the first line of each entry in your reference list should be indented one-half inch from the left margin.
100
For articles that are easily located, do not provide database information. If the article is difficult to locate, then you can provide database information. Only use retrieval dates if the source could change.
What are the rules when citing an article from a Data Base?
200
It appears in the top right hand corner on the title page.
What is the page number?
200
Shortened version of title appearing on every page.
Running head
200
referring to an idea from another work but NOT directly quoting the material, or making reference to an entire book, article or other work
What is to make reference to the author and year of publication and not the page number in your in-text reference?
200
titles of longer works such as books and journals
Italicize
200
include the homepage's URL.
How to cite a database article that is available in other places, such as a journal or magazine
300
Times New Roman 12 Point Font ONLY. Lines are Double Spaced.
What is the correct font and space requirements?
300
page number one inch from both top and right margin.
Top right-hand corner
300
capitalize both words in a hyphenated compound word
What is capitalizing titles rule?
300
The titles of shorter works such as journal articles or essays in edited collections.
Do not italicize, underline, or put quotes around the titles
It should contain at least your research topic, research questions, participants, methods, results, data analysis, and conclusions
What is the Abstract?
400
Italicize or underline the titles of longer works such as
What are books, edited collections, movies, television series, documentaries, or albums.
400
When referring to books, chapters, articles, or Web pages:
capitalize only the first letter of the first word of a title and subtitle, the first word after a colon or a dash in the title, and proper nouns.
400
The author, date of publication, title, e-book version, and either the Digital Object Identifer (DOI) number, or the place where you downloaded the book. Please note that the DOI/place of download is used in-place of publisher information.
Here’s an example:
Stoker, B. (1897). Dracula [Kindle DX version]. Retrieved from Amazon.com
Kindle (or other e-book formats
500
the Title Page, Abstract, Main Body, and References.
What are the four major sections in APA?
500
directly quoting from a work
What is include the author, year of publication, and the page number for the reference (preceded by "p.").
500
Each source you cite in the paper must appear in your reference list; likewise, each entry in the reference list must be cited in your text.
What is the relationship between the reference list and the text?
500
E-mails are not included in the list of references, though you parenthetically cite them in your main text: (E. Robbins, personal communication, January 4, 2001).