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APA stands for “American Psychological Association.” The purpose of this website is to introduce the reader to the style and format of referencing as set out in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association.
General Document Guidelines:
- Margins: The margins must be one inch on all sides (top, bottom, left, right) or (25mm for you metric people)
- Font Size and Type: The font must be 12-pt. (Times New Roman or Courier)
- Spacing: The document must be double-spaced throughout the whole paper.
- Alignment: Left
- Paragraphs: The paragraphs must be indented 5-7 spaces on the first line, about 7mm should do.
- Paging: The page number must appears one inch (25mm) from the right edge of the paper in the header of every page, beginning with the title page.
- Page Header: An abbreviated version of the paper's title must appear five spaces to the left of the page number on every page, beginning with the title page.
Title Page
- Paging: The Title Page is page 1.
- Elements: Paper title, author, and Instution.
- Article Title: Headline Case, centered on the page.
- Author: Headline Case, centered on the line following the title.
- Institution: Headline Case, centered on the line following the author.
- Running head: The running head is typed flush left (all uppercase) following the words "Running head" on the line below the page header. It should not exceed 50 characters, including punctuation and spacing. The running head is a short title that appears at the top of pages of published articles.
Abstract
The abstract is a one-paragraph, self-contained summary of the most important elements of the paper.
- Paging: The abstract begins on a new page (page 2).
- Heading: Abstract (centered on the first line below the manuscript page header).
- Format: The abstract (in block format) begins on the line following the Abstract heading. The abstract should not exceed 120 words. All numbers in the abstract (except those beginning a sentence) should be typed as digits rather than words.
Body
Paging: The body of the paper begins on a new page (page 3). Subsections of the body of the paper do not begin on new pages.
Title: The title of the paper in headling case is centered on the first line below the manuscript page header.
Introduction :The introduction begins on the line following the paper title, the introduction is not labled.
Headings: The main headings are Method, Results, Discussion, and References. In turn, the Method section often has subheadings of Participants, Apparatus, and Procedure.
Main headings: Are centered normal font ie Times New Roman 12pt. (e.g., Method, Results, Discussion, and References).
Subheadings Are italicized font ie Times New Roman 12pt. and use left align, (e.g.,Participants, Apparatus, and Procedure as subsections of the Method section).
References
Paging: The References section begins on a new page.
Heading: References (centered on the first line below the manuscript page header)
Format: The references begin on the line following the References heading. References must be double spaced with a hanging indent.
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