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Basic apa research paper elements
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Date | 23.10.2016 | Size | 4.8 Kb. |
| APA STYLE BASIC APA RESEARCH PAPER ELEMENTS - Structure and content
- Clear and concise organization
- Mechanics of style
- Tables and figures
- Parenthetical citations
- References
GETTING STARTED GENERAL DOCUMENT FORMATTING - Setting up a Word document
- Select Font/Font Size
- Times New Roman
- Font Size 12
- 1” margins all around
- Left justified with right ragged edge
- Double spaced
- All paper elements should be double spaced except in-text table/figure notation
- Indent the first line of all paragraphs
TITLE PAGE ELEMENTS - Header
- Title page body
- Paper Title
- Your Name
- Institution
- The university pledge
- APA sample title page
BASIC APA ELEMENTS OF A RESEARCH PAPER - Abstract
- Introduction
- Body of paper
- In-text citations
- Parenthetical
- Tables and figures
- Conclusion
- References
- Reference page format
- Order of source information for each resource
- Order of all sources on reference page (alphabetized)
- Hanging indent-5 spaces
HEADING LEVELS QUOTATION RULES - Frame all quotes
- Punctuation goes inside quotation marks
- Block quotes:
- Any quote longer than four lines of text (or at the professor’s discretion)
- Indent each line of the quote
- Omit quotation marks
- Single space
EXTRAS - Following the professor’s specific instructions
- Using the MS Word References tab or other formatting software
- Whole numbers under 10 are spelled out while whole numbers over 10 are numerical.
- Use full name of source the first time and then refer to source by last name in subsequent references
- Article titles are not framed with quotation marks in the reference list
- When there are more than three sources in a parenthetical citation, replace all but the first name with “et al.” after the first use of that citation
- Do not cite Wikipedia…just don’t
WRITING CENTER INFORMATION - Fredericksburg Campus Writing Center
- (540) 654-1036
- Located in Trinkle 107A
- Monday-Thursday 10-5 and Friday 10-3
- Stafford Campus Writing Center
- (540) 286-8109
- Located in the lobby of the South Building
- Monday-Thursday 4-8
- *Handouts regarding APA Style guidelines and punctuation rules are available at both the Fredericksburg and Stafford Writing Centers
WHERE TO GO FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION - Sixth Edition of APA Publication Manual
- Purchase highly recommended
- Stafford Writing Center website
- Stafford Writing Center website
- Fredericksburg Writing Center website
- Fredericksburg Writing Center website
- APA website
- The Purdue Online Writing Lab (Purdue Owl)
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