David Brown

dobrown@daltonstate.edu

APA Style consists of guidelines published within the 6th edition

of The Publication Manual of the American Psychological
Association.

1. Title Page
2.Abstract
3. Body
4.References
5.Appendices and Supplemental materials

Recommended typeface is Times New Roman 12 point font size

Double-space your paper, including the reference list.
Leave margins of at least one inch (1) at the top, bottom and sides of the
paper. (APA Manual, p. 41)
Hint: Microsoft Windows automatically places the margins at 1.
Indent the first line of every paragraph five to seven spaces or inch. (APA
Manual, p. 229)
ecommended typeface is Times New Roman 12 point font size
Double-space your paper, including the reference list.
Leave margins of at least one inch (1) at the top, bottom and sides of the

A Running head or short title is

provided in ALL CAPS for each page
of the paper.

Running head: TITLE OF PAPER

Title of Research Paper

John C. Doe and Jane A. Doe
Institutional Affiliation

Dalton State College

Authors
Name(s)

1. Open Microsoft Word

2. Select Insert from menu bar
3. Click on Header
4. Scroll down to Edit Header

5. Select Design from the menu.

6. Under Header & Footer Tools, check
Different First Page.
7 . Type in the header for the first page, then
when you move to the next page, doubleclick in the Header area to edit the header.
Remove the words Running head: and close
the Header and Footer box.

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TITLE OF PAPER

Abstract
Most abstracts will include the problem under investigation,
participants of the study, along with characteristics, study methods,
criteria of study eligibility, basic findings, and implications of the
study for theory and practice.
Keywords: subject terms or words

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TITLE OF PAPER
Title of Paper
Introduction of the paper describes problem under study.

Level 1
Level 2

Method

Headings are always in bold type.

Participants

Level 3

Group 1. Start text two spaces after the period.

Group 2. Start text two spaces after the period.

Table 1

Regions of the brain thought to be important for emotional detection remain

relatively intact with aging (Chow and Cummings, 2000).

Mather and Knight (2006) examined young and older adults ability to detect
happy, sad, angry, or neutral faces presented in complex visual array (p.276).
Or
The study examined young and older adults ability to detect happy, sad, angry,
or neutral faces presented in complex visual array (Mather and Knight, 2006 ,
p.276).
Hahn et al. (2006) also found no age differences in efficiency.

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Use authors last name and initial(s).

MLA: Wilson, Leslie
APA : Wilson, L.

Date of publication is placed at the beginning of the

citation
Include the state of publication
Format of publication is not included

MLA:

Nielson, Troy. Career Trek. Upper Saddle River: Pearson Prentice

Hall, 2008. Print.

APA:

Nielson, T. (2008). Career Trek. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson

Prentice Hall.

Arrange reference list entries in alphabetical order by the last name of the first
author. Use only the initial(s) of the authors name, with a space and a period
between the initials (APA Manual, p.181).

Spellman, F. & Whiting, N. (2005). Environmental engineers mathematics

handbook. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press.

If no author is listed, then move the title to the author position, before the date of
publication (APA Manual, p. 183).
APA Style Guide (2011). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

If a title has more than eight authors, include the first six authors names, then insert
three ellipses, and add the last author's name. (APA Manual, p. 184,198).
Glueckrafu, R.L., Whitton, J., Baxter, J. , Kain, J., Vogelgesang, S.,
Hudson, M.,...Botros, N. (2009).

Capitalize any proper nouns and the first word of the

title and subtitle of:
articles
chapters
books
reports
Example:
Lyons, J.D. (2006). Winston Churchill and the rhetorical challenges of

democratic statesmanship. Perspectives on Political Science, 35(1),

4-13. Retrieved from http://www.perspectivesonpoliticalscience.org.

Italicize and use uppercase and lowercase letters for the following:
Magazine Title
Newspaper Title
Journal Title
Newsletter Title
Examples:
Early Childhood Education Journal
Journal of Research in Childhood Education

Italicize the volume number of a periodical

Example:
Wilson, L.D. (2004). On tests, small changes make a big difference. Teaching Children
Mathematics, 11(3), 134-137.

Book [APA Manual, p.202-203]

Author, A., Author, B., & Author, C. (Year of publication). Title of book: Capitalize first letter in subtitle. Place of
publication: Publisher.
Example:
Spellman, F. & Whiting, N. (2005). Environmental engineers mathematics handbook. Boca Raton, FL: CRC

Press.

Book Article or Chapter [APA Manual, p. 204]

Author, A. (Year of publication). Article or chapter title: Capitalize first letter in subtitle. In A. Editor,

B. Editor (Eds.), Book title: Capitalize first letter in subtitle (# ed., pp.#). Place of publication: Publisher.
Example:
Donnerstein, E. (2005). Is popular culture too violent? Media violence promotes violent behavior. In J. Woodward (Ed.),
Popular culture: Opposing viewpoint (pp. 114-119). Detroit, MI: Thompson Gale.

Edited Book [APA Manual, p.202-203]

Editor, A. (Ed.). (Year of publication). Title of book: Capitalize first letter in subtitle. Place of
Publication: Publisher.
Example:
Zubrow, E. (Ed.). (1976). Demographic anthropology: Quantitative approaches. Albuquerque:
University of New Mexico Press.

Electronic version of print book

[APA Manual, p.203]
Author, A., & Author, B. (Year of publication). Title of book: Capitalize the first letter in
subtitle [version]. Retrieved from http:/www.address
Example:
Hogstel, M. & Curry, L. (2005). Health assessment through the life span [NetLibrary
version]. Retrieved from http://www.galileo.usg.edu

Journal Article [APA Manual, p. 198-199]

Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Article title. Title of journal, Volume(issue), page(s).
Example:
Wilson, L. D. (2004). On tests, small changes make a big difference. Teaching Children Mathematics, 11(3),
134-137.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Magazine Article [APA Manual, p.200]
Author, A. A. (Year, Month Day of publication). Article title. Title of magazine, Volume(issue), page(s).
Example:
Ramirez, J. (2007, April 16). How to live a greener life. Newsweek, 149(16), 82.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Newspaper Article [APA Manual, p.200]
Author, A. B. (Year, Month Day of publication). Article title. Title of newspaper, p. SectionPage.

Example:
Brown, R. (2009, December 16). Long faces ethics complaint. Dalton Daily Citizen, p. A1.

If available, use a DOI rather than

the URL.

Digital Object Identifier

(unique number assigned to documents
available online)
What does a DOI look like?

10.311057/2511450135253

Harris, L. & Rae, A. (2009). Social networks: The future of marketing for small business.
Journal of Business Strategy, 30(5), 24-31. doi:10.1108/02756660910987581

If there is not a DOI number.

APA says it is not necessary to include
database information, so cite as if article
came from a print copy.
Always follow professors guidelines for
your assignment!
Example:
Wilson, L.D. (2004). On tests, small changes make a big difference. Teaching
Children Mathematics, 11(3), 134-137.

1. Go to Library web page

www.daltonstate.edu/library
2. Select Research Resources link.
3. Select Cite Resources for a
Research Paper link.
4. Choose the APA link under
Citation Styles.

David Brown email: dobrown@daltonstate.edu

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