Full Title of Paper in Title Case

 
Your Name
department, University

 
Author's Note
The first paragraph will be the author’s complete departmental or institutional affiliations

(ORCID IDs).

The second paragraph will be the changes in affiliations (if any).

The third paragraph will be the acknowledgements; conflicts of interests (if none, please state that

there are none to disclose); and a record of financial assistance.

The fourth paragraph will be the correspondence concerning this article addressed to: [insert

address]; [email address].

 
Abstract

The first line of the abstract is not indented. An abstract is a 150–250 word summary of your

paper, which is required in professional papers. It is usually written as a single paragraph with no
headings, taking on a block-like appearance. An article’s abstract is one of the most important

elements as it is often the first and only page a reader will read in a paper. As an abstract is a

condensed version of your paper, it should tell the reader exactly what to expect.

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Full Title of Paper

Indented paragraphs are indented forward by 0.5 inches. This paragraph could be used to include

any introductory information. If you make references to other works in your paper (either through

direct quotations or paraphrasing), you must include in-text citations (Author’s Last Name, year).

Some citations could also include page numbers (Author’s Last Name, year, p.123).

The following section will explain the five section heading types used in APA 7th Edition

formatting for body text.

Heading Level 1

Section headings are important in arranging your information into distinct sections of your paper.

Level 1 types of headings are used for main sections, such as ‘Methods’ or ‘Results’. You would

include your information below in this area. Heading titles are not followed by a full stop.

Heading Level 2
Level 2 headings are left-aligned and bold. The text follows underneath the heading in a similar

fashion to level 1 headings.

Heading Level 3

Level 3 headings are left-aligned, bolded, and italicized. The text follows underneath the heading

in a similar fashion to the two previous types of headings.

Heading Level 4. These headings are indented. The text follows immediately after the heading,

on the same line after the period.

A second heading level 4. If you were to include another Level 4 heading, it would follow in an

identical manner.

Heading Level 5.Level 5 headings are the same as level 4 headings, but italicized.

A second heading level 5.If you were to include another Level 5 heading, it would follow in an

identical manner.

Results

If you conducted an investigation, it would be reported in this section. It would follow the same

format as the aforementioned section heading types 1 and 2.

Outcome 1

Include your report on the first outcome. This is in the format of a Level 2 section heading.
Outcome 2

Include your report on the second outcome. As seen, these sections are indented forward with a

0.5 inch margin.

Discussion

After reporting your findings, you must analyze and discuss your results.

Footnotes

(Insert superscript for callout.) Include your first footnote. Usually, you would go on to explain

its significance, its context, or any additional information that you could not include in the main

body of text.

(Insert second superscript). Include your second footnote.

References
Author’s Last Name. (2021). Title of Book. Publishing company.
Author’s Last Name. (2022). Title of Journal. 2(3), 123. https://doi.org/DOI
Author’s Last Name. (n.d.). Title of webpage. Retrieved July 25, 2022, from https://example.com