Study Notes For APA 7TH Edition

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2. Paper Elements

• What is helpful to note: All papers must have title page, text, reference list

Title Page (paper title, author name, department name and Stenberg, course number and name,
instructor name, assignment due date (written out as November 14, 2020, page number 1 in the top
right corner)

Text (Writing)

Intro= the importance of the work, supports its with existing literature, states the aims of the work.
Paragraphs with main ideas/arguments and then conclusion. Headings used to break up text if needed

Reference list contains a list of the sources cited in the text

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3. Paper Format

• What is helpful to note: All papers must have proper page Header, Font, Line spacing, Margins,
Paragraph Alignment and Indentation.

Page Header- page header always include a page number at that page numbers are in the top right
corner using the page-numbering function on wordof your word-processing program, that page number
should show on all pages)

Font (Sans serif Fonts: 11-point Calibri, 11-point Arial, or 10-point Lucida Sans Unicode) Serif Fonts: 12-
point times new Roman, 11-point Georgia, or normal 1o point computer modern)

Line spacing- (Double spaced of all parts of APA style paper, including text, block quotations, and the
reference list.

) Except: (Entries in a table body and words in a figure image may be single-spaced, one-and-a-half-
spaced, or double-spaced depending on which one is easy to read)

(Add extra blank line on the title page between the title and the byline, between the text and an
embedded table or figure)

Margins (Use 1-in margins on every side of the page)

Paragraph Alignment and Indentation (Align text to the left margin leave the right margin, first line of
each paragraph of text 0.5 in. from the lest margin using the tab key or paragraph formatting Function
) (Exceptions Title page: center all the elements of a student title page.

Section labels: center section e.g. abstract and reference.

Abstract: left align the first line of the abstract.

Bblock quotations: whole block quotation 0.5 in from the left margin

. Headings: Centre level 1 headings. Left align level 2 and 3 heading. Level 4 and 5 heading like regular
paragraphs

. Tables and Figures: left align table and figure numbers, titles and notes

. Reference list: apply a hanging indent of 0.5 in. to reference entries using the paragraph formatting
function

. Aappendices: Centre appendix labels and titles)

Paper Length (depends upon the assignment and may be measured by either word count or page count)

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4. Paper Organization

• What is helpful to note: All paper must have five complete possible level of headings in APA
Style.

Centered, Bold, Title Case Heading (Text begins as a new paragraph)

Aligned left, Bold, Title Case Heading (Text begins as a new paragraph)

Aligned left, Bold italic, Title Case Heading (Text begins as a new paragraph)

Indented, Bold, Title Case Heading, ending with a Period (Text begins on the same line and continues as
a regular paragraph)

Indented, Bold Italic, Title Case Heading, ending with a Period (Text begins on the same line and
continues as a regular paragraph)

• Questions/ clarification needed: Your instructor may tell you what headings to use or leave the
choice up to you.

• Other notes: In title case most words are Capitalized.

5. Academic Writing Style

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6. Grammar and Usage

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7. Bias-Free language

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8. Punctuation

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9. Lists

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10. Italics

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11. Spelling
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12. Capitalization

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13. Abbreviations

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14. Number Use

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15. Tables and Figures

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16. In-Text Citations

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17. Paraphrasing and Quotation

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18. Reference List Entries

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19. Order and Format of the Reference List

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20. Other Parts of APA Style

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21. Related Resources

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