APA( American Psychological Association) Manual

Instructor
Bishnu Prasad Khanal

Asia Pacific University, Malaysia

TECHSPIRE COLLEGE
Kathmandu, Nepal
15th May, 2024
 Table of Contents
1. Introduction 1
2. Objectives 2
3. Significance 3
4. Chapter Analysis 4
4.1 Chapter I : Scholarly Writing and Publishing Principles 5
4.2 Chapter II : Paper Elements and Format 6
4.3 Chapter III : Journal Article Reported Standards 7
4.4 Chapter IV : Writing Styles and Grammar 8
4.5 Chapter V : Bias-Free Language Guidelines 9
4.6 Chapter VI : Mechanics of Style 10
4.7 Chapter VII : Table and Figures 11
4.8 Chapter VIII : Works Created in the Text 12
4.9 Chapter IX : Reference List 13
4.11 Chapter XI : Legal References 11
4.12 Chapter XII : Publication Process 12
4. 13 Chapter XIII :APA Style Online 13
Conclusion 14
References 15
Introduction :
• Publication Manuel of the American Psychological Association in 1929 as a 7 page article in
psychological Bulletin.
Describing :
i. Standard of Procedure
ii. The scope and length of the publication Manual
iii. to the needs of researcher
iv. To the needs of students
v. to the needs of educators.
across the : i. social and behavioral science
ii. Health care
iii. Natural science
iv . Humanities
• The APA working group on Quantitative research reporting standard for updating the original
Journal article reporting standards (JARS) for Quantitative research.
• The APA Working group on reporting standards for qualitative research for the ground breaking
work in establishing the first set of qualitative and mixed method JAR in APA styles.
 Elements :
Font : Times New Roman
Size : 12
Line Space : 1.5
Margin : 1.5 in left and 1 in other sides
Left Align
Page Number : Top right corner
Book Name : Italic