• The full manual can be purchased for about $30.

• You do not necessarily need this guide for this class. The Reference Guide will meet our needs.

• If you are going into the social sciences (psychology, education, etc.), you might consider obtaining a copy of the official manual for APA style.

•There are online resources you can use for free:• Cheat sheet• Purdue OWL – APA • Purdue OWL – Sample APA Paper

Running headRunning head Now included in the headerNow included in the header

NOTE: This means that the NOTE: This means that the portion of the title appears on portion of the title appears on EVERY PAGE OF THE PAPER! EVERY PAGE OF THE PAPER!

Type “Running head” on the title Type “Running head” on the title page only page only a colona colon then an abbreviated version of the then an abbreviated version of the

title in title in all capsall caps No more than 50 characters, spaces No more than 50 characters, spaces

includedincludedNoteNote: It may be necessary to format the : It may be necessary to format the title page in a document of its own.title page in a document of its own.

TitleTitle Concise statement of main topicConcise statement of main topic Fully explanatory on its ownFully explanatory on its own

Author Name(s)Author Name(s) Omit titles (Dr., Professor) and degrees Omit titles (Dr., Professor) and degrees (PhD, EdD, MD, etc.)(PhD, EdD, MD, etc.)

Institutional AffiliationInstitutional Affiliation If none, list city and state of residencyIf none, list city and state of residency

Author Note (if applicable, not usually needed for Author Note (if applicable, not usually needed for most assignments)most assignments)

For the purposes of our class, you should create a title page for your essay with the For the purposes of our class, you should create a title page for your essay with the following:following:

Running head with page number (in header)Running head with page number (in header)The following items should be roughly centered on the page:The following items should be roughly centered on the page:

Title of essayTitle of essayAuthor’s nameAuthor’s nameInstitution (use Ozarks Technical Community College)Institution (use Ozarks Technical Community College)

No author note is needed.No author note is needed.

Note: On the page following the title page, repeat the title of the essay, centered.

These have changed!These have changed!Level One is Centered, Bold, Uppercase and LowercaseLevel One is Centered, Bold, Uppercase and Lowercase

Level Two is Flush Left, Bold, Uppercase and LowercaseLevel Two is Flush Left, Bold, Uppercase and Lowercase

Level Three is Indented, bold, lowercase paragraph heading ending with a Level Three is Indented, bold, lowercase paragraph heading ending with a period. period. The paragraph follows.The paragraph follows.

Level Four is indented, bold, italicized, lowercase paragraph heading ending with a Level Four is indented, bold, italicized, lowercase paragraph heading ending with a period.period. The paragraph follows.The paragraph follows.

Level Five is indented, italicized, lowercase paragraph heading ending with a period.Level Five is indented, italicized, lowercase paragraph heading ending with a period. The The paragraph follows.paragraph follows.

Good news! Now, you will follow the pattern of levels from the top down: if you have one Good news! Now, you will follow the pattern of levels from the top down: if you have one level, use Level 1; if you have two levels, use Levels 1 and 2; and so on.level, use Level 1; if you have two levels, use Levels 1 and 2; and so on.

American Psychological Association (2009). American Psychological Association (2009). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association.Publication manual of the American Psychological Association. Washington, DC: American Psychological AssociationWashington, DC: American Psychological Association

Plagiarism is…Plagiarism is………using someone else’s words or using someone else’s words or ideas as though they were your ideas as though they were your own.own.

……deliberately stealing someone’s deliberately stealing someone’s work.work.

……paying someone to write a paying someone to write a paper.paper.

……a serious offense.a serious offense.

You DO need to You DO need to cite:cite:

You DON’T need You DON’T need to cite:to cite:

CITE!

APA Citations require the following…APA Citations require the following…

Direct QuotingDirect Quoting ParaphrasingParaphrasing

Multiple studies in one Multiple studies in one citationcitation

One author cited multiple One author cited multiple times in one paragraphtimes in one paragraph

Required for quotes longer than 40 words Inset by two tab spaces (or one inch) on both the right and the left. Double-Spaced When a quotation is indented in this way, quotation marks are not needed. Usually, quotations longer than four lines require block quote formatting. (Author, date, p. #)

Block quote

One-sentence introduction for the block quote

Citation (author’s name and year are in the introduction sentence above)

The page is titled References, centered.No punctuation is used in the page title.

Reference lists should be alphabetized by the last name of the first authors listed.

Remember, you can not change the order of authors within the study!Nothing precedes something:

Green, E. C. (2000). Greene, B. A. (1994).Harrison, M. R. (2004).Harrison, M. R., & Blake, C. D. (2001)

Note: First Initials ARE used on the References page!

Use a ½ inch hanging indent.

Double space this page, just like the rest of the document.

Paginated by volumePaginated by volume Paginated by issuePaginated by issue

When no DOI is included and the URL is given, a retrieved date is needed unless the When no DOI is included and the URL is given, a retrieved date is needed unless the source material may change over time (e.g., wikis)source material may change over time (e.g., wikis)