Following APA (7th Edition) Guidelines for Collin College ...

1 1 Following APA (7th edition ) Guidelines for Collin College Papers Jane Doe Collin College PSYC 2301: Introduction to Psychology Professor Freud January 31, 2020 2 Following APA (7th edition ) Guidelines for Collin College Papers The Guidelines of the american psychiatric association (APA) are usually followed for papers in the social sciences or for certain science classes. Keep in mind that requirements may vary among professors, but if no specific Guidelines are provided, follow these from the APA manual for student papers.

2 If no particular font is mentioned, use size 12 Times New Roman font, one-inch margins, and double spacing throughout the paper, with no extra vertical spaces. For the title page, center everything. From the top margin, hit enter about six times, which should be one-third of the way down the page. Put the title of the paper in bold and then put an extra double space before typing the Following , with each appearing on a new line: student's name, university, course number and name, instructor's name and due date. Set page numbers to appear in the top right corner, beginning with 1 on the title page.

3 (A running head is no longer required for student papers.) Guidelines for the Body of the Paper Your professor should indicate the sections you are expected to include. If the paper has an abstract, it should appear on its own page, left-aligned, double spaced, with no first line indent. If your professor does not require an abstract, the body of the paper will begin on page 2, and should have the title, centered and in bold, as the first line of the text. The body of paper will be left-aligned with the first line of each paragraph indented by one-half inch (one tab stop).

4 If you are reporting on the results of an experiment, survey or lab, your sections will likely be Materials, Method, Results, and Discussion. These headings will be centered in bold. Any subheadings will be in bold and left-aligned. Other possible assignments, such as a literature review or a research paper, might not need headings. Tables and figures have very specific formatting Guidelines , so consult the APA handbook, which is available in the writing center or library. Scientific writing supposes an objective writer who presents the facts.

5 Language should be concise, bias-free and avoid labels. The plural pronoun "they" may be used in conjunction with 3 singular nouns to avoid the use of "he" or "she." Opt for formal over informal diction, using any appropriate technical terminology. Passive voice may be appropriate because it eliminates personal references when discussing methods: The water was poured instead of We poured the water. Guidelines for Documenting Sources Failure to properly document material from other sources is considered plagiarism.

6 Cita-tions are required for quotations, summaries and paraphrases. APA uses an author-date system to cite sources in the text, giving the author or authors last names and the year of publication, such as (Utay & Miller, 2006). If naming the author(s) in your sentence, include the year after the name(s) in parentheses: According to Graff and Birkenstein (2014), "scientific writing often does more than just report facts" (p. 204). If summarizing or paraphrasing, a page number or other identifier is not required; when quoting, the page number is required and appears in parentheses at the end of the sentence; for a source without pages, use paragraph numbers or other identifier.

7 When quoting more than forty words, use a block format: You will use a complete sentence to introduce the quotation, followed by a colon. It will be aligned left at one-half inch (but will not be surrounded by quotation marks) and immediately followed by the citation. The period will go at the end of the quotation rather than after the citation. The next line will be at the left margin. (Smith, 2019, p. 16) APA Guidelines call for italicizing titles of books, periodicals, films, and other publications, while other types of documents, such as articles, short stories, or chapter titles, appear in quotation marks within the text, but NOT on the References page.

8 The References page, a list of all your sources, will begin on a separate page Following the body of your paper. The word References will be centered in bold. Every source cited within the text will have a matching citation on the reference page and vice versa. The whole page will be double spaced, and a hanging indent will be used to show separation between the alphabetized entries. 4 References Bernstein, M. (2002, August 16). Ten tips on writing for the living web. A List Apart. Graff, G., & Birkenstein, C.

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10 18-2424). Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health. Smith, R. Understanding APA format and style. Pearson, 2019. Utay, J., & Miller, M. (2006). Guided imagery as an effective therapeutic technique: A brief review of its history and efficacy research. Journal of Instructional Psychology, 33(1), 40-43. Updated July 2020 - MJD