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Apa style guide 6th ed oct09

APA Style Guide th ed William E Laupus Health Sciences Library This handout provides an overview of the American Psychological Association ? s style of citation and writing It is based on the sixth edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association APA Publication Manual For additional information and examples consult a copy of the handbook that is available in the in the Laupus Library Reference Area Call WZ P WHY CITE SOURCES When writing a paper we often build upon the information and ideas of others When information is borrowed from others we must give them credit Citing sources accomplishes the following provides a way to give proper credit to the sources used in writing the paper enables the reader to ?nd the information for themselves adds credibility and provides strength for your arguments WHEN TO CITE SOURCES Credit must be given whenever quoting from a source copying from the source word for word summarizing or rephrasing information from a source into one's own words HOW TO CITE SOURCES APA style requires elements IN-TEXT REFERENCES located in the text of the paper tells the reader what information was borrowed and where it came from A LIST OF REFERENCES located at the end of the paper tells the reader what sources were used to write the paper and provides complete information about the sources The in-text references and list of references work together to give complete credit to the sources that are used in writing the paper The in-text reference in the paper should correspond with the beginning of the citation in the list of references Page of For more information on searching or assistance contact us at - toll free at - or http www ecu edu laupuslibrary contact cfm -Adapted with permission from the Medicine Hat College Library Services How To Guide http www mhc ab ca library howtoguides html pres - - CFORMATTING A PAPER IN APA STYLE Use standard x inch letter size good quality white paper Use -pt Times New Roman font Double space lines throughout the paper Exceptions Triple or quadruple spacing can be done around equations Single or one-and-a-half spacing can be done in tables or ?gures Use a inch cm margin on all sides of each page ??left right top and bottom Text appears on one side of the paper ??the reverse side is blank Left justify your margins meaning the left margin will be ush to the left side of the page and the right margin will be uneven Indent the ?rst line of every paragraph ?ve to seven spaces or a standard ? Tab ? key space inch Use spaces after a sentence period in your essay and space after commas colons and semicolons Order of the paper not all of these elements are a necessary part of every paper title page abstract text references footnotes tables ?gures appendices PAGE NUMBERING Number all pages of the paper beginning with the title page The number is in the top