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This resource was written by David Neyhart and Erin Karper. Additional material by Kristen Seas & Tony Russell..Last full revision by Jodi Wagner, Kristen Seas, and Tony Russell..Last edited by Allen Brizee on September 2nd 2008 at 11:41AMSummary: APA (American Psychological Association) is most commonly used to cite sources within the social sciences. This resource, revised according to the 5th edition of the APA manual, offers examples for the general format of APA research papers, in-text citations, endnotes/footnotes, and the reference page. Please use the example at the bottom of this page to cite the Purdue OWL in APA. Get Help for Using OWL ResourcesGet All Pages of This Resource for Quick PrintingGet Permission to Photocopy and Distribute This Resource Tell the OWL You're Linking to This Resource Report an Error in This Resource Share General Comments with the OWL Staff Jump to listing of all of this resource's sections

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General APA Guidelines Your essay should be typed, double-spaced on standard-sized paper (8.5"x 11") with 1" margins on all sides. You should use 10-12 pt. Times NewRoman font or a similar font. Include a page header in the upper right-hand of everypage. To create a page header, type the first 2-3 words ofthe title of the paper, insert five spaces, then give the page number. Major Paper Sections Your essay should include four major sections: theTitle Page, Abstract, MainBody, and References. Title Page Your title page should already include the page header(described above). On the first line of the title page flush-left, add arunning head. Begin the running head with the words�Running Head� followed by a colon. Then give an abbreviated title of yourpaper in 50 characters or less in all caps. Note: Remember that thepage header will appear on every page of your paper,whereas the running head will only appear on your titlepage. In the upper half of the title page, type your fulltitle, your byline (name[s]), andaffiliation (university, etc.) centered on separatelines. Your title may take up one or two lines as in theexample below: This is a sample title page that adheres to the APA <b>style</b> guide. Thepaper title is in the top right corner, followed by the page number. Arunning head should be placed below the page number line, with the firstthree words from the paper title in all caps. Then, the paper's title,author and university in<b>format</b>ion should be centered roughly 10 spacesbelow the running head.

This is a sample title page that adheres to the APA <b>style</b> guide. Thepaper title is in the top right corner, followed by the page number. Arunning head should be placed below the page number line, with the firstthree words from the paper title in all caps. Then, the paper's title,author and university in<b>format</b>ion should be centered roughly 10 spacesbelow the running head.

Image Caption: APA Title Page Abstract Begin a new page. Your abstract page should already include thepage header (described above). On the first line of theabstract page, center the word �Abstract� (otherwise unformatted, no bold,italics, underlining, or quotation marks). Beginning with the next line, write a concise summary of the key pointsof your research. (Do not indent.) The abstract should be a singleparagraph double-spaced of less than 120 words. This is a sample of an APA abstract. The paper title and page numbershould be placed in the upper right-hand corner of the page. The wordabstract should be centered on the first line of the page, followed by theabstract's written contents.

This is a sample of an APA abstract. The paper title and page numbershould be placed in the upper right-hand corner of the page. The wordabstract should be centered on the first line of the page, followed by theabstract's written contents.

Image Caption: Sample APA Abstract Please see our AdditionalResources page for examples of APA papers. Cite the Purdue OWL in APA: Purdue University Online WritingLab (OWL) (Last edited date available in the gray box at the top of theresource). Title of resource. Retrieved month day, year, fromhttp://Web address for OWL resource.All Sections in APA Formatting and Style Guide:General FormatIn-Text Citations: The BasicsIn-Text Citations: Author/AuthorsFootnotes and EndnotesReference List: Basic RulesReference List: Author/AuthorsReference List: Articles in PeriodicalsReference List: BooksReference List: Other Print SourcesReference List: Electronic SourcesReference List: Other Non-Print SourcesAdditional ResourcesTypes of APA PapersAPA Stylistics: Avoiding BiasAPA Stylistics: BasicsAPA Headings

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