Southern States University What is APA Why do I need to know it APA is method of writing papers with a consistent style It affects the entire document structure layout content and citations ID: 1037142
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1. APA 7.0 General Paper FormattingSouthern States University
2. What is APA? Why do I need to know it?APA is method of writing papers with a consistent style. It affects the entire document: structure, layout, content, and citations.APA 7 provides two levels of guidance: students and professional.APA is used for student writing assignments at Southern States University and is the most common writing style in the social sciences.This presentation covers general guidance for overall paper layout.
3. Where can you learn APA style?PRINT SOURCES AVAILABLE IN THE LIBRARY:Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th edition)Mastering APA Style. Students’ Workbook and Training Guide (7th edition)Aaron, J.E. (2010). The little, brown essential handbook (7th edition). Boston, MA: Longman
4. Internet Sources about APA Citation StyleYou can also use reliable Internet sources to find answers to your questions about APA citation style:https://apastyle.apa.org/instructional-aidshttps://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_style_introduction.html
5. Paper StructurePapers will have several sections to them. They should be organized in this order…Title pageMain text of paperReferencesTables (if not included within the paper)Figures (if not included within the paper)Appendices
6. Setting up your paper in APA Use 8 ½ by 11” white paper, with margins of 1” all the way around.Page numbers in the header in the right-hand corner.Standard line spacing should be double spaced, with no extra between paragraphs.Font should be Times Roman 12-point.First line of a new paragraph should have a 0.5" indent.Text alignment should be left aligned – text lines up on the left margin and is ragged/uneven on the right marginSample Paragraph
7. Title PageThe first page is the title page. It hasA header with the page number top right3-4 lines down from the topThe title of your paper – IN BOLDA blank lineYour nameSouthern States UniversityCourse number and course nameThe professor's nameThe assignment due date
8. Headings Throughout PaperAPA allows for 5 levels of headings to organize your paper. Level1Centered, Boldface, Title Case Heading Text begins as a new paragraph using the normal 1st line indent and left aligned text.Level2Flush left, Boldface, Title Case Heading Text begins as a new paragraph using the normal 1st line indent and left aligned text.Level3Flush Left, Boldface Italic, Title Case Heading Text begins as a new paragraph. using the normal 1st line indent and left aligned textLevel4 Indented, Boldface Title Case Heading Ending With a Period. Paragraph text continues on the same line and continues as a regular paragraph. Level5 Indented, Boldface Italic, Title Case Heading Ending With a Period. Paragraph text continues on the same line and continues as a regular paragraph.
9. Figures and TablesA figure is an image / graph / screenshot / photograph. A table is a dataset. Figures and Tables are formatted the same in APA 7.0.PlacementAt the top of a page within the paper and a blank line after itAt the bottom of a page within the paper and a blank line before it OR each on its own page located after the References sectionIn all cases, the item should be placed AFTER it is mentioned in the paper.Order of itemsNumber (in bold) -- Figure 1, Table 1Title (in italics and title case) - This is a Title for a Figure or a TableThe figure or table itselfOptional note describing what is in the item – Note. Here we see two examples of these items. Notice that the word note is in italics.