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APA Style Manual 2018

Prepared by English Faculty Algonquin College in the Ottawa Valley Updated May 2018

Summarized from American Psychological Association. (2012). APA style guide to electronic references (6th ed.). Washington, DC: Author. American Psychological Association. (2010). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.

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Contents (hold CTRL button and click to link to each section) Table of Contents ...........................................................................................................................2 SECTION 1: Formatting Your Paper Using APA Style ...................................................................3 SECTION 2: Avoiding Plagiarism ...................................................................................................4 Paraphrasing ..............................................................................................................................4 Quoting .......................................................................................................................................5 SECTION 3: Citing Your Sources ..................................................................................................6 General Rules for Citing: ............................................................................................................6 Example Citations.......................................................................................................................7 SECTION 4: Preparing Your References List (Documenting) ........................................................9 General Rules for Documenting .................................................................................................9 SECTION 5: Example References ...............................................................................................11 SAMPLE PAPER ...................................................................................... 1 (paginated separately) APPENDIX A: Setting up a Running Header in Microsoft Word 2016 ..........................................25 APPENDIX B: Abbreviations ........................................................................................................26

APA GUIDE

3 SECTION 1: FORMATTING YOUR PAPER USING APA STYLE

Follow these guidelines when you prepare your paper to be handed in: 1. Title page: Begin your running head (see below) and page numbers on your title page. Include the following information in the top half of the page, centred: title of paper (main words capitalized), your name (with middle initial), and Algonquin College (see Sample APA-style paper). Double space, but do not leave blank lines between elements.

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2. Font: Size 12 Times New Roman (unless your professor specifies otherwise). 3. Page setup:    

Set one-inch margins all around (in Word 2010: Page Layout-Margins). Indent the first line of each paragraph five-seven spaces (hit Enter then Tab). Print on one side of the paper only. Double-space (In Word 2010: Page Layout)

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Set a running head (repeating title) at the top of each page, using the Header tool (see Appendix A). Include a page number in the upper right corner; do not type page numbers – use the numbering tool. Include a short version of your title (...