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APA Key Elements This c hecklist is d esign ed a s a guide to the key e le m ents of APA 6th e d. sty le r equi red for stude nt papers at A shf ord U niver sity (AU) .
Gen era l It ems Requi rem en ts • T he enti re do cum ent is doubl e-sp aced, from title page th rough r efere nces. • M argins ar e 1 " on all sid es a nd 12 pt T imes Ne w Rom an f ont is re quired a ccor ding to A sh for d guide lines. • T her e ar e no bold, ove rsi zed, or decor ative fonts us ed in the document. • " I", " w e", "our " should o nly be us ed r are ly in a research do cum ent. T he wr iting n eeds to be obj ective and impe rs ona l and in the third per son unl ess oth erwise state d in the a ssignm ent guide lines. I t is a lso prefe rre d tha t students not ref er to th ems elv es in the third per son. Number s:
• A lw ays sp ell out a numbe r in w ords if it begins a s e nt ence. • Ge nera ll y s p ell out the numbers one through t en i n w ords. U se figu re s f or number s above t e n unl ess th ey b egin a sent ence. Ti tle P ag e Re qui rem en ts T he title page should be in the follo wing o rder : • T itle • Y our name • Cour se • Inst ru ctor • Da te Submitt ed Pl ease note th at A sh for d Univer sity A PA guid elin es re qui re title pa ges to inc lude the c our se inst ruc tor's name and date . T his requi rem ent is sp ecific to Ash fo rd and is not in clude d in the A PA publi cation guidelin es a s outlin ed in the A PA P ubli cation M anual (6th edition ).
R unn in g H ea d er Requi rem en ts • A ll p aper s must in clude a Running Header . It n eed s to be lef t justif ie d, a nd on the same line as the page numbe r t hr oughout the document. • T he ter m " Running head: YOUR T IT LE " a pp ear s on f ir st p age (T itle Pag e) in the header . • T he shor te ne d title alw ay s a ppear s in all capit al le tter s in the header th roug hout the rest of the paper. Int ro d u ctio n Re qui rem en ts • It is on pa ge tw o of the docu ment ( the fir st p age afte r the Title Pag e) a nd s tar ts a new pa ge. • T he title appear s a t the beginning of the page and is cent ered. • T he w ord "Int rodu ction" is not us ed a s a heading. • T he int roduc tion is written in a "funn el fa shion, " moving from br oad to speci fic as it r e la te s to y our topic and study. • T he last se ntenc e or pa ra g ra ph is a cle ar st ate m ent of the rese arc h pa per 's p urpose and w ha t wa s found. Cit a tio ns i n Te xt Re qui rem en ts • T he symbol " & " is us ed i nside parenthe se s; the word " and" is us ed in t ext.. • T he author 's l ast n ame and the y ea r o f publi cation should a ppear in any in t ext c itation. • Be awar e of how to c ite a w ork w ith multiple autho rs, a nd how this format w ill c hange af te r the fir st c itation. • O nl y the sour ce y ou actuall y r ead should a ppear in the Refer ences. Refe re n ce s • St art a ne w pa ge.. Re qui rem en ts • T he title of the page (R eferenc es) should be centere d a nd not under lined • T he pa ge should be double -sp aced; br ing e ach ne w re feren ce to the margin a nd inde nt the re m ainde r o f the ref eren ce. • O nl y use last n am es a nd f ir st initia ls, not f ull fir st na mes. • O nl y r ef ere nc es c ited in yo ur paper app ear in the R eferen ces. L ik ew ise, a nythi ng c ited in y o ur pape r must a ppear in the Refer ences. • If y ou did not actu all y r e ad a n ar ticle but read a bout it ( seconda ry sou rces), you must c ite the article o f int erest a nd the source y ou r ead utiliz ed w ithin the t e xt of your paper . Onl y the sour ce y ou actuall y r ead a ppears in the Refer enc es A da pted from do cum ent by Ta m M. Spit zer , Ph. D., St. John Fishe r Coll ege
