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APA Style and Formatting Guide for Academic Papers: A Comprehensive Overview, Lecture notes of Technical Writing

A comprehensive guide to the apa style and formatting requirements for academic papers. It covers essential elements such as page numbering, headers, fonts, title pages, margins, spacing, abstracts, and parenthetical citations. It is an essential resource for university students to ensure their academic papers meet the required standards.

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APA Style and Formatting Guide for Academic Papers
Most professors expect that the layout or format for your written assignments will be
clear, concise, and consistent. We recommend that you consult your course syllabus or
professor for the format preferred or required in your course. If no format guidelines are
specified or available, the following information provides one basic document format,
abridged from the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th ed.
(2009), published by the American Psychological Association.
Header: Page
Number
All pages in the
paper, including
the title page,
are numbered
consecutively in
the upper right-
hand corner of
the header, 0.5”
from the top and
flush with the
right margin.
Header:
Running head
An abbreviated title,
known as the run-
ning head, is placed
flush left in the
header on each page
of the document.
However, the words
“Running head:” only
appear on the cover
page. The shortened
form of the title
stands alone in the
header on
subsequent pages.
Font
Acceptable fonts
are Times New
Roman, 12 pt. or
Courier New, 12
pt.
Title Page: APA style requires a title page. The title, author, and institution are centered
in the upper half of the page.
Margins: All margins — top, bottom, left, and right — are set to 1” throughout the paper.
Spacing
The paper is double
spaced throughout,
including the title
page, all quotations,
notes, and the refer-
ences page.
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APA Style and Formatting Guide for Academic Papers

Most professors expect that the layout or format for your written assignments will be

clear, concise, and consistent. We recommend that you consult your course syllabus or

professor for the format preferred or required in your course. If no format guidelines are

specified or available, the following information provides one basic document format,

abridged from the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th ed.

(2009), published by the American Psychological Association.

Header: Page Number All pages in the paper, including the title page, are numbered consecutively in the upper right- hand corner of the header, 0.5” from the top and flush with the right margin.

Header: Running head An abbreviated title, known as the run- ning head, is placed flush left in the header on each page of the document. However, the words “Running head:” only appear on the cover page. The shortened form of the title stands alone in the header on subsequent pages.

Font Acceptable fonts are Times New Roman, 12 pt. or Courier New, 12 pt.

  • Title Page: APA style requires a title page. The title, author, and institution are centered in the upper half of the page.
  • Margins: All margins — top, bottom, left, and right — are set to 1” throughout the paper.

Spacing The paper is double spaced throughout, including the title page, all quotations, notes, and the refer- ences page.

Margins All margins — top, bottom, left, and right — are set to 1” throughout the paper.

  • Main Body Text: APA style requires an abstract, though your professor may not. If an abstract is required, it is put on page two of the paper, with the main body starting on page three. An abstract is a brief summary of your paper.

Title The title appears again at the top of the first page of body text.

Font Acceptable fonts are either 12 pt. Times New Roman or 12 pt. Courier New.

Spacing The paper is double spaced throughout, including the title page, all quotes, notes, and refer- ences pages.

Parenthetical Citations APA-style citations should have all of the authors, publi- cation date, and page number.

Punctuation/ Spacing APA requires two spaces after all punctuation, in- cluding periods, question marks, and exclamation points.

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