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American Psychological Association. (2009). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.). Washington, DC: Author. Link to the APA Manual at Amazon.com: Paperback $22.00. Doc 's Review of this latest edition of the APA Manual.Bargain Sixth Edition! The latest edition of the APA Publication Manual has cut a total of 166 pages of text over to the last edition. Gone in the process is the old chapter 6, "Material Other Than Journal Articles," which was very useful to students. The rest is not much missed, a combination of 1960s era chapters and wasteful whitespace. It is crisp, new, and much easier to use as a result. It will guide you through the process of using Digital Object Identifiers in references and explain the new style of headings. The section on avoiding bias is still the best found anywhere. See what 's changed at www.apastyle.org. | The previous edition of the APA Manual advised students that "the Publication Manual is not intended to cover scientific writing at an undergraduate level" (APA, 2001, p. 322). They meant it! While the last edition devoted a chapter to "Material Other Than Journal Articles" for students (chapter 6), the current edition has eradicated all such guidance.
Final manuscripts. The APA calls papers written for publication copy manuscripts. They are formatted to aid the publication process, not the reader. When not writing for publication "the manuscript must be as readable as possible" (APA, 2001, p. 323). The APA calls these papers final manuscripts. There are minor differences: 1. Organization. "In a manuscript submitted for publication, figures, tables, and footnotes are placed at the end of the manuscript; in theses and dissertations, such material is frequently incorporated at the appropriate point in text as a convenience to readers" (APA, 2001, p. 325). 2. Line spacing. "Double-spacing is required throughout most of the manuscript. When single-spacing would improve readability, however,

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