Apa Lab Format
LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY LEARNING ASSISTANCE CENTRE
Documenting and Formatting Using the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA) 6th Edition
The following information has been taken from the APA Manual. Please consult with your professor and/or manual.
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TITLE PAGE/ p.229 RUNNING HEAD/ p. 229 MANUSCRIPT ELEMENTS/ p. 23
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The Importance of Proper Referencing in Research Papers Jane E. Doe Department of Nursing, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay NOTES: Title Page Notes: "Recommended length for a title is no more than 12 words." "Should summarize the main idea of the manuscript simply." "Should identify the variables or theoretical issues under investigation." "Avoid using abbreviations." "Avoid words that serve no useful purpose . . . [such] as 'A Study of ' or 'An Experimental Investigation of '." "The title page should be typed in uppercase and lowercase letters, centred between the left and right margins, and positioned in the upper half of the page.” (23) Running Head Notes: An abbreviated title that is printed Aflush left in all uppercase letters at the top of the title page and all subsequent pages.@(229) "Should be a maximum of 50 characters." Manuscript Page Header Notes: The first two or three words from the title are placed in the upper right-hand corner above or five spaces to the left of the page number. The manuscript page header is repeatedly applied to every page of the document, beginning on the title page, preceding the page number. This format adheres strictly to APA. If it is your intention to include other information (i.e. professor 's name, course name and number, submission date, student number), consult with instructor to ensure that such inclusions are permissible (see example on page 2 of handout).
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The Importance of Proper Referencing In Research Papers Jane Doe Student Number Professor 's Name Lakehead University Course
Documenting and Formatting Using the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA) 6th Edition
The following information has been taken from the APA Manual. Please consult with your professor and/or manual.
Apahandout5th.s09
TITLE PAGE/ p.229 RUNNING HEAD/ p. 229 MANUSCRIPT ELEMENTS/ p. 23
PROPER REFERENCING
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The Importance of Proper Referencing in Research Papers Jane E. Doe Department of Nursing, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay NOTES: Title Page Notes: "Recommended length for a title is no more than 12 words." "Should summarize the main idea of the manuscript simply." "Should identify the variables or theoretical issues under investigation." "Avoid using abbreviations." "Avoid words that serve no useful purpose . . . [such] as 'A Study of ' or 'An Experimental Investigation of '." "The title page should be typed in uppercase and lowercase letters, centred between the left and right margins, and positioned in the upper half of the page.” (23) Running Head Notes: An abbreviated title that is printed Aflush left in all uppercase letters at the top of the title page and all subsequent pages.@(229) "Should be a maximum of 50 characters." Manuscript Page Header Notes: The first two or three words from the title are placed in the upper right-hand corner above or five spaces to the left of the page number. The manuscript page header is repeatedly applied to every page of the document, beginning on the title page, preceding the page number. This format adheres strictly to APA. If it is your intention to include other information (i.e. professor 's name, course name and number, submission date, student number), consult with instructor to ensure that such inclusions are permissible (see example on page 2 of handout).
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PROPER REFERENCING
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The Importance of Proper Referencing In Research Papers Jane Doe Student Number Professor 's Name Lakehead University Course
Citations: “ Use the following in text citation (Gilbert et al., 2004)”. (p. 199) 11 REFERENCE LIST ENTRY- REFERENCE BOOK/ p. 204 VandenBos, G. R. (Ed.). (2007) APA dictionary of psychology. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. ELECTRONIC VERSION OF PRINT BOOK/ p. 203 Schiraldi, G. R. (2001). The post-traumatic stress disorder sourcebook: A guide to healing, recovery, and growth [Adobe Digital Editions version]. doi:10.1036/0071393722 ARTICLE IN AN INTERNET-ONLY BOOK/ p