Concise guide to APA style : the official APA style guide for students.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

American Psychological Association, issuing body.

Clarence J. Marshall Memorial Library Fund.

Standardized Title:

Concise rules of APA style.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychology--Authorship--Style manuals.

Psychology.

Social sciences--Authorship--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Social sciences.

Psychology--Authorship--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Authorship.

Journalism.

Publications.

Writing--standards.

Publishing.

publishing.

publications (documents).

authorship.

journalism.

Psychology--Authorship.

Social sciences--Authorship.

Medical Subjects:

Writing--standards.

Authorship.

Journalism.

Publications.

Publishing.

Genre:

handbooks.

style manuals.

Handbooks and manuals

Style manuals

Style manuals.

Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

xxi, 326 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm

Edition:

Seventh edition.

Other Title:

Concise guide to American Psychological Association style : the official American Psychological Association style guide for students

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, [2020]

Summary:

"The 'Concise Guide to APA Style, Seventh Edition' is the official APA Style resource for students. Designed specifically for undergraduate writing, this easy-to-use pocket guide is adapted from the seventh edition of the 'Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association'. It provides complete guidance for new writers on effective, clear, and inclusive scholarly communication and the essentials of formatting papers for courses. New to this edition: full color throughout ; content relevant to a range of majors and courses, including psychology, social work, criminal justice, communications, composition, education, business, engineering, and more ; a new chapter focused on student papers ; a sample student title page, paper, and annotated bibliography ; streamlined APA Style headings and in-text citations ; a new chapter on writing style and grammar ; chapters on punctuation, lists, italics, spelling, capitalization, abbreviations, numbers, and statistics ; the latest bias-free language guidelines ; new sample tables and figures ; guidance on avoiding plagiarism and self-plagiarism ; new reference templates and examples."-- taken from back cover.

Contents:

Student Paper Types, Elements, and Format. General guidelines for student papers ; Paper elements ; Format ; Organization ; Sample student paper

Writing Style and Grammar. Effective scholarly writing ; Grammar and usage ; Strategies to improve your writing

Bias-Free Language Guidelines. General guidelines for reducing bias ; Reducing bias by topic

Punctuation, Lists, and Italics. Punctuation ; Lists ; Italics

Spelling, Capitalization, and Abbreviations. Spelling ; Capitalization ; Abbreviations

Numbers and Statistics. Numbers ; Statistics and equations

Tables and Figures. General guidelines for tables and figures ; Tables ; Figures

Works Credited in Text. General guidelines for citation ; Works requiring special approaches to citation ; In-text citations ; Paraphrases and quotations ; Copyright and permission

Reference List. Reference categories ; Principles of reference list entries ; Reference elements (author, date, title, source) ; Reference variations ; Reference list format and order

Reference Examples. Author variations ; Date variations ; Title variations ; Source variations ; Textual works ; Software and tests ; Audiovisual media ; Online media ; Legal references.

Notes:

Earlier editions published as: Concise rules of APA style.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-307) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Clarence J. Marshall Memorial Library Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Concise guide to APA style

ISBN:

9781433832734

1433832739

OCLC:

1122697357

Publisher Number:

99983835884

99988448151

99994964093