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We have spent the last couple of days talking about some of the intricacies of APA style citations. APA—or American Psychological Association—style is the format you will most likely be asked to use when writing papers for classes that fall under the categories of science or social science. So far, we have talked about the proper notation of in-text citations and the formatting of your references section. Today, wrapping up our three-part series on APA style, we will discuss the overall formatting of a paper under current APA guidelines.

First off, your entire paper needs to be double-spaced, in a legible and reasonably sized font (11 or 12 pt. Times New Roman is usually best), and have one inch margins on all sides of your standard 8 ½ by 11 inch piece of paper. I know that these items seem pretty basic, but many students inadvertently forget to set margins appropriately or double-spacing and are docked points unnecessarily. Don’t be one of them.
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APA—or American Psychological Association—style is the format you will most likely be asked to use when writing papers for classes that are in science or social science departments, such as biology, physics, psychology, or human nutrition, just to name a few. Yesterday, we talked about how to properly notate in-text citations. Today, in part two of our three part series, we will be discussing how to format a bibliography in APA style.

A bibliography is the place where you list your references at the end of your paper. This is done so that your reader can quickly find your source material. It is important that you format this page correctly, as it is often a source of point deductions in many classes. (more…)

APA—or American Psychological Association—style is the format you will most likely be asked to use when writing papers for classes that are in science or social science departments, such as biology, physics, psychology, or human nutrition, just to name a few. In this part of our three part series on APA style, we will be discussing how to properly notate in-text citations.
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