7 – APA Style
Why Should I Care?
Some journals (and academics in that same field) use the APA style, which is useful to know.
- The Basics
APA stands for American Psychology Association. This group of psychologists share a common style for the publishing of papers, which are scientific, and usually based on experiments. The cover page is usually separated from the rest of the paper, so that the revision process is done in a blind fashion. The author’s name must not be printed on the pages other than the cover page.
It is known for a short citation, without first names. In French, this style is called “Auteur-Date”. The style is used by many economists, political scientists, sociologists, and other social science disciplines.
Here is the complete set of guidelines for the Dawson-approved APA style.
http://www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca/academic-skills-centre/handouts/
- The Cover Page Format
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Title is centered Caps NOT on each Title word 1/3 down from top |
The rain was heavy and wet
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Student Name College ALWAYS DOUBLE SPACED 2.0 1/2 down from top |
John Smith
Dawson College
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Course Title Professor Modern Date, comma All the way down from top |
Research Methods 300-300-DW
Prof. C.A. Ramsay
March 26, 2014
- The Text Format
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Text is 2.0 spaced, and aligned “justified”. |
Introduction
Ramsay’s prose is known for a fabulous repetitive passage in his 2010 novel: “I tried to find shelter. But there was none. The rain was pouring down on my head and giving me a splitting headache. I tried to find shelter. But there was none. There was none” (Ramsay, 2010).
According to Davidson’s analysis (2013), the author tried to find “shelter.”
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Text (Last Name, Date).
Notice the citation is INSIDE the sentence, before the period!
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Refer only to last names, no book titles, only dates.
Reader will consult the bibliography for more info if necessary. |
- The Bibliography
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Only full last name. First name initials only. |
References
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Notice the Caps are Compare with MLA… |
Abraham, M. (2004). Making MLA really fun. New York City: Crazy Fun Press.
Burroughs, P. (2003). Ramsay, George, 9th Earl of Dalhousie, in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 7, Université Laval/University of Toronto, Retrieved 9 March 2020, from http://www.biographi.ca.
Commission de toponymie. (2010). Rue Ramezay. Gouvernement du Québec.
Davidson, M. L. (2013). A Guide to Ramsay’s literature. Montreal: Happy Times Books.
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Notice the italics are for book
NO quotation marks. EVER. |
Fielder, J. (1978). Asimov’s robots in Critical encounters: Writers and themes in science fiction. Ed. Dick Riley. New York: Ungar. 1-22.
Libby, O. G. (1902). Ramsay as a plagiarist. The American Historical Review, 7(4), 697-703. doi:10.2307/1834565
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The second author’s name, same format. |
Pringle, M. & Gonzales, J. (2010). The MLA style of documentation – A pocket guide.Boston: Pearson Education.
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Text is 2.0 spaced, aligned to the left half an inch. . |
Ramsay, C.-A. (2010). November rain. Montreal: Providential Allegories Printing Co.