Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association

by American Psychological Association

Edition:

5th

ISBN13:

9781557987914

ISBN10:

1557987912

Format:

Paperback

Pub. Date:

7/1/2001

Publisher(s):

Amer Psychological Assn

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With millions of copies sold, the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association is the style manual of choice for writers, editors, students, educators, and professionals in psychology, sociology, business, economics, nursing, social work, and justice administration, and other disciplines in which effective communication with words and data is fundamental. In addition to providing clear guidance on grammar, the mechanics of writing, and APA style, the Publication Manual offers an authoritative and easy-to-use reference and citation system and comprehensive coverage of the treatment of numbers, metrication, statistical and mathematical data, tables, and figures for use in writing, reports, or presentations. The new edition has been revised and updated to include: * The latest guidelines and examples for referencing electronic and online sources * New and revised guidelines for submitting papers electronically * Improved guidelines for avoiding plagiarism * Simplified formatting guidelines for writers using up-to-date word-processing software * All new guidelines for presenting case studies * Improved guidelines for the construction of tables * Updates on copyright and permissions issues for writers * New reference examples for audiovisual media and patents * An expanded and improved index for quick and easy access Writers, scholars, and professionals will also find: * New guidelines on how to choose text, tables, or figures to present data * Guidelines for writing cover letters for submitting articles for publication, plus a sample letter * Expanded guidelines on the retention of raw data * New advice on establishing written agreements for the use of shared data * New information on the responsibilities of co-authors * New and experienced readers alike will find the 5th Edition a complete resource for writing, presenting, or publishing with clarity and persuasiveness. Approximately 400 pages

List of Tables, Table Examples, Figures, and Figure Examples

Preface

xix

Introduction

xxiii

Organization of the Fifth Edition

xxiv

Specific Style Changes in the Fifth Edition

xxvi

How to Use the Publication Manual

xxvi

Content and Organization of a Manuscript

(28)

Quality of Content

(1)

Designing and Reporting Research

(1)

Evaluating Content

(1)

Characteristics of Articles

(1)

Authorship

(1)

Types of Articles

(2)

Length, Headings, and Tone

(1)

Parts of a Manuscript

(1)

Title Page

(2)

Abstract

(3)

Introduction

(2)

Method

(3)

Results

(6)

Discussion

(1)

Multiple Experiments

(1)

References

(1)

Appendix

(1)

Author Note

(2)

Quality of Presentation

(2)

Expressing Ideas and Reducing Bias in Language

(46)

Writing Style

(1)

Orderly Presentation of Ideas

(2)

Smoothness of Expression

(1)

Economy of Expression

(2)

Precision and Clarity

(4)

Strategies to Improve Writing Style

(1)

Grammar

(1)

Verbs

(3)

Agreement of Subject and Verb

(3)

Pronouns

(3)

Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers and Use of Adverbs

(4)

Relative Pronouns and Subordinate Conjunctions

(3)

Parallel Construction

(4)

Linguistic Devices

(5)

Guidelines to Reduce Bias in Language

(1)

Guideline 1: Describe at the appropriate level of specificity

(1)

Guideline 2: Be sensitive to labels

(2)

Guideline 3: Acknowledge participation

(1)

Gender

(1)

Sexual Orientation

(1)

Racial and Ethnic Identity

(2)

Disabilities

(1)

Age

(8)

APA Editorial Style

(138)

Punctuation

(1)

Period

(1)

Comma

(2)

Semicolon

(1)

Colon

(1)

Dash

(1)

Quotation Marks

(2)

Parentheses

(2)

Brackets

(1)

Slash

(2)

Spelling

(1)

Preferred Spelling

(1)

Hyphenation

(5)

Capitalization

(1)

Words Beginning a Sentence

(1)

Major Words in Titles and Headings

(1)

Proper Nouns and Trade Names

(1)

Nouns Followed by Numerals or Letters

(1)

Titles of Tests

(1)

Names of Conditions or groups in an Experiment

(1)

Names of Factors, Variables, and Effects

(1)

Italics

100

(1)

Italicizing Words

100

(3)

Abbreviations

103

(1)

Use of Abbreviations

103

(1)

Explanation of Abbreviations

104

(1)

Abbreviations Accepted as Words

105

(1)

Abbreviations Used Often in APA Journals

105

(1)

Latin Abbreviations

106

(1)

Scientific Abbreviations

106

(3)

Other Abbreviations

109

(1)

Use of Periods With Abbreviations

110

(1)

Plurals of Abbreviations

110

(1)

Abbreviations Beginning a Sentence

111

(1)

Headings and Series

111

(1)

Organizing a Manuscript With Headings

111

(2)

Levels of Heading

113

(1)

Selecting the Levels of Heading

114

(1)

Seriation

115

(2)

Quotations

117

(1)

Quotation of Sources

117

(1)

Accuracy

118

(1)

Double or Single Quotation Marks

119

(1)

Changes From the Source Requiring No Explanation

119

(1)

Changes From the Source Requiring Explanation

119

(1)

Citation of Sources

120

(1)

Citations Within Quotations

121

(1)

Permission to Quote

121

(1)

Numbers

122

(1)

Numbers Expressed in Figures

122

(3)

Numbers Expressed in Words

125

(2)

Combining figures and Words to Express Numbers

127

(1)

Ordinal Numbers

128

(1)

Decimal Fractions

128

(1)

Roman Numerals

129

(1)

Commas in Numbers

129

(1)

Plurals of Numbers

130

(1)

Metrication

130

(1)

Policy on Metrication

130

(1)

Style for Metric Units

131

(5)

Metric Tables

136

(1)

Statistical and Mathematical Copy

136

(1)

Selecting the Method of Analysis and Retaining Data

137

(1)

Selecting Effective Presentation

137

(1)

References for Statistics

137

(1)

Formulas

138

(1)

Statistics in Text

138

(1)

Statistical Symbols

139

(6)

Spacing, Alignment, and Punctuation

145

(1)

Equations in Text

146

(1)

Displayed Equations

146

(1)

Tables

147

(1)

Tabular Versus Textual Presentation

147

(7)

Relation of Tables and Text

154

(1)

Relation Between Tables

155

(1)

Table Numbers

155

(1)

Table Titles

155

(1)

Headings

156

(3)

Body of a Table

159

(1)

Presenting Data in Specific Types of Tables

160

(10)

Notes to a Table

170

(3)

Ruling of Tables

173

(1)

Size of Tables

174

(1)

Tables From Another Source

174

(1)

Table Checklist

175

(1)

Figures

176

(1)

Deciding to Use Figures

176

(1)

Standards for Figures

177

(1)

Types of Figures

177

(10)

Line Art Versus Halftone

187

(1)

Overall Size and Proportion

188

(1)

Preparation of figures

188

(7)

Creating Graphs

195

(2)

Using Photographs

197

(1)

Identifying and Citing Figures

198

(1)

Figure Legends and Captions

199

(1)

Submitting Figures

200

(1)

Figure Checklist

201

(1)

Footnotes and Notes

202

(1)

Footnotes in Text

202

(1)

Notes to Tables

203

(1)

Author Note

203

(2)

Appendixes

205

(1)

Identifying and Citing Appendixes

205

(1)

Body and Headings

206

(1)

Tables as Appendixes

206

(1)

Tests and Questionnaires

206

(1)

Reference Citations in Text

207

(1)

One Work by One Author

207

(1)

One Work by Multiple Authors

208

(1)

Groups as Authors

209

(1)

Works With No Author (Including Legal Materials) or With an Anonymous Author

210

(1)

Authors With the Same Surname

211

(1)

Two or More Works Within the Same Parentheses

212

(1)

Classical Works

213

(1)

Specific Parts of a Source

213

(1)

Personal Communications

214

(1)

Citations in Parenthetical Material

214

(1)

Reference List

215

(68)

Agreement of Text and Reference List

215

(1)

Construction of an Accurate and Complete Reference List

216

(1)

APA Style

216

(3)

Order of References in the Reference List

219

(3)

References Included in a Meta-Analysis

222

(1)

Introduction to APA Reference Style

222

(1)

General Forms

223

(1)

Authors

224

(1)

Publication Date

225

(1)

Title of Article or Chapter

226

(1)

Title of Work and Publication Information: Periodicals

227

(1)

Title of Work: Nonperiodicals

228

(1)

Title of Work: Part of a Nonperiodical (Book Chapters)

229

(1)

Publication Information: Nonperiodicals

230

(1)

Retrieval Information: Electronic Sources

231

(1)

Elements and Examples of References in APA Style

231

(52)

Periodicals

239

(9)

Books, Brochures, and Book Chapters

248

(7)

Technical and Research Reports

255

(4)

Proceedings of Meetings and Symposia

259

(1)

Doctoral Dissertations and Master's Theses

260

(3)

Unpublished Work and Publications of Limited Circulation

263

(1)

Reviews

264

(2)

Audiovisual Media

266

(2)

Electronic Media

268

(15)

Manuscript Preparation and Sample Papers to be Submitted for Publication

283

(38)

The Author's Responsibilities

284

(1)

General Instructions for Preparing the Paper Manuscript

284

(1)

Paper

284

(1)

Typeface

285

(1)

Double-Spacing

286

(1)

Margins

286

(1)

Order of the Manuscript Pages

287

(1)

Page Numbers and Manuscript Page Headers

288

(1)

Corrections

288

(1)

Paragraphs and Indentation

289

(1)

Uppercase and Lowercase Letters

289

(1)

Headings

289

(1)

Spacing and Punctuation

290

(2)

Seriation

292

(1)

Quotations

292

(1)

Statistical and Mathematical Copy

293

(3)

Instructions for Typing the Parts of a Manuscript

296

(1)

Title Page

296

(2)

Abstract

298

(1)

Text

298

(1)

References

299

(1)

Appendixes

299

(1)

Footnotes and Notes

300

(1)

Tables and Table Titles, Notes, and Rules

301

(1)

Figures and Figure Captions

302

(1)

Spelling Check

302

(1)

Special Instructions for Typesetting

303

(1)

Number of Copies

303

(1)

Cover Letter

303

(1)

Contents of Package

304

(1)

Editor Acknowledgment of Manuscript Submission

305

(1)

Interim Correspondence

305

(16)

Sample Paper and Outlines

305

(16)

Material Other Than Journal Articles

321

(10)

These, Dissertations, and Student Papers

321

(1)

Final Manuscript

321

(1)

Content Requirements

322

(2)

Manuscript Preparation Requirements

324

(3)

Converting the Dissertation Into a Journal Article

326

(1)

Trimming the Length

327

(1)

Writing Style

328

(1)

Interpretation of Data

328

(3)

Material for Oral Presentation

329

(1)

Material Published in Abbreviated Form

330

(1)

Manuscript Acceptance and Production

331

(14)

Transmitting the Accepted Manuscript for Production

332

(1)

332

(1)

Preparing the Word-Processing File for Editing and Typesetting

333

(1)

Future Correspondence

334

(1)

Reviewing the Copyedited Manuscript

335

(1)

Paper Manuscript

335

(1)

Electronic Manuscript

336

(1)

Proofreading

336

(1)

Reading Proofs

336

(3)

Author's Alterations

339

(2)

Returning Proofs and Manuscript

341

(1)

Ordering Reprints

341

(1)

After the Article is Published

342

(1)

Retaining Raw Data

342

(1)

Correction Notices

342

(3)

Journals Program of the American Psychological Association

345

(18)

Policies Governing the Journals

345

(1)

Selection of Editors

346

(1)

Page Allocations

346

(1)

Publication Lag

347

(1)

Primary Publication

347

(1)

Ethics of Scientific Publication

348

(7)

Author's Copyright on an Unpublished Manuscript

355

(1)

356

(1)

Other Copyrighted Material

356

(1)

Editorial Management of Manuscripts

357

(1)

Editorial Responsibilities

357

(1)

Date of Receipt of Manuscripts

357

(1)

Order of Publication of Articles

358

(1)

Procedures in Editorial Review

358

(3)

Masked Review

361

(1)

Evaluation of Manuscripts

361

(2)

Bibliography

363

(16)

History of the Publication Manual

363

(1)

References Cited in This Edition

364

(4)

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