APA Style Review

APA Style Review

• Instructor: Professor Kim McCullough

• Course: Mass Communication

Title Page Setup

• Paper Title: Nurturing the Nurses: Reducing Compassion Fatigue Through Resilience Training

• Author: Oliver B. Lee

• Affiliation: Department of Family and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania

• Course: NURS 101: The Nature of Nursing Practice

• Instructor: Dr. Priya C. Agarwal

• Due Date: March 16, 2020

• Source: apa.org

Margins & Line Spacing

• Margins: 1-inch on every side of the page

• Font: 12-point Times New Roman

• Spacing: Double-space all parts of the paper:

  • Abstract

  • Text

  • Block quotations

  • Table and figure numbers, titles, and notes

  • Reference list (including between and within entries)

• Paragraph Space: Do not add extra space before or after paragraphs

Headings & Page Numbers

• Page Header: Appears within the top margin of every page

• For Student Papers: Page header consists of the page number only

• Page Numbers: Use word-processing program to insert page numbers:

  • Location: Top right corner

  • Page number on all pages (Title page is number 1)

  • Source: nstep-online.org

Citations

• When to provide credit:

  • Paraphrase ideas of others

  • Directly quote words of others

  • Refer to data or datasets

  • Reprint or adapt a table or figure

  • Use images from the internet (free or licensed in Creative Commons)

  • Reprint a long text passage or commercially copyrighted test item

• Provide appropriate credit using in-text citations

In-text Citations

• Format: Author and date in parentheses, separated by a comma

• Example of Parenthetical Citation: Falsely balanced news coverage can distort the public’s perception of expert consensus on an issue (Koehler, 2016).

• Narrative Format: Author and date don't need parentheses when included in the narrative.

  • Example: In 2016, Koehler noted the dangers of falsely balanced news coverage.

Reference Lists

• Reference List Entry: Composed of four elements:

  • Author: Who is responsible for this work?

  • Date: When was this work published?

  • Title: What is this work called?

  • Source: Where can I retrieve this work?

• More details available at apastyle.apa.org

Research Paper Format

• Introduction:

  • Introducing Statement

  • Thesis Statement

  • State Main Points

• Body:

  • Explain your point

  • Supporting sources/material

  • Tie point back to how it supports the thesis

• Conclusion:

  • Restate thesis with different wording

  • Summarize points from the body in 2-3 sentences

  • Make concluding remarks on the importance of the thesis.