APA Research Style Crib Sheet

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APA Research Style Crib Sheet
by Russ Dewey
Georgia Southern University

[This page is a summary of rules for using APA style. The version you are reading was revised 10/10/96, edited and revised again on September 5, 2000 with Bill Scott of the College of Wooster, and updated in January 2003 by Doc Scribe. I have made every effort to keep this document accurate, but readers have occasionally pointed out errors and inconsistencies which required correction. I am grateful to them and invite additional feedback. This document may be reproduced freely if this paragraph is included. --Russ Dewey, rdewey@gasou.edu]

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APA Crib Sheet Contents

* Introductory Information
* Rules
o Abbreviations
o Avoiding biased and pejorative language
o Capitalization
o Commas
o Hyphenation
o Italics (underlining)
o Miscellaneous
o Numbers
o Quotation marks


* Page Formats
o Title & text pages (graphic)
o Headings
o Text details
o References & tables (graphic)
o Tables (notes)
* Reference Citations (In-Text)
* Reference Formats
o Abbreviating within a reference
o Alphabetizing within reference lists
o APA reference style & examples

APA Research Style Crib Sheet