One of the most daunting tasks facing students is preparing a
research report using APA writing style. For many years, the fourth
edition of the APA style manual provided the guidelines to follow.
Recently, the APA published the fifth edition of the manual. There
are a few substantive changes in the new edition, primarily so you
can use the powerful tools included with most wordprocessors. Below
is a list of sites that will help you decipher the new guidelines
and apply them to your writing. Brief overview
of changes to APA writing style APA's
chapter-by-chapter listing of changes
APA style essentials
APA Writing GuidesThere are sites that are still based on the fourth edition.
These, along with the sites listed above, can give you a good
idea about how to write an APA-style paper. The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point also offers a nice
hypertext
guide to APA writing style. Yet another resource for writing in APA style is the
Guide for
Writing Research Papers. At this site you can also access a guide to
Grammar
which you may find useful if you need to brush up on some basic
grammar rules. A listing of resources for writing research papers can be
found a the
psych-web site. Links to resources for APA style can be found at the
Vaughan
Library web site. The American Psychological Association has a page with answers
to frequently asked questions. One of the questions answered
concerns how to format the title page (it is shown in two ways in
the publication manual). Click here to go to
frequently asked
questions.
General Writing GuidesA good general source on writing that includes a section on
APA style is the Purdue University
OWL
system. If you need some help with basic grammar as well as APA
style try out this site. Another good general writing resource can be found at Hunter
College's
writing
center.
Citing Electronic Sources
http://www.apa.org/journals/webref.html
http://www.wilpaterson.edu/wpcpages/library/citing.htm
http://www.ipl.org/ref/QUE/FARQ/netciteFARQ.html
Midwestern Psychological Association Submission
GuidelinesYou can get an idea about the format of a convention
presentation and how to submit a proposal by visiting the
Midwestern Psychological Association's submission
information web site:
http://www.ssc.msu.edu/~mpa/meeting/subinfo.html |