Verywell / Bailey Mariner
Are you writing a paper for a psychology class?
What Is APA Format?
These guidelines were eventually expanded into theAPA Publication Manual.
Verywell / Bailey Mariner
Why is APA format so important in psychology and other social sciences?
Consistency ensures readers know what to look for as theyread journal articlesand other forms of psychological writing.
Title Page
Yourtitle pageshould contain your title, name, and school affiliation.
Abstract
An abstract is a brief summary of your paper that immediately follows your title page.
If you arewriting a lab report, then your main body will be broken down into further sections.
The four main components of a lab report include theintroduction,method,results, and discussion sections.
If you cited information anywhere in your paper, it needs to be properly referenced in this section.
And any source listed in your reference section must also be mentioned somewhere in your paper.
Such notations are called in-text citations.
APA format dictates that in-text citationsin APA formatshould include the author’s name followed by the date of publication.
The extended information on the source should then appear in your reference section.
Here are some useful tips for incorporating reference pages into your document.
These online tools can quickly generate an APA style for most sources but should be double-checked for accuracy.
Looking atexamples of APA formatcan also be very helpful.
These can vary depending on whether you are writing anessayor a research paper.
Your instructor may also require you to maintain and turn in anAPA format bibliography.
American Psychological Association.About APA Style.
Washington DC: The American Psychological Association; 2019.
