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Publication manual of the American Psychological Association / American Psychological Association.

American Psychological Association. (Author). American Psychological Association. (Added Author).

Summary:

Presents a style manual that covers manuscript structure and content, writing style, grammar, quotations, tables, footnotes, results display, and source citation for psychological and social sciences literature.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781433805592
  • ISBN: 9781433805615 (pbk.)
  • ISBN: 1433805618 (pbk.)
  • Physical Description: xviii, 272 p. : ill ; 26 cm.
  • Edition: 6th ed.
  • Publisher: Washington, DC : American Psychological Association (APA), c2010.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-257) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
1. Writing for the behavioral and social sciences - 2. Manuscript structure and content - 3. Writing clearly and concisely - 4. The mechanics of style - 5. Displaying results - 6. Crediting sources -- 7. Reference examples - 8. The publication process -- Appendix: Journal Article Reporting Standards (JARS), Meta-Analysis Reporting Standards (MARS), and flow of participants through each stage of an experiment or quasi-experiment -- References -- Index.

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List of Tables and Figures
xi
Foreword xiii
Preface xv
Editorial Staff xvii
Introduction 3(1)
Organization of the Sixth Edition 4(1)
Specific Changes in the Sixth Edition 4(2)
How to Use the Publication Manual 6(3)
Writing for the Behavioral and Social Sciences
9(12)
Types of Articles
9(2)
Empirical Studies
10(1)
Literature Reviews
10(1)
Theoretical Articles
10(1)
Methodological Articles
10(1)
Case Studies
11(1)
Other Types of Articles
11(1)
Ethical and Legal Standards in Publishing
11(1)
Ensuring the Accuracy of Scientific Knowledge
12(4)
Ethical Reporting of Research Results
12(1)
Data Retention and Sharing
12(1)
Duplicate and Piecemeal Publication of Data
13(2)
Plagiarism and Self-Plagiarism
15(1)
Protecting the Rights and Welfare of Research Participants
16(2)
Rights and Confidentiality of Research Participants
16(1)
Conflict of Interest
17(1)
Protecting Intellectual Property Rights
18(3)
Publication Credit
18(1)
Reviewers
19(1)
Author's Copyright on an Unpublished Manuscript
19(1)
Planning for Ethical Compliance
20(1)
Manuscript Structure and Content
21(40)
Journal Article Reporting Standards
21(2)
Manuscript Elements
23(17)
Title
23(1)
Author's Name (Byline) and Institutional Affiliation
23(1)
Author Note
24(1)
Abstract
25(2)
Introduction
27(2)
Method
29(3)
Results
32(3)
Discussion
35(1)
Multiple Experiments
36(1)
Meta-Analyses
36(1)
References
37(1)
Footnotes
37(1)
Appendices and Supplemental Materials
38(2)
Sample Papers
40(21)
Writing Clearly and Concisely
61(26)
Organization
61(4)
Length
61(1)
Organizing a Manuscript with Headings
62(1)
Levels of Heading
62(1)
Seriation
63(2)
Writing Style
65(5)
Continuity in Presentation of Ideas
65(1)
Smoothness of Expression
65(1)
Tone
66(1)
Economy of Expression
67(1)
Precision and Clarity
68(2)
Linguistic Devices
70(1)
Strategies to Improve Writing Style
70(1)
Reducing Bias in Language
70(1)
General Guidelines for Reducing Bias
71(2)
Describe at the Appropriate Level of Specificity
71(1)
Be Sensitive to Labels
72(1)
Acknowledge Participation
73(1)
Reducing Bias by Topic
73(4)
Gender
73(1)
Sexual Orientation
74(1)
Racial and Ethnic Identity
75(1)
Disabilities
76(1)
Age
76(1)
Historical and Interpretive Inaccuracies
76(1)
Grammar and Usage
77(10)
Verbs
77(1)
Agreement of Subject and Verb
78(1)
Pronouns
79(2)
Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers and Use of Adverbs
81(2)
Relative Pronouns and Subordinate Conjunctions
83(1)
Parallel Construction
84(3)
The Mechanics of Style
87(38)
Punctuation
87(9)
Spacing After Punctuation Marks
87(1)
Period
88(1)
Comma
88(1)
Semicolon
89(1)
Colon
90(1)
Dash
90(1)
Quotation Marks
91(1)
Double or Single Quotation Marks
92(1)
Parentheses
93(1)
Brackets
94(1)
Slash
95(1)
Spelling
96(5)
Preferred Spelling
96(1)
Hyphenation
97(4)
Capitalization
101(3)
Words Beginning a Sentence
101(1)
Major Words in Titles and Headings
101(1)
Proper Nouns and Trade Names
102(1)
Nouns Followed by Numerals or Letters
103(1)
Titles of Tests
103(1)
Names of Conditions or Groups in an Experiment
104(1)
Names of Factors, Variables, and Effects
104(1)
Italics
104(2)
Use of Italics
104(2)
Abbreviations
106(5)
Use of Abbreviations
106(1)
Explanation of Abbreviations
107(1)
Abbreviations Accepted as Words
107(1)
Abbreviations Used Often in APA Journals
108(1)
Latin Abbreviations
108(2)
Scientific Abbreviations
110(1)
Other Abbreviations
110(1)
Plurals of Abbreviations
110(1)
Abbreviations Beginning a Sentence
111(1)
Numbers
111(3)
Numbers Expressed in Numerals
111(1)
Numbers Expressed in Words
112(1)
Combining Numerals and Words to Express Numbers
112(1)
Ordinal Numbers
113(1)
Decimal Fractions
113(1)
Roman Numbers
114(1)
Commas in Numbers
114(1)
Plurals of Numbers
114(1)
Metrication
114(2)
Policy on Metrication
114(1)
Style for Metric Units
115(1)
Statistical and Mathematical Copy
116(7)
Selecting Effective Presentation
116(1)
References for Statistics
116(1)
Formulas
116(1)
Statistics in Text
116(1)
Statistical Symbols
117(1)
Spacing, Alignment, and Punctuation
118(5)
Equations
123(2)
Equations in Text
123(1)
Displayed Equations
123(1)
Preparing Statistical and Mathematical Copy
124(1)
Displaying Results
125(44)
General Guidance on Tables and Figures
125(3)
Purposes of Data Displays
125(1)
Design and Preparation of a Data Display
126(1)
Graphical Versus Textual Presentation
126(1)
Formatting Tables and Figures
127(1)
Table and Figure Numbers
127(1)
Permission to Reproduce Data Displays
128(1)
Tables
128(22)
Conciseness in Tables
128(1)
Table Layout
128(1)
Standard Forms
129(1)
Relation of Tables and Text
130(1)
Relation Between Tables
130(3)
Table Titles
133(1)
Table Headings
133(4)
Table Body
137(1)
Confidence Intervals in Tables
138(1)
Table Notes
138(3)
Ruling of Tables
141(1)
Presenting Data in Specific Types of Tables
141(9)
Table Checklist
150(1)
Figures
150(11)
Principles of Figure Use and Construction
150(1)
Types of Figures
151(1)
Standards for Figures
152(6)
Figure Legends and Captions
158(3)
Planning Figures
161(1)
Preparation of Figures
161(1)
Presenting Electrophysiological, Radiological, and Other Biological Data
161(8)
Electrophysiological Data
162(1)
Radiological (Imaging)Data
162(3)
Genetic Data
165(1)
Photographs
165(2)
Figure Checklist
167(2)
Crediting Sources
169(24)
When to Cite
169(1)
Plagiarism
170(1)
Self-Plagiarism
170(1)
Quoting and Paraphrasing
170(4)
Direct Quotation of Sources
170(1)
Paraphrasing Material
171(1)
Direct Quotations of Online Material Without Pagination
171(1)
Accuracy of Quotations
172(1)
Changes From the Source Requiring No Explanation
172(1)
Changes From the Source Requiring Explanation
172(1)
Citations Within Quotations
173(1)
Permission to Quote, Reprint, or Adapt
173(1)
Citing References in Text
174(6)
One Work by One Author
174(1)
One Work by Multiple Authors
175(1)
Groups as Authors
176(1)
Authors With the Same Surname
176(1)
Works with No Identified Author or With an Anonymous Author
176(1)
Two or More Works Within the Same Parentheses
177(1)
Secondary Sources
178(1)
Classical Works
178(1)
Citing Specific Parts of a Source
179(1)
Personal Communications
179(1)
Citations in Parenthetical Material
179(1)
Reference List
180(3)
Construction of an Accurate and Complete Reference List
180(1)
Consistency
181(1)
Using the Archival Copy or Version of Record
181(1)
Order of References in the Reference List
181(2)
References Included in a Meta-Analysis
183(1)
Reference Components
183(10)
Author and Editor Information
184(1)
Publication Date
185(1)
Title
185(1)
Publication Information
186(1)
Electronic Sources and Locator Information
187(2)
Providing Publication Data for Electronic Sources
189(4)
Reference Examples
193(32)
Types and Variations
193(5)
Examples by Type
198(18)
Periodicals
198(4)
Books, Reference Books, and Book Chapters
202(3)
Technical and Research Reports
205(1)
Meetings and Symposia
206(1)
Doctoral Dissertations and Master's Theses
207(1)
Reviews and Peer Commentary
208(1)
Audiovisual Media
209(1)
Data Sets, Software, Measurement Instruments, and Apparatus
210(1)
Unpublished and Informally Published Works
211(1)
Archival Documents and Collections
212(2)
Internet Message Boards, Electronic Mailing Lists, and Other Online Communities
214(2)
References to Legal Materials
216(9)
General Forms
216(1)
Text Citations of Legal Materials
217(1)
Court Decisions (Bluebook Rule 10)
217(2)
Statutes (Bluebook Rule 12)
219(2)
Legislative Materials (Bluebook Rule 13)
221(2)
Administrative and Executive Materials (Bluebook Rule 14)
223(1)
Patents
224(1)
The Publication Process
225(20)
Editorial Process
225(3)
Peer Review
225(1)
Mansucript Acceptance or Rejection
226(2)
Author Responsibilities
228(17)
Preparing the manuscript for Submission
228(3)
Complying with Ethical, Legal, and Policy Requirements
231(5)
Publisher Policy Requirements
236(3)
Working With the Publisher When the Manuscript Has Been Accepted
239(1)
Checklist for Manuscript Submission
240(5)
Appendix: Journal Article Reporting Standards (JARS), Meta-Analysis Reporting Standards (MARS), and Flow of Participants Through Each Stage of an Experiment or Quasi-Experiment 245(10)
References 255(4)
Index 259

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