APA Quiz #3
Paragraphs and indentation.
- Indent the first line of every paragraph and the first line of every footnote. - Type the remaining lines of the manuscript to a uniform left-hand margin. - exceptions to these requirements are (a) the abstract, (b) block quotations, (c) titles andheadings, (d) table titles and notes, and (e) figure captions
Only use Abbrivtaitons
- if it is conventional and if the reader is more familiar with the abbreviation than with the complete form - if considerable space can be saved and cumbersome repetition avoided
Order of manuscript pages.
1. title page 2. abstract (start on separate page, numbered page 2) 3. text (start on a separate page, numbered page 3) 4. references (start on a separate page) 5. tables (start each on a separate page) 6. figures (start each on a separate page; include caption on page with figure) 7. appendices (start each on a separate page)
Line spacing.
Double-space between all text lines of the manuscript. Double-space after every line in the title, headings, footnotes, quotations, references, and figure captions.
Format
Formatting your manuscript according to the specifications described in this section enhances clarity and readability and facilitates peer reviews, copyediting, and typesetting.
Special characters
Special characters are accented letters and other diacriticals, Greek letters, math signs, and symbols. Type all special characters that you can, using the special character functions of your word-processing program
Page numbers and manuscript page headers.
identify each manuscript page with the running head along with the page number
Margins
Leave uniform margins of at least 1 in. (2.54 cm) at the top, bottom, left, and right of every page.
Abbreviations Used Often in APA Journals
Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) conditional stimulus (CS) intertrial interval (ITI) consonant—vowe V-consonant (CVC) short-term memory (STM) reaction time (AT)
Line length and alignment
The length of each typed line is a maximum of 6½ in
Typeface
The use of a uniform typeface and font size enhances readability for the editor and allows the publisher to estimate the article length. The preferred typeface for APA publications is Times New Roman, with 12-point font size.
