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Understanding APA Format

The APA (American Psychological Association ) format is most commonly used to cite sources within the social sciences (Neyhart Karper 2007 . Generally , the APA research is encoded in a regularly sized with dimensions 8 .5 X 11 inches . It should be double-spaced all throughout the with 1-inch margins on its four sides --- top bottom

, left and right sides respectively . Double-space after every line of the title , headings , quotations , references , etc (Humanities Department , 2007 . As to fonts , 12-point Times New Roman should be used on the entire research . All paragraphs are flushed left , not right flushed , centered or full justified . Titles should not be italicized underlined , bolded or altered in any way unless instructed

There are standard sections included in an APA research such as the Title Page , Page Headers with Page Numbers and Running Head Abstract , Headings , Visuals and List of References . Additional pages may be required depending upon the instructor 's directions . The title page contains a running head , full title , author information and affiliation which could be the name of institution or organizational membership . The title is typed at the center of the page . The running head or short title is a shortened form of the full title of the , not more than 50 characters , which can be found on the upper left-hand corner of the title page just below the page header . All letters of the running head are typed in upper case letters . The page header is typed flush right at the top of the title page followed by 4 or 5 spaces then the page number . Each page is numbered using the Arabic numerals in a consecutive with the title page labeled as Page 1 and reference list found after the last page as well . The abstract is

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assigned as Page 2 while the text of the begins on Page 3 . Pages with figures or art works are not included in the numbering

The abstract is a short and complete summary of the research which may contain between 100 to 150 words . It outlines what the research is all about including its thesis statement , key points and major conclusions in brief . The abstract title or the word abstract ' should be typed at the center of the page . The body of the abstract appears as one paragraph in block format with no indentations . On Page 3 , the body of the starts . The title of the is typed at the center of the page below the page header . The first word of every paragraph should be tab-indented by about 5 to 7 spaces or roughly ? inch

Headings are not that compulsory but are advantageous as they organize the text making it convenient for use to readers . Main headings are centered...