APA Style Links
Getting Started with APA Style:
- APA Style Guide Handoutthe blue APA Style Guide available at the library
- Tutorial - Basics of APA StyleA self-paced tutorial to introduce the main concepts of how and why to use APA Style.
Additional resources:
- How to Cite Generative AI in APA StyleAdvice from the APA Style blog on how to cite the use of generative AI like ChatGPT, Co-Pilot, Gemini, etc.
- Purdue OWL APA Style GuideFor even more information about writing and citing using APA Style
- APA Inclusive Language GuideThe guide is written to raise awareness, direct learning, and support the use of culturally sensitive terms and phrases that center the voices and perspectives of those
who have been historically marginalized or stereotyped.
APA Style: the Basics
The American Psychological Association (APA) Style is a set of rules for citing sources and formatting papers. The purpose of this guide is to serve as a ready reference tool for formatting your papers and citations in APA Style.
In general, APA Style is used in the Social Sciences.
Check with your professor to be sure you are using the correct Style.
APA Style: Format Your Student Paper
General Format of Student Papers
Title Page
- The following are all centered and double-spaced:
- Title of paper in bold that describes the main thesis of your paper
- Author name(s)
- Name of school (SUNY Ulster)
- Course number: Course Name
- Instructor name
- Assignment due date (ex. January 25, 2021)
- page number in upper right
Body of Paper
Follow these guidelines unless your instructor provides specific formatting:
- Continue pagination from title page
- Restate the title at the top of the page, bold and centered
- Margin: One inch on all sides
- Font size: 12 point
- Typeface: Times New Roman
- Spacing: Double-space throughout the entire paper
- Alignment: Flush left, uneven on right
- Paragraph Indentation: Half-inch
- Section headings may be used as needed
- Charts, tables and appendices as appropriate
Reference List
- Start on a new page
- Use the title References at the top, in bold and centered
- Double-space all entries
- Use a hanging indent where first line of each entry is flush left and subsequent lines are indented .5 in.
To format your paper using Microsoft Word, see the guide below:
Publication Manual of the APA
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association by Call Number: REF 808.06615 A512 2020Consult the manual for any additional questions about APA Style
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