Getting Started with APA Style:

Additional resources:

It is up to you to locate the elements of a citation from each of your sources.

Four Elements of References Entries:

• Author: who?
• Date: when?
• Title: what?
• Source: where?

Use a period after each type of element. Use commas when separating the parts of an element. Do not put a period after a URL or DOI.

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: