APA Writing & Citation Guide (7th
Edition)
⫸ What does the abbreviation "APA" stand for? Answer: American
Psychological Association
⫸ What manual is the official source for APA Style? Answer:
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Seventh
Edition
⫸ What manual is the official source for undergraduate students and
new writers? Answer: Publication Manual of the American
Psychological association, specially the 7th edition. Additionally, the
APA style essentials webpage and concise guide to APA style are also
helpful resources that summarize key points in a more accessible format
⫸ What is the current edition number of the APA Style manual?
Answer: 7th
⫸ What elements are required on an APA Style student title page?
Answer: Title, name, uni, course name and number, instructors name
and date. Has to be double spaced with 1 inch margins on all sides
⫸ What information is included in a student author affiliation? Answer:
Department name and program
, ⫸ What element is required in the page header of both student and
professional APA Style papers? Answer: Page number, top right corner -
for both
No running head - for students (running head consists of a shortened
version of the title)
⫸ What element is required in the page header of all professional papers
and only for student papers if requested by an instructor or an
institution? Answer: Running head, formatted in all capital letters and it
appears at top left of each page, for each student papers the running head
is generally not required unless specifically requested by instructor
⫸ What line spacing should you use for all text in an APA Style paper?
Answer: Double spacing for all text and this includes the title page
abstract, main body of the paper, references and any appendices
⫸ What paragraph alignment and paragraph indentation should you use
for all text in an APA Style paper? Answer: Paragraph alignment: all
text should be left aligned. This means the text is aligned along left
margin
Paragraph indentation: use 0.5 inch indentation for the first line of each
paragraph, "tab"
⫸ How many heading levels is it possible to use in the text of an APA
Style paper? Answer: Total of 5 heading levels:
Edition)
⫸ What does the abbreviation "APA" stand for? Answer: American
Psychological Association
⫸ What manual is the official source for APA Style? Answer:
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Seventh
Edition
⫸ What manual is the official source for undergraduate students and
new writers? Answer: Publication Manual of the American
Psychological association, specially the 7th edition. Additionally, the
APA style essentials webpage and concise guide to APA style are also
helpful resources that summarize key points in a more accessible format
⫸ What is the current edition number of the APA Style manual?
Answer: 7th
⫸ What elements are required on an APA Style student title page?
Answer: Title, name, uni, course name and number, instructors name
and date. Has to be double spaced with 1 inch margins on all sides
⫸ What information is included in a student author affiliation? Answer:
Department name and program
, ⫸ What element is required in the page header of both student and
professional APA Style papers? Answer: Page number, top right corner -
for both
No running head - for students (running head consists of a shortened
version of the title)
⫸ What element is required in the page header of all professional papers
and only for student papers if requested by an instructor or an
institution? Answer: Running head, formatted in all capital letters and it
appears at top left of each page, for each student papers the running head
is generally not required unless specifically requested by instructor
⫸ What line spacing should you use for all text in an APA Style paper?
Answer: Double spacing for all text and this includes the title page
abstract, main body of the paper, references and any appendices
⫸ What paragraph alignment and paragraph indentation should you use
for all text in an APA Style paper? Answer: Paragraph alignment: all
text should be left aligned. This means the text is aligned along left
margin
Paragraph indentation: use 0.5 inch indentation for the first line of each
paragraph, "tab"
⫸ How many heading levels is it possible to use in the text of an APA
Style paper? Answer: Total of 5 heading levels:
