APA FORMAT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What goes in the header on the first page what side does it go on? - answers -top left
hand side, running head: name of paper
The name of your paper is abbreviated here for instance if my paper was death: the last
adventure it would be running head: the last adventure on the far right put the page 1
When doing a title page what goes first - answers -the name of your paper example
death: the last adventure (note that the important words are capitalized
What comes second on the title page - answers -your name
What comes third on the title page - answers -course number -course name example :
nurs 4037-end of life care note important words are capitalized
When do you use acronyms - answers -in body of paper spell out the full name the first
time followed by the acronym in parentheses you can use it after this example middle
tennessee state university (mtsu).
What do you put around direct quotes - answers -"......." you must cite this in your paper
example (parker, 2013, p.24)
Do you put "..." around paraphrasing - answers -no
Do you need to cite a paraphrase - answers -yes
When you write numbers which ones must be written out - answers -ten and under
everything else just do with numbers 11,12,13, 28 exception if it is at the beginning of
the sentence
Do you include credentials of authors - answers -no
How do you cite interviews or personal communications - answers -should be cited with
the person's name, the words "personal communication", and the date (in parentheses)
in text only example (c. Cooper, personal communication, august 28,2013) you do not
put personal communications in reference list.
How do you space a reference list - answers -double spaced with the first line aligned
along the left margin, and the second line indented one tab in
How are references organized on the reference page - answers -alphabetical order by
the author's last name followed by the first initial of their first name and the first initial of
their middle name if included next comes the year of publication or source, in
parentheses
What goes in the header on the first page what side does it go on? - answers -top left
hand side, running head: name of paper
The name of your paper is abbreviated here for instance if my paper was death: the last
adventure it would be running head: the last adventure on the far right put the page 1
When doing a title page what goes first - answers -the name of your paper example
death: the last adventure (note that the important words are capitalized
What comes second on the title page - answers -your name
What comes third on the title page - answers -course number -course name example :
nurs 4037-end of life care note important words are capitalized
When do you use acronyms - answers -in body of paper spell out the full name the first
time followed by the acronym in parentheses you can use it after this example middle
tennessee state university (mtsu).
What do you put around direct quotes - answers -"......." you must cite this in your paper
example (parker, 2013, p.24)
Do you put "..." around paraphrasing - answers -no
Do you need to cite a paraphrase - answers -yes
When you write numbers which ones must be written out - answers -ten and under
everything else just do with numbers 11,12,13, 28 exception if it is at the beginning of
the sentence
Do you include credentials of authors - answers -no
How do you cite interviews or personal communications - answers -should be cited with
the person's name, the words "personal communication", and the date (in parentheses)
in text only example (c. Cooper, personal communication, august 28,2013) you do not
put personal communications in reference list.
How do you space a reference list - answers -double spaced with the first line aligned
along the left margin, and the second line indented one tab in
How are references organized on the reference page - answers -alphabetical order by
the author's last name followed by the first initial of their first name and the first initial of
their middle name if included next comes the year of publication or source, in
parentheses
