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| Preface | p. vii |
| The Basics: APA Rules | p. 1 |
| Why Document? | p. 4 |
| Paraphrase | p. 4 |
| Summary | p. 4 |
| Sections of the APA Manuscript | p. 5 |
| Title Page | p. 5 |
| Abstract | p. 6 |
| Introduction | p. 6 |
| Method | p. 7 |
| Participants | p. 7 |
| Materials (or Apparatus) | p. 7 |
| P... MORE | p. 7 |
| Results | p. 8 |
| Discussion | p. 9 |
| References | p. 9 |
| Author Notes | p. 9 |
| Appendix | p. 10 |
| Miscellaneous Rules of APA Format | p. 11 |
| Running Head | p. 11 |
| Header | p. 11 |
| Headings for Tables | p. 12 |
| Figures: Graphs and Tables | p. 12 |
| Abbreviations for APA Format | p. 14 |
| The How's of Abbreviation | p. 14 |
| Figures and Tables | p. 15 |
| Forming the Plural | p. 15 |
| Useful Latin Abbreviations | p. 15 |
| Quotations | p. 16 |
| Referencing in APA Format | p. 19 |
| Periodical | p. 19 |
| Entire/Special Section of a Journal | p. 20 |
| Magazine Article | p. 21 |
| Monograph with Issue Numbers and Serial (or Whole) Number | p. 21 |
| Monograph Bound into a Journal with Continuous Pagination | p. 21 |
| Newsletter Article | p. 22 |
| Daily/Weekly Newspaper Article | p. 22 |
| Abstract from a Secondary Source (Print Periodical) | p. 22 |
| Book | p. 23 |
| Article or Chapter in an Edited Book | p. 23 |
| Encyclopedia or Dictionary | p. 25 |
| Brochure | p. 25 |
| Technical or Research Report | p. 26 |
| Report as an Article or Chapter in an Edited Edition | p. 26 |
| Proceedings Published Regularly | p. 27 |
| Unpublished Contribution to a Symposium | p. 27 |
| Dissertation or Theses Abstract | p. 27 |
| Published Doctoral or Masters Dissertation | p. 28 |
| Unpublished Doctoral or Masters Dissertation | p. 28 |
| Review of Book/Film/Video | p. 29 |
| Unpublished Paper Presented at a Meeting | p. 29 |
| Poster Session | p. 30 |
| Unpublished Manuscript Not Submitted for Publication | p. 31 |
| Electronic Media | p. 31 |
| On-line Journal | p. 31 |
| On-line Newsletter | p. 32 |
| Newsgroup, On-line Forum and Discussion Group, and Electronic Mailing List | p. 32 |
| Message Posted to an Electronic Mailing List | p. 32 |
| Abstract on CD-ROM | p. 33 |
| Television Broadcast | p. 33 |
| Television Series | p. 34 |
| Single Episode from a Television Series | p. 34 |
| Music Recording | p. 35 |
| Audio Recording | p. 35 |
| Example APA Manuscript | p. 36 |
| Grammar | p. 61 |
| Aposrrophes | p. 61 |
| Possession | p. 61 |
| Contractions | p. 63 |
| Capitalization | p. 63 |
| Commas | p. 64 |
| Items in a List | p. 65 |
| Coordinate Adjectives | p. 65 |
| Independent Clauses | p. 66 |
| Introductory Words, Phrases, and Clauses | p. 67 |
| Semicolons and Colons | p. 67 |
| Joining Independent Clauses | p. 67 |
| Separating Items in a List | p. 68 |
| Colons | p. 69 |
| Verbs | p. 70 |
| Helping Verbs | p. 70 |
| Irregular Verbs | p. 70 |
| Agreement Extras | p. 71 |
| Bibliography | p. 72 |
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