Preface.
1. WRITING SCHOLARLY PAPERS.
Subject and Topic. Thesis Statements, Hypotheses, or Stated
Objectives. Research Goals. Research Methods. Evaluating Sources.
Note-Taking. Plagiarism. Planning. Writing Strategies.
2. PREPARING APA MANUSCRIPTS.
Parts of the Manuscript. General Manuscript Guidelines.
3. FOLLOWING APA EDITORIAL STYLE.
Punctuation and Mechanics. General Style. Word Choice.
4. PREPARING THE REFERENCE LIST AND IN-TEXT CITATIONS.
The Reference List-An Overview. Information for APA Entries. Format
for APA Entries. Alphabetizing the Reference List. In-Text
Citations. Quotations.
5. CITING PERIODICALS.
An Article in a Journal With Continuous Paging. An Article in a
Journal With Separate Paging. An Abstract. An Article in a Monthly
Magazine. An Article in a Weekly Magazine. An Article in a
Newspaper. An Article in a Newsletter. An Editorial. A Letter to
the Editor. A Review. A Secondary Source.
6. CITING BOOKS AND OTHER SEPARATELY PUBLISHED MATERIALS.
A Book by One Author. A Book by Two or More Authors. A Book With No
Author Named. A Book With an Organization as Author. An Edition
Other Than the First. An Edited Collection. An Original Selection
in an Edited Collection. A Previously Published Selection in an
Edited Collection. A Revised or Enlarged Edition. A Reprinted Book.
A Multivolume Work. An Article in an Encyclopedia or Other
Reference Work. A Work in a Series. A Translation. A Government
Document-Committee, Commission, Department. A Preface,
Introduction, Foreword, Epilogue, or Afterword. A Monograph. A
Pamphlet or Brochure. An Unpublished Dissertation. Published
Proceedings From a Conference. Multiple Works by the Same Author. A
Secondary Source.
7. CITING AUDIOVISUAL SOURCES.
A Motion Picture. A Slide Set or Filmstrip. A Television Broadcast.
A Radio Broadcast. A Recording. An Interview. A Transcript. A
Lecture or Speech. A Work of Art. A Map, Graph, Table, or
Chart.
8. CITING ELECTRONIC SOURCES.
An Article in an Online Journal. An Article in an Online Magazine.
An Article in an Online Newspaper. An Article in an Online
Newsletter. An Online Book. An Online Dissertation. An Online
Abstract. An Article in an Online Encyclopedia or Other Reference
Work. A Professional Website, Information Database, or Scholarly
Project. An Online Transcript of a Lecture or Speech. An Online
Map, Graph, Table, or Chart. A CD-ROM Source. An E-mail Interview.
An Online Video Podcast. An Online Audio Podcast. An Online
Posting-Blog or Discussion Group.
9. EXAMINING SAMPLE PAPERS.
�Beyond Birth Order: Recognizing Other Variables.� �Students'
Reactions to Kinds of Test Questions: A Piece in the Test-Anxiety
Puzzle�.
Appendix A. PREPARING POWERPOINT AND POSTER PRESENTATIONS.
Preparing a PowerPoint Presentation. Preparing a Poster
Presentation.
Appendix B. ADDRESSING TECHNICAL ISSUES IN WRITING.
Fragments. Comma Splices and Fused Sentences. Pronoun Reference.
Pronoun Case. Positioning Modifiers. Active and Passive Sentences.
Possessive Case. Outlining.
Index.
Robert Perrin (Ph.D., University of Illinois--Champaign/Urbana) is currently Chairperson of the Department of English at Indiana State University, after serving as Director of Writing Programs for seventeen years. He has won the University's Caleb Mills Award for distinguished teaching and the Theodore Dreiser Award for distinguished research, as well as the College of Arts and Sciences' Distinguished Professor award. He has published numerous articles on composition and teaching and has published seven textbooks and research guides, including The Beacon Handbook (six editions) and Handbook for College Research (three editions).
�I would describe the POCKET GUIDE TO APA STYLE as 'a must' for any
student who is required to do research papers and
presentations.�
The POCKET GUIDE TO APA STYLE is �a compact, essential tool that is
incredibly helpful for a wide range of diverse students.�
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