Authors: American Psychological Association
ISBN-13: 9781557987914, ISBN-10: 1557987912
Format: Paperback
Publisher: American Psychological Association
Date Published: January 2001
Edition: 5th Edition
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Preface | ||
Introduction | ||
1 | Content and Organization of a Manuscript | 3 |
Quality of Content | 4 | |
Characteristics of Articles | 6 | |
Parts of a Manuscript | 10 | |
Quality of Presentation | 29 | |
2 | Expressing Ideas and Reducing Bias in Language | 31 |
Writing Style | 31 | |
Grammar | 40 | |
Guidelines to Reduce Bias in Language | 61 | |
3 | APA Editorial Style | 77 |
Punctuation | 78 | |
Spelling | 89 | |
Capitalization | 94 | |
Italics | 100 | |
Abbreviations | 103 | |
Headings and Series | 111 | |
Quotations | 117 | |
Numbers | 122 | |
Metrication | 130 | |
Statistical and Mathematical Copy | 136 | |
Tables | 147 | |
Figures | 176 | |
Footnotes and Notes | 202 | |
Appendixes | 205 | |
Reference Citations in Text | 207 | |
4 | Reference List | 215 |
5 | Manuscript Preparation and Sample Papers to be Submitted for Publication | 283 |
The Author's Responsibilities | 284 | |
General Instructions for Preparing the Paper Manuscript | 284 | |
Instructions for Typing the Parts of a Manuscript | 296 | |
Sample Paper and Outlines | 305 | |
6 | Material Other Than Journal Articles | 321 |
Theses, Dissertations, and Student Papers | 321 | |
Converting the Dissertation Into a Journal Article | 326 | |
Material for Oral Presentation | 329 | |
Material Published in Abbreviated Form | 330 | |
7 | Manuscript Acceptance and Production | 331 |
Transmitting the Accepted Manuscript for Production | 332 | |
Reviewing the Copyedited Manuscript | 335 | |
Proofreading | 336 | |
After the Article is Published | 342 | |
8 | Journals Program of the American Psychological Association | 345 |
Policies Governing the Journals | 345 | |
Editorial Management of Manuscripts | 357 | |
9 | Bibliography | 363 |
App. A | Checklist for Manuscript Submission | 379 |
App. B | Checklist for Transmitting Accepted Manuscripts for Electronic Production | 385 |
App. C | Ethical Standards for the Reporting and Publishing of Scientific Information | 387 |
App. D | References to Legal Materials | 397 |
App. E: Sample Cover Letter | 411 | |
Index | 413 |