East Carolina University
Department of Psychology

Karl Wuensch's Links to Internet Resources on APA-Style

• The Seventh Edition of the APA Publication Manual
• The Sixth Edition of the APA Publication Manual -- some changes I like, but much confusion.
• The Fifth Edition of the APA Publication Manual -- See what changes have been made since the fourth edition.  The sixth edition is out, and I am working on summarizing the changes in it.
• APA Statistical Abbreviations and Symbols -- an abbreviated list
• APA-Style Headings -- a guide to use of APA-style headings, updated for the sixth edition.
• Citing Articles Retrieved from an Electronic Database
• Sex/Gender/Whatever -- which word should I use, "sex" or "gender?"

Resources Elsewhere

• APA Publication Manual, Seventh Edition
• Guidelines for reducing bias
• APA Style Blog
  • How to Cite Works From the Spirit World
• APAStyle.org -- the APA's own page on APA style
• DOI Resolver -- enter the doi, get the associated web page
• DOI Retriever -- Just copy and paste your references into this utility, it returns them with the digital object identifier codes.
• Literature Reviews
  • Example of a Literature Review
  • Tutorial on Composing a Literature Review
• OWL -- Purdue University, great resource -- This has been updated to reflect changes in the 7^th edition of the APA Pub Manual
  • My Comments on the OWL Sample Papers

East Carolina Stuff

    Instructors in Psychology here commonly complain that their students are unable to write APA style reports.  By the time we get them they have already had one or two English courses designed to teach them how to write, including professional writing in APA-Style.  My friend in the English department advised me "When I taught the social science-directed section, I had my students use APA. Many teachers require APA in ENGL 1100 too. I don’t trust students when they say things like “I never had to write a research paper.” I teach APA style and give students a formatting checklist, and many still botch it. So I’m not surprised if students that you encounter seem like they’ve not learned a thing."
 

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