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Our "getting started" playlist on YouTube is for (a) students who were introduced to #APAStyle for the first time this semester and (b) anyone new to using APA Style guidelines in their writing.
👉 What topics should we include on this playlist?
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The Method section "describes the step-by-step directions on how the study was conducted. It provides enough detail so that if someone else wants to replicate the study or evaluate its rigor, they can."
Learn more: youtube.com/watch?v=uivV_nys…
Too many articles, and not enough time? Our new #APAStyle video explains the purpose of each part of a journal article. With that knowledge, you can quickly decide which articles are relevant for citing in your paper. #AcWri
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Singular nouns that end in “s” can be made possessive by adding an apostrophe “s” to their endings
➡️Example: "the glass’s glittery design"
In #APAStyle this includes names ending in "s":
➡️Example: "James’s journal articles"
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ALT Examples of possessive singular nouns that end in “s”: Ms. Adams’s classroom Mr. Roberts’s son James’s journal articles Descartes’s philosophy The glass’s glittery design
In an #APAStyle paper
🔹 each work you cite should appear in the reference list, and
🔹 each work in the reference list should be cited in the body of your paper at least once.
Download our free in-text citation checklist here:
🔗 apastyle.apa.org/instruction…
#AcademicWriting #APA7
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Two cases can be found on our page of example journal article references: apastyle.apa.org/style-gramm… #APA7 #APAStyle
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To indicate in a paper that you've used AI, you can either cite an AI tool generally or cite a specific chat.
This page on our site has examples of both approaches:
apastyle.apa.org/style-gramm…
#CitingAI #APA7 #AcademicWriting
The guidance for setting up tables and figures on the official #APAStyle website is based on Sections 7.8–7.36 of the Publication Manual (7th ed.).
🔗 Table setup: apastyle.apa.org/style-gramm…
🔗 Figure setup: apastyle.apa.org/style-gramm…
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To learn more about what's in a Results section (vs. a Discussion section) and about all the other parts of a paper, check out this video.
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Guidance for citing Traditional Knowledge or Oral Traditions of Indigenous Peoples in #APAStyle is on our site at apastyle.apa.org/style-gramm… and also in Section 8.9 of the Publication Manual (7th ed.).
#IndigenousPeoplesDay #APA7 #AcademicWriting
Sections 6.24–6.25 of the Publication Manual (7th ed.) provide these general guidelines and examples, followed by sections with guidance for other cases (units of measurement, time, Latin abbreviations, etc.).
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🔗 learn more: apastyle.apa.org/style-gramm…
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A better way to report research: How reporting guidelines—such as @APA_Style Journal Article Reporting Standards (JARS)—can save researchers time, strengthen papers, improve the reach of published work, and be used as a tool in the classroom ➡️ bit.ly/3VoO2Wf
ALT The image is a promotional graphic for an article in the American Psychological Association's "Monitor on Psychology." It highlights "A better way to report research" using APA Style Journal Article Reporting Standards (JARS). On the right, there is a list of terms and symbols: JARS–Quant, JARS–Mixed, JARS–Qual, and JARS–REC.
It's that time of year again. Do you recognize these ghost and zombie guidelines?
#copyediting #AcWri #APA7
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When a term has more than one plural form, use your judgment to decide which spelling is appropriate to use in your work. Often this will be the one shown first in a dictionary entry. But spellings noted to be "less common" are still okay. Just be consistent within a paper.
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For example, “moneys” and “monies” are acceptable plural forms of “money.”
You can learn more about plural nouns, including irregular plural nouns, on the #APAStyle website.
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In a journal article, the Results section (including tables and figures) tells you "what," and the Discussion section tells you the "so what."
Learn more in the Results section (8:11) of our latest video:
youtube.com/watch?v=uivV_nys…
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