APA Citation Tools & Resources
Resources for publishing your work
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Journal Article Reporting Standards |
Authors can follow reporting standards to increase transparency and clarity, enhance scientific rigor, and reproducibility of their research. There is one for each type of study design including Quantitative, Qualitative and Mixed-methods studies. |
Chapter 3 |
https://apastyle.apa.org/jars/ https://apastyle.apa.org/jars/quantitative |
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Abstract and keyword guide |
APA 7 provides guidance on both the content and the formatting of an abstract. It also provides guidance on how to use keywords, how to format and where to place them in an article |
Chapter 2. Section 2.9 & 2.10 |
https://apastyle.apa.org/instructional-aids/abstract-keywords-guide.pdf |
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Sample cover letter – Initial submission |
Cover letter to editor of a journal for an initial manuscript submission |
Chapter 12 Section 12.7
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Sample cover letter - Revise and resubmit |
Cover letter to the editor of a journal for a resubmitted manuscript |
Chapter 12 Section 12.7
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Response to reviewers guide |
How to prepare a response to reviewers |
Chapter 12 Section 12.8 |
https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/research-publication/sample-response-reviewers.pdf |
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Glossary of research terms |
This is a glossary of terms that are used in the Journal Article Reporting Standards |
Online supplement to Ch 3. |
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Professional paper – headings sample |
This example shows when and how to use headings in your manuscript |
Chapter 2 Section 2.27 |
https://apastyle.apa.org/instructional-aids/heading-template-professional-paper.pdf |
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Bias-free language |
Some general principles on writing about people and their characteristics in a bias-free way |
Chapter 5 Sections 5.1 & 5.2 |
https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/bias-free-language/general-principles |
| Mechanics of style | This section provides guidelines on punctuation, capitalization, italics, abbreviations, numbers, equations, lists, etc. | Chapter 6 |
https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/ Then scroll down to Mechanics of style |
| Tables and figures | Guidelines for figures and tables in a manuscript | Chapter 7 | https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/tables-figures |
| Copyright and permissions | Guidelines for adapting materials, copyright attribution, permission and fair use, etc. |
Chapter 12 Section 12.14 - 12.18 |
Resources to support your teaching
APA provides additional resources to aid instructors. These resources can be shared with students as they are freely available on the website.
1. Student title page guide - A guide that discusses what should go into the title page of a student paper.
2. Annotated student sample paper - A fully annotated sample student paper.
3. Student paper: headings template - A sample that shows what different levels of headings for a student paper should look like.
4. Discussion phrases guide - This is a great guide for students learning how to write a discussion section in their early years. it covers suggested phrases for different sections in a discussion including results, implications, limitations, directions for future research, etc.
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