{"id":1184,"date":"2024-12-04T15:09:51","date_gmt":"2024-12-04T20:09:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/resources-for-writers\/?page_id=1184"},"modified":"2024-12-04T15:09:51","modified_gmt":"2024-12-04T20:09:51","slug":"apa-7-general-format","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/resources-for-writers\/apa-7-general-format\/","title":{"rendered":"APA 7 General Format"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The following information is an abridged version of the style and formatting guidelines found in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 7th ed. (2019). This sheet is to serve as a ready-reference; more in-depth descriptions can be found in the handbook.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"apa-7-general-format-information\"><strong>APA 7 General Format Information<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>APA 7 distinguishes between two different types of papers: student and professional papers. This document will focus on student papers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We recommend that you consult your course syllabus or professor for the format preferred or required in your course. If no format guidelines are specified or available, the following information provides one basic document format, abridged from the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 7th ed. (2019), published by the American Psychological Association.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"title-page-and-margins\"><strong>Title Page and Margins<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>APA style requires a title page. The title, author, and institution are centered in the upper half of the page.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>All margins (top, bottom, left, and right) are set to 1\u201d throughout the paper.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\"><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"title\">Title<\/h4>\n\n\n<p>The title of the paper is bolded and there is one line of space between the title and the rest of the information.<\/p>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"spacing\">Spacing<\/h4>\n\n\n<p>The paper is double-spaced throughout, including the title page, all quotations, notes, and the reference page.<\/p>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"header-page-number\">Header: Page Number<\/h4>\n\n\n<p>All pages in the paper, including the title page, are numbered consecutively in the upper right-hand corner of the header, .05\u201d from the top and flush with the right margin.<\/p>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"font\">Font<\/h4>\n\n\n<p>Acceptable fonts are sans serif fonts (such as Calibri, 11 pt., Arial 11 pt., Lucida Sans Unicode 10 pt.) or serif fonts (such as Times New Roman, 12 pt., Georgia, 10 pt.)<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"565\" height=\"733\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/resources-for-writers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/574\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-04-at-2.16.51\u202fPM.png\" alt=\"Title page of a document. At the right corner, a page number (1). Centered is a block of text. The top line is the title, bolded. Below it are lines for the person's name, their institute, their course number and course name, their professor, and the date.\" class=\"wp-image-1186 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/resources-for-writers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/574\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-04-at-2.16.51\u202fPM.png 565w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/resources-for-writers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/574\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-04-at-2.16.51\u202fPM-231x300.png 231w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/resources-for-writers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/574\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-04-at-2.16.51\u202fPM-116x150.png 116w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 565px) 100vw, 565px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:2rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"main-body-text\"><strong>Main Body Text<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>APA style requires an abstract, though your professor may not. If an abstract is required, it is put on page two of the paper, with the main body starting on page three. An abstract is a brief summary of your paper.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\"><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"headings\"><strong>Headings<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n<p>There are 5 heading levels:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Level 1<\/strong>: Centered, Boldface<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Level 2<\/strong>: Flush left, boldface<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Level 3<\/strong>: Flush left, boldface italic<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Level 4<\/strong>: Indented, boldface, ending with a period<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Level 5<\/strong>: Indented, boldface italic, ending with a period<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"parenthetical-citations\"><strong>Parenthetical Citations<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n<p>APA-style citations should include the authors last name, publication date, and page number.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"614\" height=\"799\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/resources-for-writers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/574\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-04-at-2.17.23\u202fPM.png\" alt=\"The second page of a document, immediately following the title page. At the top right corner is the page number (2). Just below that, the title appears, bolded and centered. 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