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Summary:

"The 'Concise Guide to APA Style, Seventh Edition' is the official APA Style resource for students. Designed specifically for undergraduate writing, this easy-to-use pocket guide is adapted from the seventh edition of the 'Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association'. It provides complete guidance for new writers on effective, clear, and inclusive scholarly communication and the essentials of formatting papers for courses. New to this edition: full color throughout ; content relevant to a range of majors and courses, including psychology, social work, criminal justice, communications, composition, education, business, engineering, and more ; a new chapter focused on student papers ; a sample student title page, paper, and annotated bibliography ; streamlined APA Style headings and in-text citations ; a new chapter on writing style and grammar ; chapters on punctuation, lists, italics, spelling, capitalization, abbreviations, numbers, and statistics ; the latest bias-free language guidelines ; new sample tables and figures ; guidance on avoiding plagiarism and self-plagiarism ; new reference templates and examples."-- [taken from back cover]

Table of Contents:

• Student Paper Types, Elements, and Format. General guidelines for student papers ; Paper elements ; Format ; Organization ; Sample student paper
• Writing Style and Grammar. Effective scholarly writing ; Grammar and usage ; Strategies to improve your writing
• Bias-Free Language Guidelines. General guidelines for reducing bias ; Reducing bias by topic
• Punctuation, Lists, and Italics. Punctuation ; Lists ; Italics
• Spelling, Capitalization, and Abbreviations. Spelling ; Capitalization ; Abbreviations
• Numbers and Statistics. Numbers ; Statistics and equations
• Tables and Figures. General guidelines for tables and figures ; Tables ; Figures
• Works Credited in Text. General guidelines for citation ; Works requiring special approaches to citation ; In-text citations ; Paraphrases and quotations ; Copyright and permission
• Reference List. Reference categories ; Principles of reference list entries ; Reference elements (author, date, title, source) ; Reference variations ; Reference list format and order
• Reference Examples. Author variations ; Date variations ; Title variations ; Source variations ; Textual works ; Software and tests ; Audiovisual media ; Online media ; Legal references.

Contributors:

American Psychological Association , issuing body

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Concise rules of APA style (Monograph)

Other Related Resources:

Online version: Concise guide to APA style (Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, [2020] — ISBN 9781433832765; LCCN 2019043806)

Subjects:

Psychology — Authorship — Style manuals

Social sciences — Authorship — Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Psychology — Authorship — Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Authorship

Journalism

Publications

Genres:

Style manuals

Handbooks and manuals

General Notes:

Earlier editions published as: Concise rules of APA style.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-307) and index.

Physical Description:

xxi, 326 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm

Call Numbers:

BF76.7 .C66 2020

ISBNs:

9781433832734 (spiral bound)
1433832739 (spiral bound)
9781433832765 (electronic book) [Invalid]

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

2019043805

OCLC Numbers:

1122697357