Bernadette Presloid
Writing Coordinator
NAU-Yuma Branch Campus
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Manuscript Organization
 Title page
 Abstract
 Text
 References
 Table
 Figures
 Appendices
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Spacing after punctuation marks
One space after:
Two spaces after:
 Commas, colons, and
 Punctuation marks at the end
semicolons
of every sentence
 Periods that separate parts of
a reference citation
 Periods of the initials in
names – J. B. Smith
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http://library.nau.edu/
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NON-COGNITIVE PREDICTORS OF
STUDENT SUCCESS IN COLLEGE.
 Full Text AvailableAcademic Journal
 By: SPARKMAN, LARRY A.; MAULDING, WANDA S.;
ROBERTS, JALYNN G. College Student Journal. Sep2012,
Vol. 46 Issue 3, p642-652.
11p.Subjects: COLLEGE dropouts -- Prevention;
UNIVERSITIES & colleges -- Admission; CASE studies;
GRADE point average; STANDARDIZED tests; SAT
(Educational test); ACT Assessment; UNITED States
 PDF Full Text(737KB)
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What’s Important?
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Page margins
Type styles and fonts
Spacing
Indentation
Headings
Quotations
Citation of sources
References
Plagiarism
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Running Head Format after Title Page
 Go too “insert” then “header” and click on “blank” (make sure you are
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in Times New Roman font 12).
Click on “different first page.”
Go to “page number” then “top of page” then “plain number 3.”
A number should appear on the top right hand side of the header.
Your cursor should be to the left of the number. Type in the words
“Running head:” and your shortened (50 characters or less) title which
should be in all caps.
Press tab twice.
Close the header and then scroll down to the second page.
Go too “insert” then “header” and click on “blank.”
Go to “page number” then “top of page” then “plain number 3.”
A number two should appear on the top right hand side of the header.
Your cursor should be to the left of the number. Type your title in all
caps and then press tab twice.
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Levels of Heading
 Levels refers to whether your paper has only main
headings, main headings and subheadings, or main
headings, subheadings, and sub subheadings (similar
to an outline).
 No heading is used for the introduction section.
 http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/16/
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Example
 Title
 Method
 Sample and Participant Selection
 Assessments and Measures
 Q-sort measures of inhibition and aggressiveness.
 Life history calendar.
Results
Outcome of Inhibited Children at 23 Years
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Personality and self-esteem.
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Social network.
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Why to Cite
 In every case, you must acknowledge the ways in
which others’ ideas contributed to your paper.
 Otherwise, you run the risk of plagiarism.
 If you cite in-text, the citation should be included in
your References list and vice versa.
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Where to Cite
1. In the Reference list
2. After you have paraphrased material:
Early detection results in a greater survival rate
(Kessler, 2003). Only include the author(s) last
name(s) and the year of publication.
3. After a direct quotation of a source:
Miele (1993) states, "The effect disappeared
when behaviors were studied in this manner”
(p. 276). Include the page number(s) of the original
source.
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Plagiarism
 Quotations and citations are extremely important. To
avoid concerns about plagiarism, you need to indicate
WHO said WHAT, WHEN and WHERE.
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Books
 Comer, R. J. (2010). Abnormal psychology.
New York, NY: Worth.
 In-Text:
 (Comer, 2010) or ( Comer, 2010, p. 25)
 Strunk, W., Jr., & White, E. B. (1979). The elements
of style (3rd ed.). New York, NY: Macmillan.
 In-Text:
 (Strunk & White, 1979, p. 43) or (Strunk & White,
1979)
 Strunk and White (1979) found that ……
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Journal Article
 Scott, P., Castañeda, L., Quick, K., & Linney, J.
(2009). Synchronous symmetrical support: A
naturalistic study of live online peer-to-peer
learning via software videoconferencing.
Interactive Learning Environments, 17(2), 119-134.
doi: 10.1080/10494820701794730
 In-Text:
 (Castaneda, Quick, & Linney, 2009, p. 121)
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When there is no author for a web page, the title
moves to the first position of the reference entry:
(www.apastyle.org Frequently Asked Questions)
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 Example:
New child vaccine gets funding boost. (2001). Retrieved March 21, 2001,
from http://news.ninemsn.com.au/health/story_13178.asp
 Cite in text the first few words of the reference list entry (usually the title)
and the year. Use double quotation marks around the title or abbreviated
title ("New Child Vaccine," 2001).
 Articles found on the web, like the example above, are not italicized in the
reference entry and are not italicized but enclosed in quotations in the intext citation, just like a newspaper or magazine article. Reports found on
the web would be italicized in the reference list, as in Publication Manual
(6th ed.) Examples 31, 32, and 33 on pp. 205–206. They would also be
italicized in the in-text citation, just like a book.
 (adapted from the sixth edition of the APA Publication Manual, © 2010)
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No Page Number
 Many electronic sources do not provide page numbers.
 Use the abbreviation para.
 Basu and Jones (2007) went so far as to suggest the
need for a new “intellectual framework in which to
consider the nature and form of regulation in
cyberspace” (para. 4).
 (APA manual, pp. 171-172)
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How do you cite an entire website (but not
a specific document on that site)?
 When citing an entire website, it is sufficient to give the
address of the site in just the text.
 Example: Kidspsych is a wonderful interactive website for
children (http://www.kidspsych.org).
 (adapted from the sixth edition of the APA Publication
Manual, 2010)
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http://blog.apastyle.org/apastyle/2012/05/missingpieces.html
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Ampersand &
 Use with multiple authors in parenthetical
information: (Ames & White, 2011)
 In Reference list:
 Ames, C. & White, P. (2011). APA rules for citations.
New York, NY: Sage.
 Use the word “and” in text: According to Ames and
White (2011), all sources must be correctly cited in APA
format.
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Et al. “and others”
 List all the authors the first time:
 (Castaneda, Quick, & Linney, 2009, p. 121)
 Use et al. for subsequent citations of the same source:
 (Castaneda et al., 2009, p. 35)
 According to the study, Castaneda et al. (2009) found
...
 Do not italicize or bold
 et al.
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One Work by Multiple Authors
 With six or more authors, cite only the surname of the
first author followed by et al. and the year for the first
and subsequent citations. According to Gilbert et al.
(2004), quitting smoking affects…
 In the reference list, give surnames and initials for up
to and including seven authors. When there are eight
or more, include the first six names, then insert three
ellipses points, and add the last author’s name.
 Gilbert, D., McClernon, J., Rabinovich, N.E., Sugai, C.,
Plath, L.C., Asgaard, G. . . . Botros, N. (2004).
Effects of quitting smoking on EEG activation and
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Journal Articles
 Include the digital object identifier (DOI) in the
reference if one is assigned.
 All DOI numbers begin with a 10 and contain a prefix
and a suffix separated by a slash.
 doi: 10.1037/0278-7393-34.3.439
 The DOI is typically located on the first page of the
electronic journal article, near the copyright notice.
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 The DOI can also be found on the database landing
page for the article.
 When a DOI is used, no further retrieval information
is needed to identify or locate the content.
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EBSCOhost Example
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Moral distress in nursing: Contributing factors, outcomes and interventions.
 Full Text AvailableAcademic Journal
 By: Burston, Adam S; Tuckett, Anthony G. Nursing Ethics. May2013, Vol. 20
Issue 3, p312-324. 13p. DOI: 10.1177/0969733012462049.
 Subjects: CHARACTER; CINAHL (Information retrieval system); ETHICS;
GERIATRIC nursing; WORKING hours; INFORMATION storage & retrieval
systems -- Psychology; INTERPROFESSIONAL relations; LABOR supply;
LONG-term care of the sick; MEDLINE; NURSE & physician; NURSING -Practice; NURSING -- Study & teaching (Continuing
education);NURSING ethics; NURSING care facilities; NURSING specialties;
PERSONALITY; SYSTEMATIC reviews (Medical research); EMPLOYEE
retention; DECISION making -- Moral & ethical aspects; Temporary Help
Services; Community care facilities for the elderly; Nursing Care Facilities
(Skilled Nursing Facilities)
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How To Find a DOI
 http://blog.apastyle.org/apastyle/2009/12/how-to-
find-a-doi.html
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References
 References are all double-spaced with hanging indent
 List references alphabetically by the author’s last name
 Reference online articles using their DOI numbers
from the database page
 If an article does not have a DOI number, provide the
journal or book’s homepage URL
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Alphabetical order- Different
Authors
 Arrange by last name
 Fisher, C. (2003). Decoding the ethics code: A
practical guide for psychologists. Thousand
Oaks, CA: Sage.
 Foorman, B. R. (1995). Research on the great
debate: Code-oriented versus whole language
approaches to reading. School Psychology
Review, 24, 376–393.
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Multiple books- Same author
 Arrange by year of publication, the earliest first:
 Foorman, B. R. (1995). Research on the great
debate: Code-oriented versus whole language
approaches to reading. School Psychology
Review, 24, 376–393.
 Foorman, B. R. (2007). Primary prevention in
classroom reading instruction. Teaching
Exceptional Children, 39(5), 24–30.
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Son of Citation Machine
 http://citationmachine.net/index2.php
 Always review the citation to make sure it is APA style.
If you are going to copy and paste, make sure font and
style is the same as the rest of your paper.
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In-text Citation Practice
 Author: Michael Bestoff
 Title: “Cell Phone Use and Collision Risk”
 Year: 2004
Page: 54
 Use this information to cite the four paragraphs on the
following slide:
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A recent study found that
drivers using cell phones
were up to four times
more likely to have
accidents than those not
using these devices (
).
A recent study concluded
that “using a cellular
telephone increased the
risk of having a motor
vehicle collision as much
as four times for the same
drivers when they were
not using their cellular
telephones” (
).
Bestoff’s (
) study proves
that drivers using cell
phones were up to four times
more likely to have accidents
than those not using these
devices.
Bestoff (
) concluded
that “using a cellular
telephone increased the risk
of having a motor vehicle
collision as much as four
times for the same drivers
when they were not using
their cellular telephones” ( ).
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Where to Get Help
 www.apastyle.org
 http://owl.english.purdue.edu/
 http://crossref.org/
 Cline Library http://library.nau.edu/
 Bb Learn Yuma Writing Center
 Bernadette Presloid, NAU-Yuma Writing Coordinator
317-7088 SC 203 in the SC building
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