An easy-to-use, pocket guide for quickly looking up the rules of APA Style. It offers writers a comprehensive
list of essential writing standards in a convenient, easily retrievable format. It also provides suggestions for
eliminating errors in writing and reducing bias in language and guidance on the construction of references and
formatting of tables, figures, and appendices.
Table of Contents
Introduction : a pocket reference for writers
p. 1
Concise and bias-free writing
p. 3
Punctuation, spelling, and capitalization
p. 31
Italicizing and abbreviating
p. 49
Numbers, metrication, and statistics
p. 59
Tables
p. 77
Figures
p. 97
Footnotes and appendixes
p. 119
Quotations, reference citations in text, and reference list
p. 125
Reference examples
p. 151
Style rules cross-referenced to the fifth edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association
p. 191
Checklist for manuscript submission
p. 197
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