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.
This easy-to-use pocket guide, compiled from the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association,
provides complete guidance on the rules of style that are critical for clear communication, including essential
writing and formatting standards for students, teachers, researchers, and clinicians in the social and behavioral
sciences.
Nuts and Bolts........
The Concise Rules of APA Style is the best source for compact, indispensable information on how to format scholarly
articles and papers according to the rules of APA Style. This conveniently portable, look-up reference presents
specific, key chapters from the Publication Manual that offers you quick access to the essentials of APA Style,
including
The mechanics of style for punctuation, spelling, capitalization, abbreviation, italicization, and quotations
Formatting for numbers, statistics, figures, tables, and appendixes
Models for referencing ideas and constructing error-free reference lists
Tips for reducing bias in language
A manuscript checklist
Table of Contents
Introduction: A Pocket Reference for Writers
1. Concise and Bias-Free Writing
2. Punctuation, Spelling, and Capitalization
3. Italicizing and Abbreviating
4. Numbers, Metrication, and Statistics
5. Displaying Results
6. Footnotes, Appendices, and Supplemental Material
7. Crediting Sources
8. Reference Examples