The APA version of A Pocket Style Manual provides help for students writing in disciplines that use APA style. With a focus on APA conventions and practices, examples and models from across the disciplines, and guidelines for integrating and documenting a wide variety of sources, A Pocket Style Manual, APA Version, gives concise, straightforward, and trusted advice for any writing situation.
Features:
• Guidance for writing APA-style papers in 10 widely assigned genres (see the contents)
• Detailed formatting advice for specific parts of APA papers (such as an abstract or an appendix)
• Sample pages from 11 model student papers in 7 disciplines
• Comprehensive coverage of APA documentation style, with examples grounded in topics relevant to APA disciplines
The APA version of this trusted manual provides help for students writing in disciplines that use APA style: psychology, sociology, economics, criminal justice, nursing, education, business, and others. With a focus on APA conventions and practices, examples and models from across the disciplines, and guidelines for integrating and documenting a wide variety of sources, this text gives concise, straightforward, and trusted advice for any writing situation.
Guidance for writing APA-style papers in 10 widely assigned genres (see the contents)
Detailed formatting advice for specific parts of APA papers (such as an abstract or an appendix)
Sample pages from 11 model student papers in 7 disciplines
Comprehensive coverage of APA documentation style, with examples grounded in topics relevant to APA disciplines
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25 new documentation models provide up-to-date and comprehensive guidelines for accurately citing a variety of sources
New process-based coverage for testing a thesis statement
New strategies for narrowing research topics based on database search results
Guidance for students on how to properly cite their own previous research to avoid self-plagiarism