General paper formatting -- Tables -- Title page -- Abstract -- Headings -- Mechanics and structure -- Writing style -- Formatting numbers -- Reporting statistics -- Biased language -- Common word errors -- Introductions to citations and references -- Citations -- Reference list -- Types of references -- Table of contents -- List of tables -- List of figures -- Appendices -- Assembling a paper -- Avoiding plagiarism.
Summary
This book is designed to be a companion to the official Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Sixth Edition. This book highlights the key aspects that most undergraduate and graduate students will encounter when writing research papers for course work.
