Although students had access to an online guide with links to guidance on how to properly cite sources using
APA style, we found that students needed more help in understanding how to cite scholarly articles.
Embedded into an entry-level nursing course, the boot camp sought to improve student research, citation, and
APA style writing.
These articles were from the social sciences, which were included in the Institute for Scientific information (ISI), Thomson Reuters, or Journal Citation Reports, whose "instructions for the authors" recommend
APA style as a reference guide for elaboration.
They also will need to know how to distinguish scholarly journal articles from other types of periodical literature, how to find relevant empirical journal articles in psychology, and how to cite sources using
APA style.
* For APA, capitalize all words of more than three letters (for example, From would be capitalized in a title in
APA style but not in MLA style).
Figure captions are to be on an attached page, as required by
APA style. Figures (graphs, illustrations, line drawings) must be supplied in electronic format with a minimum resolution of 600 dots per inch (dpi) up to 1200 dpi.
the American Psychological Association (APA) site on
APA style, http:// www.apastyle.org/index.aspx;
Appendices provide a guide to
APA style and statistical randomization.
Reporting statistics in
APA style: A short guide to handling numbers and statistics in APA format.
Writing in
APA style is not just about correctly formatting in-text citations and references.
Instead, authors should submit one
APA style abstract of 100 to 150 words; the abstract should discuss the findings.
The Journal of Agricultural Education uses the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th edition (i.e.,
APA Style) as its primary writing style guide.