apa formatting schwartz et al. chapter 12 & 14. running head an abbreviated title example:...
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APA Formatting
Schwartz et al. Chapter 12 & 14
Running Head
An abbreviated title Example:
Title:
Effects of Type of Lineup on the Accuracy of Children’s Person Identification
Running head: ACCURACY OF CHILDREN’S PERSON IDENTIFICATION
The words “Running head” only appear on the 1st page
Formatting Checklist
FONT: 12-point,Times New Roman
LINE SPACING: double-space MARGINS: 1-inch on all sides PAGE HEADER:0.5 inches PAGE NUMBERS: upper right hand
corner PRINT: single-sided
How do you do this in Microsoft Word?
What Goes Where? Title page Abstract [new page] Introduction [new page] Method Results Discussion References [new page] Table/s [new page] Figure/s [new page] Appendix [new page]
Headings: Introduction
Heading for the Introduction is the TITLE OF THE PAPER not the word “Introduction”
CenteredFirst Letter of Important Words Capitalized
Headings: Abstract & References
Centered
Headings: Method, Results, Discussion
BoldCentered
Headings: Subsections of the Method Section
i.e. Participants, Materials, ProcedureBoldFlush left