Psychology Summary of the Most Critical Information in the APA Manual

The following is only a guide, not an all-inclusive index of the information you will need to produce your papers in APA format. Included are the sections (from the 7th edition, first printing) that are most relevant to each topic.

TOPIC	EXAMPLES	DISCUSSION and TYPING
Title Page	p. 30, (Fig. 2.1)	Sec. 2.2-2.8 (pp. 30-37, 77)
Abstract	p. 50	Sec. 2.9 (pp. 38, 77)
Body of Paper		Sec. 2.11
Introduction		Sec. 2.05 (p. 78)
Method		Sec. 2.06 (pp. 78-80, 82-86)
Results		Sec. 2.07 (pp. 80-81, 86-89)
Discussion		Sec. 2.08 (pp. 81, 89)
References
Purpose of		Sec. 2.11 (p. 37)
In text	p. 271	Sec. 8.1, 8.10-8.36 (pp. 261-278)
Quotations	p. 262, (Fig. 8.2)	Sec. 8.23
In reference list	p. 283, (Fig. 9.1, Table 9.1)	Sec. 9.7-9.52 (pp. 281-308)
Electronic Sources & Locator Info (DOI)		Sec. 9.3, 9.34-9.36 (pp.282, 298-300)
Tables	pp. 209-224	Sec. 7.8-7.20 (pp. 199-206)
Figures	pp. 234-250	Sec. 7.22-7.29 (pp. 225-229)
Ways to Organize	pp. 47, 48	Sec. 2.26-2.28 (pp. 46-48)
General Typing Instructions (Preparing the Manuscript for Submission)		Sec. 2.16-2.25 (pp. 43-46)
Avoiding Bias		Sec. 5.1-5.10 (pp. 132-149)
Abbreviations		Sec. 6.24-6.31 (pp. 172-177)
Writing Style:		Sec. 4.1-4.25 (pp. 111-127)
Tone		Sec. 4.7 (p. 115)
Smoothness of Expression	p. 112	Sec. 4.1-4.3 (pp. 111-112)
Economy of Expression	pp. 114, 117	Sec. 4.4-4.6 (pp. 113-115)
Strategies for Improving		Sec. 4.25-4.30 (pp. 125-126)
Grammar and Usage	pp. 118, 119, 121, 122, 124, 125	Sec. 4.12-4.24 (pp. 117-125)