APA Style Basics

Agreement of text with list: “Each reference cited in text must appear in the reference list, and each entry in the reference list must be cited in text” (p. 174).

Basic citation styles: Table 6.1, p. 177.“and” vs. “&”Use of “et al.”

Two or more works within same parentheses“order alphabetically in the same order they

appear in the reference list” (sec. 6.16, p. 177)

Disagreement between text citations and listYears (e.g., Mott, 1997 in text; Mott, 1999 in

RL)Spelling of author names (e.g., Kearny in text,

Kearney in RL)

APA 6th, “Reference Examples” pp. 193-224.Format accuracy of citations in list

Baker-Miller, J. (1991). The development of women’s sense of self. Women’s Growth in Connection. V. Jordan, J. Baker-Miller, I.P. Striver, & J.L. Surrey Ed. Guilford, New York. 11-27. 

Baker-Miller, J. (1991). The development of women’s sense of self. In V. Jordan, J. Baker-Miller, I.P. Striver, & J.L. Surrey (Eds.), Women’s growth in connection (pp. 11-27). New York, NY: Guilford.

Sections 4.31-4.34, APA 6th, pp. 111-114“Use numerals to express numbers that

represent time, dates, ages, scores, and points on a scale…”e.g., 2-year-olds, 4-year institution, a 5-point Likert

scale“Use numerals to express numbers that denote

a specific place in a numbered series, parts of books and tables...”e.g., Grade 8 (but eighth grade), Table 3, chapter 5

APA 6th, pp. 128-150Is the table necessary? (APA 6th, p. 130, sec.

5.10)Titles brief, but explanatoryEvery column needs a column headNo vertical linesFormat challenges; readability

Dissertation template and Guidelines reformatted per APA 6th style (see pp. 19-20)