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Writing Format for APA papers
APA papers should always conform to the following style guides:
 Always typed/word processed on standard 8 ½’’ x 11’’ white paper
 Writing should always be double spaced with 1 inch (2.5 cm) margins on all four sides
 Create a separate title page. Information should begin 1/3 of the way down the page and
the title page should include the following information: paper title, writer’s name, course
name, instructor’s name and the date – All centred on double spaced lines.
 Page numbering should be found in the top right hand corner of each page including the
title page. The page number should be proceeded by a short form of the manuscript’s
(paper’s) title – i.e. Zones 1
 If any of the following appear in your paper they need to be clearly labelled, and each
placed on their own page: Abstract, test, references, appendices, author identification
notes, footnotes, tables, figures, captions,
Sample title page
New Computer Users and Fear 1
New Computer Users and Fear:
A Review of Some Related Literature
Samantha Smith
Psychology 101, Semester 2, Class 3A
Professor H. Lawson
May 2, 2003

APA In Text Citation of Resources
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Description Example
Books/
Articles/Journals
Work with one author
Normally, an in-text citation will be introduced with a
"signal phrase" that includes the author’s last name,
followed by the year of publication in parentheses. The
page number in the source document, preceded by a
"p.", should appear in parentheses immediately after the
quotation.
In cases when the author's name is not in the signal
phrase, enclose the author's last name, the year, and
the page number, in parentheses at the end of the
quotation.
As Smith (1998) observed, "There was only one way to go
after that" (p. 97).
“There was only one way to go after that” (Smith, 1998, p.
263).
Work with two authors
If the work cited has two authors, name both authors in
the signal phrase and in parentheses at the end of the
quotation. For the latter, separate their names with the
"&" symbol.
(Hartwick & Rogers, 1999).
Work with three to five authors
Identify all authors in the signal phrase or parentheses
the first time you cite the source.
In subsequent citations, use the first author’s name
followed by “et al.” in either the signal phrase or the
parentheses.
In 2003, Berkowitz, Wadden, Tershakovec, and Cronquist
concluded, “Sibutramine . . . must be carefully monitored
in adolescents, as in adults, to control increases in [blood
pressure] and pulse rate” (p. 1811).
As Berkowitz et al. (2003) advised, “weight-loss
medications should be used only on an experimental basis
for adolescents”(p. 1811).
(Berkowitz et al., 2003).
Unknown Author
If the author is unknown, mention the work’s title in the
signal phrase or give the first word or two of the title in
the parenthetical citation.