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The 7th edition of the APA Publication Manual provides guidelines for clear communication , citing sources , and formatting documents. This article focuses on paper formatting.

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Throughout your paper, you need to apply the following APA format guidelines:

  • Set page margins to 1 inch on all sides.
  • Double-space all text, including headings.
  • Indent the first line of every paragraph 0.5 inches.
  • Use an accessible font (e.g., Times New Roman 12pt., Arial 11pt., or Georgia 11pt.).
  • Include a page number on every page.

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References are ordered alphabetically by the first author’s last name. If the author is unknown, order the reference entry by the first meaningful word of the title (ignoring articles: “the”, “a”, or “an”).

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Student papers and professional papers have slightly different guidelines regarding the title page, abstract, and running head. Our template is available in Word and Google Docs format for both versions.

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In an APA Style paper, every page has a page header. For student papers, the page header usually consists of just a page number in the page’s top-right corner. For professional papers intended for publication, it also includes a running head .

A running head is simply the paper’s title in all capital letters. It is left-aligned and can be up to 50 characters in length. Longer titles are abbreviated .

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APA headings have five possible levels. Heading level 1 is used for main sections such as “ Methods ” or “ Results ”. Heading levels 2 to 5 are used for subheadings. Each heading level is formatted differently.

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The title page is the first page of an APA Style paper. There are different guidelines for student and professional papers.

Both versions include the paper title and author’s name and affiliation. The student version includes the course number and name, instructor name, and due date of the assignment. The professional version includes an author note and running head .

For more information on writing a striking title, crediting multiple authors (with different affiliations), and writing the author note, check out our in-depth article on the APA title page .

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The abstract is a 150–250 word summary of your paper. An abstract is usually required in professional papers, but it’s rare to include one in student papers (except for longer texts like theses and dissertations).

The abstract is placed on a separate page after the title page . At the top of the page, write the section label “Abstract” (bold and centered). The contents of the abstract appear directly under the label. Unlike regular paragraphs, the first line is not indented. Abstracts are usually written as a single paragraph without headings or blank lines.

Directly below the abstract, you may list three to five relevant keywords . On a new line, write the label “Keywords:” (italicized and indented), followed by the keywords in lowercase letters, separated by commas.

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APA Style does not provide guidelines for formatting the table of contents . It’s also not a required paper element in either professional or student papers. If your instructor wants you to include a table of contents, it’s best to follow the general guidelines.

Place the table of contents on a separate page between the abstract and introduction. Write the section label “Contents” at the top (bold and centered), press “Enter” once, and list the important headings with corresponding page numbers.

The APA reference page is placed after the main body of your paper but before any appendices . Here you list all sources that you’ve cited in your paper (through APA in-text citations ). APA provides guidelines for formatting the references as well as the page itself.

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Formatting the reference page

Write the section label “References” at the top of a new page (bold and centered). Place the reference entries directly under the label in alphabetical order.

Finally, apply a hanging indent , meaning the first line of each reference is left-aligned, and all subsequent lines are indented 0.5 inches.

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Tables and figures are presented in a similar format. They’re preceded by a number and title and followed by explanatory notes (if necessary).

Use bold styling for the word “Table” or “Figure” and the number, and place the title on a separate line directly below it (in italics and title case). Try to keep tables clean; don’t use any vertical lines, use as few horizontal lines as possible, and keep row and column labels concise.

Keep the design of figures as simple as possible. Include labels and a legend if needed, and only use color when necessary (not to make it look more appealing).

Check out our in-depth article about table and figure notes to learn when to use notes and how to format them.

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The easiest way to set up APA format in Word is to download Scribbr’s free APA format template for student papers or professional papers.

Alternatively, you can watch Scribbr’s 5-minute step-by-step tutorial or check out our APA format guide with examples.

APA Style papers should be written in a font that is legible and widely accessible. For example:

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The same font and font size is used throughout the document, including the running head , page numbers, headings , and the reference page . Text in footnotes and figure images may be smaller and use single line spacing.

You need an APA in-text citation and reference entry . Each source type has its own format; for example, a webpage citation is different from a book citation .

Use Scribbr’s free APA Citation Generator to generate flawless citations in seconds or take a look at our APA citation examples .

Yes, page numbers are included on all pages, including the title page , table of contents , and reference page . Page numbers should be right-aligned in the page header.

To insert page numbers in Microsoft Word or Google Docs, click ‘Insert’ and then ‘Page number’.

APA format is widely used by professionals, researchers, and students in the social and behavioral sciences, including fields like education, psychology, and business.

Be sure to check the guidelines of your university or the journal you want to be published in to double-check which style you should be using.

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  • APA Sample Paper Template This sample paper includes a title page, sample assignment page and references list in APA format. It can be used as a template to set up your assignment.
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  • Double-space the list.
  • Start the first line of each reference at the left margin; indent each subsequent line five spaces (a hanging indent).
  • Put your list in alphabetical order. Alphabetize the list by the first word in the reference. In most cases, the first word will be the author’s last name. Where the author is unknown, alphabetize by the first word in the title, ignoring the words a, an, the.
  • For each author, give the last name followed by a comma and the first (and middle, if listed) initials followed by periods.
  • Italicize the titles of these works: books, audiovisual material, internet documents and newspapers, and the title and volume number of journals and magazines.
  • Do not italicize titles of most parts of works, such as: articles from newspapers, magazines, or journals / essays, poems, short stories or chapter titles from a book / chapters or sections of an Internet document.
  • In titles of non-periodicals (books, videotapes, websites, reports, poems, essays, chapters, etc), capitalize only the first letter of the first word of a title and subtitle, and all proper nouns (names of people, places, organizations, nationalities).
  • If a web source (not from the library) is not a stable archived version, or you are unsure whether it is stable, include a statement of the accessed date before the link.
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  1. APA 7th Edition

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  2. How To Write A One Page Essay In Apa 7th Edition

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  3. APA 7th edition template without abstract

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  4. Sample Annotated Professional Paper in APA Style par American

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  5. Apa 7th Edition Sample Research Paper

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  6. APA Style Paper: Brief Formatting Guide on 7th Edition

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  1. Sample papers

    The following two sample papers were published in annotated form in the Publication Manual and are reproduced here as PDFs for your ease of use. The annotations draw attention to content and formatting and provide the relevant sections of the Publication Manual (7th ed.) to consult for more information.. Student sample paper with annotations (PDF, 5MB)

  2. APA Sample Paper

    Media Files: APA Sample Student Paper , APA Sample Professional Paper This resource is enhanced by Acrobat PDF files. Download the free Acrobat Reader. Note: The APA Publication Manual, 7 th Edition specifies different formatting conventions for student and professional papers (i.e., papers written for credit in a course and papers intended for scholarly publication).

  3. PDF APA 7 Student Sample Paper

    papers (a change from APA 6). Page numbers begin on the first page and follow on every subsequent page without interruption. No other information (e.g., authors' last names) is required. Note: your instructor may ask for a running head or your last name before the page number. You can look at the APA professional sample paper for guidelines on ...

  4. Fillable Template and Sample Paper

    Sample Paper APA 7th ed. Our APA sample paper shows you how to format the main parts of a basic research paper. APA 7th Sample Papers from Purdue Owl << Previous: Block Quotations; Next: Government Documents and Legal Materials >> Last Updated: Aug 9, 2024 11:50 AM;

  5. PDF Sample APA-7 paper for undergraduate students

    Liberty University requires. undergraduate students to follow APA-7's guidelines for "student papers" (graduate/doctoral. students must follow APA-7's guidelines for "professional papers ...

  6. PDF APA 7th ed. (Student version) Sample Paper (Final)

    APA Citation Style: A Sample . m. Student's Name . Department's name, University of Hawai'i - West O'ahu . PSY 250: Social Psychology . Instructor's name . October 23, 2020 . This paper follows the Student version . of the 7th edition of the APA manual. Note that there is no Running head in the Student version of the 7th edition of the ...

  7. PDF Student Paper Example

    Writing in APA Style 7th Edition Example Paper Writing in the style of the American Psychological Association (APA) is a regular practice ... 2019). For example, papers that do not describe primary research or original experimental data may omit the method, results, and discussion Level 1 heading (see p. 2) Use singular "they" New in APA 7 ...

  8. PDF APA Seventh Edition Sample Paper

    APA (2020) style requires a specific heading format, and headings do not contain numbers. This paragraph begins a new major section of this paper with a Level 1 heading. This sample paper uses two levels of heading, as shown in the next section. Each Level 1 heading is centered and bolded, and each Level 2 subheading is flush left and bolded.

  9. PDF Student Paper Setup Guide, APA Style 7th Edition

    Indent the first line of every paragraph of text 0.5 in. using the tab key or the paragraph-formatting function of your word-processing program. Page numbers: Put a page number in the top right corner of every page, including the title page or cover page, which is page 1. Student papers do not require a running head on any page.

  10. PDF Hi, APA Styler! your paper or assignment

    Hi, APA Styler! Thank you for using the APA Style annotated sample student paper for guidance when wri ng your paper or assignment. This sample paper PDF contains annota ons that draw aten on to key APA Style content and forma ng such as the tle page, headings, in-text cita ons, references, and more. Relevant sec ons of the seventh edi on of ...

  11. APA Student Sample Paper

    Note: The APA Publication Manual, 7th Edition specifies different formatting conventions for student and professional papers (i.e., papers written for credit in a course and papers intended for scholarly publication). These differences mostly extend to the title page and running head.

  12. PDF APA 7th Sample Paper & Basics

    APA 7th Sample Paper & Basics. Note: APA no longer requires a "running head" for student papers (30). The title of the paper, your name, affiliation, course number and title, instructor, and due date should appear on separate, double-spaced lines beginning 3-4 lines down from the top (30-35). The page numbers should appear flush right in ...

  13. Sample Student Paper

    Other Sample Papers Designed by APA Created by APA Sample papers are explained in detail in Chapter 2 of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association , 7th edition.

  14. APA Formatting and Citation (7th Ed.)

    Throughout your paper, you need to apply the following APA format guidelines: Set page margins to 1 inch on all sides. Double-space all text, including headings. Indent the first line of every paragraph 0.5 inches. Use an accessible font (e.g., Times New Roman 12pt., Arial 11pt., or Georgia 11pt.).

  15. LibGuides: APA Style 7th Edition: Reference List and Sample Papers

    Student APA 7th Edition Sample Paper. Example of student APA 7th edition paper with notations from Antioch University Writing Center. ... Your research paper ends with a list of all the sources cited in the text of the paper. Here are nine quick rules for this Reference list.

  16. Sample Annotated Student Paper

    The Concise APA Handbook: APA 7th Edition; Reference Components. Article Examples ; Book Examples ; Internet Resources and Other Examples ; Media Examples ; Finding the DOI ; APA Reference Quick Guide; Legal Citation--Reference Components. Legal Cases ; Statutes ; Sample Annotated Student Paper; Annotated Bibliography; Handouts and Guides; Need ...

  17. Sample Paper

    The basics of figure setup, including figure components, principles of figure construction, and placement of figures in a paper. Tables - APA 7. The basics of table setup, including table components, principles of table construction, and placement of tables in the paper. Last Updated: May 14, 2024 3:23 PM. URL: https://libguides.sullivan.edu/apa7.

  18. APA Formatting and Style Guide (7th Edition)

    Basic guidelines for formatting the reference list at the end of a standard APA research paper Author/Authors Rules for handling works by a single author or multiple authors that apply to all APA-style references in your reference list, regardless of the type of work (book, article, electronic resource, etc.)

  19. APA 7th Edition

    APA 7th Edition Paper Template in Word. The template comes pre-structured with the correct headings, subheadings, and page layout, including font, margins, and spacing. APA 7th Edition Sample Paper. APA Paper Checklist. Consult this list to ensure that your APA paper includes all of the required elements and formatting.

  20. APA 7th Edition

    The APA Style website provides guidance on style and grammar. Join their free monthly newsletter to receive tips, resources, and updates in your inbox. The APA Style Blog routinely answers questions common questions or addresses pertinent issues regarding their publication manual. See sample student and professional papers the APA Style website. The sample papers come in both PDF and DOCX ...

  21. PDF Hi, APA Styler! your paper or assignment

    Thank you for using the APA Style annotated sample professional paper for guidance when wri ng your paper or assignment. This sample paper PDF contains annota ons that draw aten on to key APA Style content and forma ng such as the tle page, headings, in-text cita ons, references, and more. Relevant sec ons of the seventh edi on of the ...

  22. APA 7 Paper Format

    Font & Font Size: Be sure to use the same font throughout your entire paper. APA 7th Edition allows for the use of the fonts listed below. Sans serif fonts: Arial (11-point), Calibri (11-point), or Lucinda Sans Unicode (10-point) Serif fonts: Times New Roman (12-point), Georgia (11-point), or Computer Modern (10-point) Margins: 1 inch on all sides

  23. APA

    7th Edition APA Style Quick Reference Guide. ... 7th edition. Online Writing Lab at Purdue University (OWL) APA Sample Paper. An example of a paper written in APA style. APA Citation Guide (Santa Fe College) Another great APA guide with citation templates and examples. ... Using Generative AI Tools for Research: A Guide for Students (Michael ...

  24. PDF Sample APA Paper: Professional Format for Graduate/Doctoral Students

    This sample paper is based on the Publication Manual of the American Psychological. Edition. (American Psychological Association [APA], 2020; hereinafterAPA-7). APA (2020) delineates. separate ...

  25. APA: Citation & Formatting

    The Kent State Stark Library provides resources and services that help meet the instructional and research needs of students, faculty and staff of both Kent State University at Stark and Stark State College. ... APA Sample Paper from Purdue Owl. APA Sample Paper (Purdue OWL) ... this tip sheet provides information on how to format in-text ...

  26. AI

    Consult the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 7th ed. for more examples of AI reference citations. APA style recommends citing the AI tool as the author, with in-text citations and references adapted from the citation template for software (beginning on page 338, Section 10.10).

  27. PDF 7th edition Common Reference Examples Guide

    This guide contains examples of common types of APA Style references. Section numbers indicate where to find the examples in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.). More information on references and reference examples are in Chapters 9 and 10 of the Publication Manual as well as the Concise Guide to APA ...

  28. APA Citation Style, 7th Edition

    Guidance on various aspects of an APA style paper: paper format, grammar, bias-free language, tables & figures, in-text citations, references, and research & publication. Crossref Search for complete citation information.

  29. Instructional aids

    These instructional aids will help you improve your APA Style skills. Access free tutorials and webinars, handouts and guides, and sample papers; learn about instructional products such as the Mastering APA Style Student Workbook; and request desk or exam copies of APA Style books as well as ancillary materials related to course adoption.New to APA Style?

  30. InfoGuides: Quantative Analysis & Statistics: Write a Paper

    Reporting Quantitative Research in Psychology: How to meet APA Style Journal Article Reporting Standards by Harris Cooper This updated edition offers practical guidance for understanding and implementing APA Style Journal Article Reporting Standards (JARS) and Meta‑Analysis Reporting Standards (MARS) for quantitative research. These standards provide the essential information researchers ...