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# APA 7th Style

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The American Psychological Association (APA), the main professional organization of psychologists in the US, publishes the style and formatting guide used in most behavioral and social science disciplines.

## Why do we follow these rules?

Formatting: By formatting the same way every time, we...

-  make reading easier for our professors and on publishers, who might struggle if all papers are formatted differently.

-  can practice all of the rules and make writing easier for us, too.

## Glossary

General Format Page 2

○ 11 pt. & 12 pt.; acceptable fonts; double-spaced

The Title Page

○ title page (professional & student); page numbers

• Headings

Headings; spacing and indents

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## General Format

## How do I make sure my paper looks good?

APA-approved fonts

○ Make sure you use a suitable APA-approved font. Sometimes instructors want a specific one, so check with your professors before you start.

○ Suitable fonts include: 11 pt. Arial | 11 pt. Calibri | 10 pt. Lucida

Sans Unicode | 12 pt. Times New Roman | 11 pt. Georgia

Double-spaced

○ In the Paragraph options on the “Home” tab (in Word), make sure your “Line and Paragraph Spacing” is set to “2.0”.

<div style="text-align: center;">APA-approved font</div>


Approved font size

Double-spaced

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## The Title Page

(check with your professor/instructor for which title page they prefer)

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## Professional Title Page

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Add the title in the top left corner in all capital letters.

Title of Paper

Only put your name, the department, and the institution.

<div style="text-align: center;">adapted from University of Louisville Writing Center "APA 7th Title Page and Formatting (PDF)"</div>


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## Headings

What are headings?

APA (2025): “Headings identify the content within sections of a paper. Make your headings descriptive and concise. Headings that are well formatted and clearly worded aid both visual and nonvisual readers of all abilities.”

○ There are 5 levels. 1 is the highest. 2 is a subheading of 1. 3 is a subheading of 2, and so on...

o Do  not label your introduction with a heading.

o Do  not add any extra space before or after headings.

○ Do  not label them with numbers.


<table border=1 style='margin: auto; word-wrap: break-word;'><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Level</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Format</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>1</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Centered, Bold, Title Case Heading\nText begins as a new paragraph. Do not forget to tab at the beginning of new paragraphs.</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>2</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Flush Left, Bold, Title Case Heading\nText begins as a new paragraph.</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>3</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Flush Left, Bold, Italic, Title Case Heading\nText begins as a new paragraph.</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>4</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Indented, Bold, Title Case Heading, Ending With a Period. Text begins on the same line and continues as a regular paragraph. It is indented with a tab.</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>5</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Indented, Bold, Italic, Title Case Heading, Ending With a Period. Text begins on the same line and continues as a regular paragraph.</td></tr></table>