APA Writing

Presentation
by Michael Scanlon
and Sheryl Scanlon

APA
Formatting and Style Guide

Presentation Contributions by:

Purdue University Online Writing Lab
Wilmington University
Wolfgram Memorial Library, Widener University

What is APA?
APA format is a standard set of conventions for

formatting academic papers and manuscripts. It

contains detailed instructions for in-text
citation references, references lists, pagination,
margins, hierarchy of subheadings, running
heads, etc.

Why do we use APA?

APA provides guidelines for:

Standardizing how information is presented in a paper

(e.g. typeset, font, spacing, margins, headings, etc.)

Standardizing where information is presented in a paper
Standardizing how information sources are cited
(credited)
Standardizing how information sources are referenced