Running head: SHORT TITLE OF PAPER (50 CHARACTERS OR LESS)

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Paper Title
Author
Institutional AIIiliation


Author Note
The author note is used to provide inIormation about the author`s departmental aIIiliation,
acknowledgments oI assistance or Iinancial support, and a mailing address Ior correspondence.
An example Iollows:
Nelson L. Eby, Department oI Computer Fraud Investigation, Columbian School oI Arts
and Sciences, the George Washington University; Douglas Degelman, Department oI
Psychology, Vanguard University oI Southern CaliIornia.
Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Douglas Degelman,
Department oI Psychology, Vanguard University oI Southern CaliIornia, Costa Mesa, CA 92626.
E-mail: ddegelmanvanguard.edu

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Abstract
The abstract (in block Iormat) begins on the line Iollowing the Abstract heading. The abstract is
a one-paragraph, selI-contained summary oI the most important elements oI the paper. Nothing
should appear in the abstract that is not included in the body oI the paper. Word limits Ior
abstracts are set by individual journals. Most journals have word limits Ior abstracts between
150 and 250 words. All numbers in the abstract (except those beginning a sentence) should be
typed as digits rather than words. The abstract (in block Iormat) begins on the line Iollowing the
Abstract heading. This is an example. This is an example oI what 150 words looks like. This is
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Title oI Paper
The introduction oI the paper begins here. Double-space throughout the paper, including
the title page, abstract, body oI the document, and reIerences. The body oI the paper begins on a
new page (page 3). Subsections oI the body oI the paper do not begin on a new page. The title
oI the paper (in uppercase and lowercase letters) is centered on the Iirst line below the running
head. The introduction (which is not labeled) begins on the line Iollowing the paper title.
Headings are used to organize the document and reIlect the relative importance oI sections. For
example, many empirical research articles utilize Methods, Results, Discussion, and ReIerences
headings. In turn, the Method section oIten has subheadings oI Participants, Apparatus, and
Procedure. Main headings (when the paper has either one or two levels oI headings) use
centered, boldIace, uppercase and lowercase letters (e.g., Method, Results). Subheadings (when
the paper has two levels oI headings) use Ilush leIt, boldIace, uppercase and lowercase letters
(e.g., Participants, pparatus).
Text citations. Source material must be documented in the body oI the paper by citing the
author(s) and date(s) oI the sources. This is to give proper credit to the ideas and words oI
others. The reader can obtain the Iull source citation Irom the list oI reIerences that Iollows the
body oI the paper. When the names oI the authors oI a source are part oI the Iormal structure oI
the sentence, the year oI the publication appears in parenthesis Iollowing the identiIication oI the
authors, e.g., Eby (2001). When the authors oI a source are not part oI the Iormal structure oI the
sentence, both the authors and years oI publication appear in parentheses, separated by
semicolons, e.g. (Eby and Mitchell, 2001; Passerallo, Pearson, & Brock, 2000). When a source
that has three, Iour, or Iive authors is cited, all authors are included the Iirst time the source is
cited. When that source is cited again, the Iirst authors` surname and 'et al. are used.
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When a source that has two authors is cited, both authors are cited every time. II there are
six or more authors to be cited, use the Iirst authors` surname and 'et al. the Iirst and each
subsequent time it is cited. When a direct quotation is used, always include the author, year, and
page number as part oI the citation. A quotation oI Iewer than 40 words should be enclosed in
double quotation marks and should be incorporated into the Iormal structure oI the sentence. A
longer quote oI 40 or more words should appear (without quotes) in block Iormat with each line
indented Iive spaces Irom the leIt margin.
The reIerences section begins on a new page. The heading is centered on the Iirst line
below the manuscript page header. The reIerences (with hanging indent) begin on the line
Iollowing the reIerences heading. Entries are organized alphabetically by surnames oI Iirst
authors. Most reIerence entries have three components:
1. Authors: Authors are listed in the same order as speciIied in the source, using surnames
and initials. Commas separate all authors.
2. Year oI Publication: In parentheses Iollowing authors, with a period Iollowing the
closing parenthesis. II no publication date is identiIied, use 'n.d. in parentheses
Iollowing the authors.
3. Source ReIerence: Includes title, journal, volume, pages (Ior journal article) or title, city
oI publication, publisher (Ior book).
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ReIerences
American Psychiatric Association. (2000). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders
(4th ed., text rev.). Washington, DC: Author.
Degelman, D. (2009). APA style essentials. Degelman, D. (2009). APA style essentials. Retrieved
Irom http://www.vanguard.edu/Iaculty/ddegelman/index.aspx?docid796
Garrity, K., & Degelman, D. (1990). EIIect oI server introduction on restaurant tipping. Journal
of Applied Social Psychology, 20, 168-172. doi:10.1111/j.1559-1816.1990.tb00405.x
Hien, D., & Honeyman, T. (2000). A closer look at the drug abuse-maternal aggression link.
Journal of Interpersonal Jiolence, 15, 503-522. Retrieved Irom http://jiv.sagepub.com/
Murzynski, J., & Degelman, D. (1996). Body language oI women and judgments oI vulnerability
to sexual assault. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 26, 1617-1626.
doi:10.1111/j.1559-1816.1996.tb00088.x
Nielsen, M. E. (n.d.). Notable people in psychology of religion. Retrieved Irom
http://www.psywww.com/psyrelig/psyrelpr.htm
Paloutzian, R. F. (1996). Invitation to the psychology of religion (2nd ed.). Boston: Allyn and
Bacon.
Shea, J. D. (1992). Religion and sexual adjustment. In J. F. Schumaker (Ed.), Religion and
mental health (pp. 70-84). New York: OxIord University Press.
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Template created by:
Nelson L. Eby Graduate student oI Computer Fraud Investigation
Columbian School oI Arts and Sciences
The George Washington University
nelsonebyhotmail.com

In collaboration with Dr. Douglas Degelman, ProIessor oI Psychology, Vanguard University oI
Southern CaliIornia