APA at UT Arlington College of APA at UT Arlington College of NursingNursing

APA is the official guide for writing style for all

courses/programs at UT A CON.

Manual IncludesManual Includes Overview of scientific writingOverview of scientific writing

PurposePurpose Ethical and legalEthical and legal

Organization of a ManuscriptOrganization of a Manuscript Elements of different types of manuscriptsElements of different types of manuscripts

Guidelines for expressing ideasGuidelines for expressing ideas

Writing StyleWriting Style Orderly presentation of ideasOrderly presentation of ideas Smoothness of expressionSmoothness of expression Economy of expressionEconomy of expression Precision & clarityPrecision & clarity Strategies to improve writing styleStrategies to improve writing style Reducing biasReducing bias

Specifics on Reducing BiasSpecifics on Reducing Bias GenderGender Sexual orientationSexual orientation Racial and ethnic identityRacial and ethnic identity DisabilitiesDisabilities AgeAge

Descriptions of Racial/Ethnic Descriptions of Racial/Ethnic GroupsGroups

Use Census categoriesUse Census categories Black and WhiteBlack and White HispanicHispanic

Country of originCountry of origin American Indian, Native American, and American Indian, Native American, and

Native North AmericanNative North American Asian or Asian AmericanAsian or Asian American

Guidelines, cont.Guidelines, cont.

Grammar and UsageGrammar and Usage VerbsVerbs Agreement of Subject & VerbAgreement of Subject & Verb PronounsPronouns Use of adverbsUse of adverbs Relative pronouns & subordinate conjunctions Relative pronouns & subordinate conjunctions

(e.g. that vs. which)(e.g. that vs. which) Parallel constructionParallel construction Linguistic devices (e.g. clichés, metaphors)Linguistic devices (e.g. clichés, metaphors)

MechanicsMechanics

PunctuationPunctuation SpellingSpelling CapitalizationCapitalization ItalicsItalics AbbreviationsAbbreviations Headings and SeriesHeadings and Series

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MechanicsMechanics

Quotations (sources, citations, permission)Quotations (sources, citations, permission) Avoid direct quotationsAvoid direct quotations Synthesize and cite sourceSynthesize and cite source

Numbers Numbers 9 or less - use words9 or less - use words

Reference ListReference List

Only cited sourcesOnly cited sources Alphabetized by first word of citationAlphabetized by first word of citation

Usually first authors surnameUsually first authors surname Include DOI when availableInclude DOI when available If no DOIIf no DOI

Home URL of the journalHome URL of the journal

Additional Resources, cont.Additional Resources, cont.

The Little, Brown HandbookThe Little, Brown Handbook

http://ablongman.com/littlebrown

Additional Resources, cont.Additional Resources, cont.

OWL (Online Writing Lab) at Purdue UniversityOWL (Online Writing Lab) at Purdue University http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_apa.html

Additional Resources, cont.Additional Resources, cont.

APA Style Official SiteAPA Style Official Site http://www.apastyle.org/