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Running head: WRITING STYLE AND MECHANICS
Typically, the running head is required only for publication. Check with your
instructor regarding the preference for using a running head. Doctoral students
must include the running head. The words Running head only appear on the
title page. Use no more than the first 50 characters of the title.

The title is in upper and lower case
letters,centered between the left and
right margins, and positioned on the
upper half of the page. Use black, 12point Times New Roman font
throughout. Arial and Courier font
types are acceptable. Doctoral
students: See the note below about
formatting the title page for your
program requirements.

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Pagination and Page
Header: Use the header
feature in Microsoft® Word
to set the page number andto add the running head if
one is included. See
Appendix A for directions.

Writing Style and Mechanics
Student Name
Course/Number
Date
Instructor Name*

REQUIRED TITLE PAGE INFORMATION

As shown above, center the following elements on the page in this order:
• Title of Paper (mixed upper and lower case letters)
• Your Name (first and last name without including academic or licenseinformation such as BSN
or RN)
• Course Abbreviation and Number
• Due Date (month, day, and year)
• Instructor’s Name
*Doctoral students must format the title page according to APA guidelines as follows: title,
author’s name, and institution name.
All lines are double-spaced throughout the entire document. Use black, 12-point Times New
Roman font throughout the document. Arial and Courierfont types are acceptable.
The Writing Style and Mechanics paper provided by the Center for Writing Excellence represents the consensus of several deans
and other key academic officials within Apollo Group. The sample paper corresponds to APA style, which is the University’s
preferred style. This document may contain more than 20% of its information from a single source. The sample paper iswritten to
help you format your paper. Typically, an academic paper will include information from a variety of sources and should not contain
more than 20% of its information from a single source.
Although this sample paper is offered as a tool to help students with style, it is not a definitive or binding representation of format
accepted by individual instructors. As a result, for all unresolvedstyle and format issues, it is essential that you consult with your
instructor before submitting your paper for a grade. Your instructor is the final authority regarding acceptable format and style for
papers associated with a course, and the instructor's recommendations will prevail over this sample paper in the event that
differences occur between the two.
Revised: December 2009

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Abstract

According to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA), An
abstract is “a brief, comprehensive summary of the contents of the article; it allows readers
to survey the contents of an article quickly and, like a title, it enables persons interested inthe document to retrieve it from abstracting and indexing databases” (2010, p. 25). The first
line of the abstract is not indented. An abstract may range from 150 to 250 words (APA,
2010). Because an abstract is not always required for student papers, adhere to your
instructor’s requirements.

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Writing
Writing Style and Mechanics
Indent the first
line of eachparagraph using
the tab key. The
tab key is
usually set at
five to seven
spaces or onehalf inch.

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Do not include Introduction as a level heading.
Instead, begin the text of the paper by
repeating the title from your title page. The title
of the paper is centered but not bolded.

The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA) began as
a journal article in...