Apa Estilos y Mecanismos

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.

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

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 belowabout formatting the title page for your program requirements.

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 license information such as BSNor 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 Courier font types are acceptable.
TheWriting 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 is written to help you format yourpaper. 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 unresolved style and format issues, it isessential 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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WRITING STYLE AND MECHANICS Abstract

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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 in the document to retrieve it from abstractingand 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.

WRITING STYLE AND MECHANICS Writing Style and Mechanics
Indent the first line of each paragraph using the tab key. The tab key is usually set atfive 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 1929. That article reported results from a meeting of scholars “to...