Method 1: general standard
1, get an APA publishing manual. You can find this manual in the bookstore, local library or online. This manual contains detailed information about the format of APA papers. And in the latest edition, it also includes printing ethics, network resources and charts. There are several different versions of this manual, preferably the latest version. Because standards change from time to time.
2. Set your word processor to the template style of APA. Microsoft Word, WordPerfect and EasyOffice all have built-in functions, which can automatically set documents, endnotes, footnotes and citations according to APA format. If you are not completely sure that your computer software has such a format setting, don't assume that it has such a function and take a chance. You'd better design the format of this article yourself.
You should know the format of your upcoming manuscript. Use APA format in your paper, which means that you should pay attention to the details that need to be standardized, such as font, spacing, margins and headers. In order to get full marks, you need to meet all the requirements specified in your homework. Set the font in your manuscript to 12 serif font, such as Times New Roman. Set the number symbol as a sliding font, such as Arial.
Double-spaced the whole manuscript. Set the text, title, title and quotation in the paragraph to double space. Double-spaced bibliography and illustrations.
The first line of each paragraph should be indented by four characters.
Align the left edge of the whole article regardless of the right edge.
4. Put everything in order. Each page should be numbered in a specific order. Each part should be independent of other parts. When you submit the manuscript, number each page from the first page. 1 Page is your title page.
The second page is your summary.
The third page is the beginning of your article.
After your words, write a reference table of contents on a new page.
After consulting the directories, write the contents of each directory on a new page.
The new page after the table is a chart.
The new page after the icon is the appendix.
Method 2: Title page
1. Start writing your title page. Enter your title in one third of the page. The title should not exceed 12. Click Enter and enter your name. Under your name, write down your university or learning institution. The title page should be double-spaced and centered. Your title should not contain filler words or abbreviations.
If you have a message from the author, put it at the bottom of this page. This part may include the funding information you received or the publishing unit of the paper.
2. Add an "off-column title" to your title page. This "title" is a condensed version of the title of the paper-no more than 50 words. The capital font "Off-column title: [Insert your title here]" should be placed in the header of the first page and set to the left-aligned format. On every page, you need to set the header. After the title page, you only need to write the title of your paper in the header, not including the "off-column title". On each page, set the page number to right alignment.
Method 3: Abstract &; main body
1. Write an abstract. Complete your summary on a new page. The length of the abstract should be between 150 and 250 words. It is a description of your paper, focusing on its purpose, methods, results and conclusions. On the next page of the title page, write the title "Summary" in the center of the top. It is not necessary to format it in bold, italic and underlined formats. Don't forget your header! Write your title and page number on the header.
In your abstract, be sure to include all these extra contents: your research topic, questions raised, participants' information, methods, results, analytical data, and other reports on your conclusions. You may find a point in the paper interesting; What are your prospects for future work in this field?
In the abstract, you can also list the key words that appear in the paper. Typing "keywords": it's like starting a new paragraph and then listing your keywords. This will allow researchers (or others) looking for related topics to find your papers in the materials database.
2. The text of the paper. In short, this is the content of your paper. The rest is what you need to know about the tedious problem of format. In this part (a new page after the abstract), write the same content and page number in the header, reiterate your title and start writing the paper. Similarly, set the font of the text to double-spaced and indent the first line of each paragraph.
In the paper in APA format, the text includes four main parts: introduction, research methods, research results and discussion. Set the title font of each section to be bold and centered, but excluding the introduction-the title of the introduction should be the title of your article, and set it to the regular font. Your professor should briefly introduce the basic contents of these parts in class. Each part has different requirements. For the research method section, no matter where the title is on the page, you should enter "research method" in the middle. Use participants, materials and procedures, and dependencies (and other subheadings you think are appropriate) as subheadings, and set them in left-aligned and bold format.
For the research results section, no matter where the title is on the page, you should enter "research results" in the middle. There is no need to add subheadings or divide this part into several chapters.
For the discussion section, no matter where the title is on the page, type "discussion" in the middle. There is no need to add subheadings or divide this part into several chapters.