Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Fifth Edition / Edition 5

by American Psychological Association

Overview

With millions of copies sold, the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association is the style manual of choice for writers, editors, students, educators, and professionals in psychology, sociology, business, economics, nursing, social work, and justice administration, and other disciplines in which effective communication with words and data is fundamental.

In addition to providing clear guidance on grammar, the mechanics of writing, and APA style, the Publication Manual offers an authoritative and easy-to-use reference and citation system and comprehensive coverage of the treatment of numbers, metrication, statistical and mathematical data, tables, and figures for use in writing, reports, or presentations.

• The latest guidelines and examples for referencing electronic and online sources
• New and revised guidelines for submitting papers electronically
• Improved guidelines for avoiding plagiarism
• Simplified formatting guidelines for writers using up-to-date word-processing software
• All new guidelines for presenting case studies
• Improved guidelines for the construction of tables
• Updates on copyright and permissions issues for writers
• New reference examples for audiovisual media and patents
• An expanded and improved index for quick and easy access

Writers, scholars, and professionals will also find:

• New guidelines on how to choose text, tables, or figures to present data
• Guidelines for writing cover letters for submitting articles for publication, plus a sample letter
• Expanded guidelines on the retention of raw data
• New advice on establishing written agreements for the use of shared data
• New information onthe responsibilities of co-authors

New and experienced readers alike will find the 5th Edition a complete resource for writing, presenting, or publishing with clarity and persuasiveness.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781557987914
Publisher:	American Psychological Association
Publication date:	01/28/2001
Edition description:	Older Edition
Pages:	439
Product dimensions:	7.02(w) x 10.06(h) x 0.95(d)

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Preface

In 1928 editors and business managers of anthropological and psychological journals met to discuss the form of journal manuscripts and to write instructions for their preparation. The report of this meeting, which was chaired by Madison Bentley and sponsored by the National Research Council, is the forerunner of this book. The report was published as a ven-page article in the February 1929 issue of the Psychological Bulletin, ournal of the American Psychological Association (APA). The group agreed that it would not dictate to authors; instead, it recommended a andard of procedures, to which exceptions would doubtless be necary, but to which reference might be made in cases of doubt" ("Inuctions," 1929, p. 57; see section 9.01 for references to the predecessors this edition of the Publication Manual).

In the 70 years that followed, those "Instructions" were revised and anded a number of times. The first edition of the instructions under title of Publication Manual was actually a 60-page supplement to the Psychological Bulletin published in 1952.

It was another 22 years before a new edition was published in 1974 with 136 pages. Publication of the 208-page third edition occurred in 1983, and the fourth edition of 368 pages rolled off the presses in 1994.

Seven years have elapsed since the last edition, during which time great changes have occurred in the publishing world and in the technology b I authors, editors, and publishers. The fourth edition stood the of time well, but eventually there were more matters to be dealt with than could be easily accommodated on the APA Web site for updates. In 1999 the APA Publications and Communications Board authorized work to begin on this fifth edition of the Publication Manual.

Leslie Dodson ably served as the project leader for the revision, and many APA members and staff contributed their time, energy, and expertise to the preparation and editing of this volume, Nlark Appelbaum and his colleagues on the Statistics Task Force (Leona S. Aiken, Joel R. Levin, Robert S. Rosen, and Howard Wainer) had a particularly difficult assignment. Although not always in agreement on the specifics, the task force did agree on the need to provide some additional assistance to authors in dealing with statistical representations in manuscripts. Lenore W. Harmon, the APA Chief Editorial Advisor, drew on her experience to work on the ethics and authorship sections and to chair the Task Force on the Publication of Case Material (with Janice Birk, Clara Hill, Ross Parke, and NVilliam Stiles). Kathleen Sheedy took aim at the moving target of electronic referencing and manuscript preparation. She will continue working with the APA Internet Services staff to keep the new APA Style NVeb site up to date with changes in this area as they occur, Susan Knapp and Demarie Jackson provided examples, text, and guidance along the way.

There is a section in the foreword to the fourth edition that aptly characterizes the Publication Manual.

The Publicationn Manual presents explicit style requirements but acknowledges that alternatives are sometimes necessary; authors should balance the rules of the Publication Manual with good judgment. Because the written language of psychology changes more slowly than psychology itself, the Publication Manual does not offer solutions for all stylistic problems. In that sense, it is a transitional document: Its style requirements are based on the existing scientific literature rather than imposed on the literature.

Every edition of the Publication Manual has been intended to aid authors in the preparation of manuscripts. The 1929 guide could gently advise authors on style, because there were then only about 200 authors who published in the 4 existing APA Journals. Today, the editors of APA's 24 primary journals consider close to 6,000 manuscript submissions per year (of which approximately 1,400 reach print). Without APA style conventions, the time and effort required to review and edit manuscripts would prohibit timely and cost-effectivc publication and would make clear communication harder to achieve.

The numbers are higher today, of course. There are now 27 APA primary journals. And at least a thousand other journals in psychology, the behavioral sciences, nursing, and personnel administration use the Publication Manual as their style guide. This standardization has greatly facilitated the communication of new ideas and research and simplified the tasks of publishers, editors, authors, and readers as well as enabled linkages of electronic files across articles and across publishers.

As noted in the foreword to the fourth edition, however, this "standard" is not static. Our APA Web site devoted to the Publication Manual will provide updates and the latest information on changes in APA style and in APA policies and procedures that will affect authors as they preparc flicir manuscripts.

Table of Contents

	List of Tables, Table Examples, Figures, and Figure Examples	XV
	Preface	XIX
	Introduction	XXIII
	Organization of the Fifth Edition	XXIV
	Specific Style Changes in the Fifth Edition	XXVI
	How to Use the Publication Manual	XXVI
1	Content and Organization of a Manuscript	3
	Quality of Content	4
	Characteristics of Articles	6
	Parts of a Manuscript	10
	Quality of Presentation	29
2	Expressing Ideas and Reducing Bias in Language	31
	Writing Style	31
	Grammar	40
	Guidelines to Reduce Bias in Language	61
3	APA Editorial Style	77
	Punctuation	78
	Spelling	89
	Capitalization	94
	Italics	100
	Abbreviations	103
	Headings and Series	111
	Quotations	117
	Numbers	122
	Metrication	130
	Statistical and Mathematical Copy	136
	Tables	147
	Figures	176
	Footnotes and Notes	202
	Appendixes	205
	Reference Citations in Text	207
4	Reference List	215
5	Manuscript Preparation and Sample Papers to be Submitted for Publication	283
	The Author's Responsibilities	284
	General Instructions for Preparing the Paper Manuscript	284
	Instructions for Typing the Parts of a Manuscript	296
	Sample Paper and Outlines	305
6	Material Other Than Journal Articles	321
	Theses, Dissertations, and Student Papers	321
	Converting the Dissertation Into a Journal Article	326
	Material for Oral Presentation	329
	Material Published in Abbreviated Form	330
7	Manuscript Acceptance and Production	331
	Transmitting the Accepted Manuscript for Production	332
	Reviewing the Copyedited Manuscript	335
	Proofreading	336
	After the Article is Published	342
8	Journals Program of the American Psychological Association	345
	Policies Governing the Journals	345
	Editorial Management of Manuscripts	357
9	Bibliography	363
Appendix A	Checklist for Manuscript Submission	379
	Format	379
	Title Page and Abstract	380
	Paragraphs and Headings	380
	Abbreviations	380
	Mathematics and Statistics	380
	Units of Measurement	380
	References	381
	Notes and Footnotes	381
	Tables and Figures	381
	Copyright and Quotations	382
	Submitting the Manuscript	382
	Note to Students	382
Appendix B	Checklist for Transmitting Accepted Manuscripts for Electronic Production	385
	Preparing the Electronic File	385
Appendix C	Ethical Standards for the Reporting and Publishing of Scientific Information	387
Appendix D	References to Legal Materials	397
Appendix E	Sample Cover Letter	411
	Index	413