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BMAL 504
Consulting Proposal Assignment Instructions
Overview
The management of change in an organization is often led by an
internal or external change consultant who leads change from a
project perspective with a phased approach that includes the
project definition, a diagnosis of the situation, recommendations
for a solution, a plan for implementing the recommendations,
and the actual implementation of the plan.
Instructions
You will prepare 1 consulting proposal on Case Change Agent
in Waiting based on the case from the textbook.
Proposal must be 1000–1500 words and include at least
the following 5 sections:
1. Definition of project
2. Diagnosis of current situation
3. Recommendations
4. Implementation plan
5. Summary
USE THIS FOR Change Agent in Waiting:
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A
sample/template for the proposal is provided in the
Assignment Instructions folder. Each proposal must include a
title and reference page formatted according to current APA
requirements.
You must use a minimum of 4 scholarly peer-reviewed
sources plus the text. Write the proposal as if you are
addressing the CEO or organizational leadership as identified in
the selected case study. The overall narrative in the proposal
must include significant emphasis on diagnosing the problems

in the business with recommendations for relevant change.
These recommendations must be supported with specific
examples or sources.
Use this as sample/template:
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APA guideline:
For example:
· If the organization needs to change its recruitment strategy or
perhaps offer new products, what specific types of change are
involved?
· Will the employees be affected? If so, what type of
employees?
· How should the recommended changes be implemented?
· Are there drivers of the change that will determine the success
of the change initiative? If so, what are they?
Keep in mind that the proposal is an overview of the current
situation, needed changes, and recommendations; therefore, it is
important to refrain from providing too much detail. However,
the proposal must contain enough information for the CEO to
select a course of action. Because the person receiving your
proposal is the CEO, there is no need to re-state information in
the case study as he/she should already be aware of the current
situation.
You are encouraged to integrate information from any of the
Reading & Study materials or your own experience. These

prompts are provided to support your analysis and critical
thinking as you read the cases and to give you some structure if
you select one of these for your proposal assignments.
Consulting Proposal Questions for Consideration:
Use the following case for Consulting Proposal 2.
Case
Change Agent in Waiting:
· What are the key characteristics of government organizations,
like the Housing Development Board of Singapore, and not-for-
profits which help explain the content for this case?
· What is the change challenge for HDB and for Tan as she
returns to her former employer?
· How do you evaluate her action plan? What are its strengths ?
What are your concerns?
· What would you suggest to improve her plan?
· What does it take to drive change from a lower to middle
management position and in a government context?
Grading rubric:
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CONSULTING PROPOSAL #1
1
Consulting Proposal #1
Student Name
School University
BMAL 504 – Leading Organizational Change
Definition of Project:
Diagnosis of Current Situation:

Recommendations:
Implementation Plan:
Summary:
Note the following as you prepare your consulting proposal:
· Your proposal should include each of the above sections (do
not combine sections).
· A reference page is also required.
· You may include additional sections in the proposal if they
add value and are relevant to the assignment.
· Format, citations, and references should conform to the latest
edition of APA.
· Make sure you support your recommendations with citations
from peer-reviewed journal articles.
· Include a timeline with steps or phases when preparing your
implementation section. Remember that the implementation is
not a restatement of the recommendations, but details on how
you would implement them in the organization.
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Personality Assesment
James W. Bland III
School of , Liberty University
Author Note
I have no known conflict of interest to disclose.
Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to .
Email:
Abstract
Studies show that there are sixteen work personalities. Those
personalities are known as the type of table, which the Publisher
wrote, Consulting Psychologists Press, Inc. Palo Alto, Ca
94303. It shows how important it is to know identify your work
type for a healthy, happy, and fulfilled work environment for
yourself and others.
Keywords:
2
PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT 2
Introverts, extroverts, sensors, intuitive

Personality Assessment
Part 1: Jung and Briggs Myers personality results analysis
My personality test based on Jung and Briggs Myers
typology indicated that I have an INTJ (introverted (38
percent), Intuitive (19 percent), thinking (6 percent), and
judging (25 percent) type of personality. My results indicate
that I have a moderate preference for introversion over
extroversion. I have a slight preference for intuition over
sensing, a slight preference for thinking over feeling, and a mild
preference for judging over perceiving. As INTJ, my primary
mode of living is known to be focused intrinsically; I take
things and decisions based on my intuition. My secondary way
of living is external, where I deal with situations rationally and
logically. INTJ is known as masterminds; they live in a world of
ideas and plan strategically rather than following their
emotions. I value competence, intelligence, and knowledge as
an INTJ person, and I have similar expectations to other people
I work with currently and in the past. Since I am more of an
introvert, I channel my energy into observing the world to
generate potential ideas and possibilities which may turn out to
be innovative. According to David Keirsey, a psychologist, and
developer of the Keirsey Temperament Sorter, nearly 1 to 4
percent of the world's population has an INTJ personality type.
Keirsey's four temperaments are better known as their
subdivided sixteen kinds of personalities. The four-character
types, according to Keirsey. The sixteen personality types
include guardians, Artisans, Rationales, and Idealists; there are
four personality types (Daniel, 2017).
I-introverted
Because I am more introverted at 38 percent, I am less
likely to interact with others and share my ideas. I spend much
of my time on my mind thinking about new ideas and how to
plan strategically. As a result, I usually have little interest in
the thoughts and feelings of other people.

Therefore, other people will perceive me as a reserved person
who is often isolated and less likely to share ideas. However, I
am open to welcoming ideas from other people that I perceive
as critical and logical since my primary focus as an INTJ person
is to uncover innovations. As an introvert, I prefer working by
myself ad strongly prefer solo work to group work. People find
it hard to know me because I see little value in social events
such as partying and small talk and thus making it difficult for
people to get to know me. As a result, I have reserved
interaction with a small circle of friends and family members.
A person with INTJ personality traits tends to have
difficulty establishing intimate solid relationships. I find it hard
to show affection to other people. I do not feel the need to
express appreciation to other people. People in a romantic
relationship with an INTJ person may feel as they are not loved
due to the type rarely showing respect. They are less likely to
give positive support and praise as other partners desire, which
I know significantly demonstrates in my personality (Daniel,
2017). I do not find it necessary to keep praising my partner,
and I rarely use words of affirmation to other people, which
makes them think that I am not romantic. In terms of career, I
have great interest and passion in pursuing what I live to
become more skilled and knowledgeable in my field of study. I
have high expectations, and I see it as my responsibility to
become the better version of myself.
I -Intuitive
Based on the personality test, my score for intuition was
19 percent. As an intuitive person, I slightly prefer intuition
over sensing. I tend to rely on imagination on the potential
outcomes rather than sense. I am more focused on tangible facts
and more specific results. I tend to discuss and assess different
views and options of what the world would look like in the
future. I am interested in the future rather than the current
moment. For example, I would like to think of where I will be
in five years and how that will influence my personal and
professional growth. In addition, I tend to exercise my

imagination to seek new ideas and possibilities.
T-thinking
I have a slight preference for thinking over feeling.
According to Keirsey's four temperaments, my INTJ personality
falls under the rational category as a mastermind. Masterminds
are planners, self-confident, systematic, utilitarian, willful, and
ingenious (Keirsey, n.d). Under planning, they understand the
logical outcomes of each move, and their decisions do not
influence by the current situation but the consequences of the
action. They quickly understand how a particular decision
affects the next step. They foresee what will be the outcome of
the present action. In addition, masterminds are self-confident
and thus quickly make decisions because they believe in their
intuitions and knowledge. When it comes to making decisions, I
rarely waste time because I am self-confident that I am making
the right decision. I have unparalleled certainty of my ability to
overcome barriers and achieve excellent outcomes.
Furthermore, INTJ's personality confronts challenges head-on
and acts as a stimulant for the mastermind to dig deep to
uncover innovations. INTJ personality follows a systematic
approach to a problem. In addition, a mastermind believes that
every situation exists for a reason, and thus every issue must
have a solution. They are interested in using ideas and their
utility in reality, not merely concerned about the pictures.
NTS value knowledge and competence over everything
else and seek to make sense of the world around them so that
they can help improve it. However, they are not generally
interested in taking care of details but instead are focused on
seeing the big picture, discovering ideas, and recognizing
patterns. Other people may find a person with an INTJ
personality as a rigid person because they are committed to
implementing their ideas. Other people may find it hard to
understand a person with an INTJ personality.
J- Judgment
From the personality test, I score 25 percent in
judgment. This score implies that I prefer judging over

perceiving. For example, I like gathering information from the
external world and analyzing it to gather new insights to make
informed judgments rather than perceiving a situation.
Part 2: Relationship of various personality types at work
The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is a practical
framework that shows how different personality types work
together. A workplace cannot be effective with too many people
sharing the same personality. The workplace will not be
effective because there are too many of the same character
traits, and they do not benefit from different input from people
with other character traits. For example, INTJ people are all
rational masterminds and not input from a person with ISTP
personality traits. An organization with an accurate mixture of
different personalities will perform better if it has idealists,
rationalists, guardians, and artisans. All these personality types
interact to bring out the best results. For example, ENFP
personality types are regarded as imaginative motivators, while
ENSTJ personality types are considered efficient organizers
(Thompson, 2022). As a result, a company needs efficient
organizers and creative motivators to perform to its full
potential. If an organization only has employees with ESTJ
personality type, it will have a workforce full of efficient
organizers.
However, unfortunately, it will be missing employees with
ENFP personality types who are imaginative motivators.
Different personality types bring various talents and ensure the
team generates a broad spread of ideas and solutions. However,
with team members having diverse personality traits can be hard
to synchronize the differences into something that can work for
the better of the company. However, it is not impossible if all
team members respect the boundaries of others. For example, if
a person is an introvert and prefers email, approaching thei r
workstations may make them uncomfortable (Kroeger, Thuesen
& Rutledge, 2009). It is also imperative to come to people with
different personalities in different ways. For example, guardian
types prefer facts and patience. Therefore, it is essential to

approach the points and have plenty of time for them to make
decisions.
Based on the personality test results, I have learned the
impacts that my personality type, both positive and negative,
can have on an organization. One of the traits I have a person
with an INTJ personality type is that I can easily make a
decision because I can project the future outcomes, and thus, I
am confident with the decision I make. I can predict how the
future will unfold, and therefore, I can make strategic decisions
for an organization that will place the company in a better
position. As a mastermind, I am driven to achieve the result and
always watch the long-term consequences of a given action.
Therefore, I am now better positioned to avoid decisions that
may have adverse outcomes for an organization. INTJs are
about strategy, and organizations are about strategic planning.
As an INTJ, one of my biggest strengths is strategy. I approach
situations in terms of problem-solving by looking at the bigger
picture and the outcome of a given case. Businesses miss out
because of a lack of visionary leaders who can strategize
effectively (Kroeger, Thuesen & Rutledge, 2009). In addition,
as an INTJ, I am independent and have self-confidence about
myself. Self-confidence helps a leader take more bold moves
that can take the organization far ahead. However, one of the
weaknesses of INTJs is that they like working in solitary; this
can be a disadvantage, especially for projects that require
teamwork. I prefer working on projects alone. However, it can
be hard when I am supposed to team with other employees to
complete a task.
References
Kroeger, O., Thuesen, J. M., & Rutledge, H. (2009).

Type talk at work (revised): How the 16
personality types determine your success on the job. Delta.
Thompson, J. (2022). How to work with all the Myers-Briggs
personality types.
https://www.atlassian.com/blog/leadership/every-
myers-briggs-personality-type
Keirsey. (n.d). Learn about the rational mastermind.
https://keirsey.com/temperament/rational-
mastermind/
Daniel. (2017). Keirsey temperaments.
https://www.personalityclub.com/blog/keirsey-
temperaments/
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SAMPLE APA-7 PAPER FOR GRADUATE/DOCTORAL
STUDENTS 1
Created by Christy Owen of Liberty University’s Online
Writing Center
[email protected]; last date modified: November 7, 2021
Sample APA Paper: Professional Format for Graduate/Doctoral
Students

Claudia S. Sample
School of Behavioral Sciences, Liberty University
Author Note
Claudia S. Sample (usually only included if author has an
ORCID number)
Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to
Claudia S. Sample.
Email: [email protected]
mailto:[email protected]
STUDENTS 2

Table of Contents
(Only Included for Easy Navigation; Hyperlinked for Quick
Access)
Students .................................... 6
Basic Rules of Scholarly Writing
...............................................................................................
.... 7
Brief Summary of Changes in APA-7
.............................................................................................
8
Running Head, Author Note, and Abstract
..................................................................................... 9
Basic Formatting Elements
...............................................................................................
............ 10
Font
...............................................................................................
.................................... 10
Line Spacing
...............................................................................................
...................... 10
Spaces After Punctuation
...............................................................................................
... 11

Footnotes
...............................................................................................
............................ 11
Heading Levels—Level 1
...............................................................................................
.............. 11
Level 2 Heading
...............................................................................................
................. 12
Level 3 Heading
...............................................................................................
..... 13
Level 4 Heading. Must be bolded and indented ½”. Add a
period, one
space, and begin your content on the same line as shown here.
....................................... 13
Level 5 Heading
............................................................................ 13
Specific Elements of Academic Papers
........................................................................................ 13
Tables of Contents and Outlines
....................................................................................... 13
Annotated Bibliographies
...............................................................................................
.. 14
Appendices

...............................................................................................
......................... 14
STUDENTS 3
Crediting Your
Sources...................................................................................
.............................. 15
Paraphrasing and Direct Quotes
........................................................................................ 15
Paraphrasing
.......................................................................................... .....
........... 16
Block Quotes
...............................................................................................
.......... 16
How Often to Cite Your Source in Each Paragraph
......................................................... 17
Rule for Omitting the Year of Publication
........................................................................ 17
Arranging the Order of Resources in Your Citations
....................................................... 17
Two Works by the Same Author in the Same Year

.......................................................... 18
Two Works by Two Different Authors with the Same Last Name
.................................. 18
Three or More Authors Cited In-Text
............................................................................... 18
Number of Authors in the Reference List
......................................................................... 19
Numbers
...............................................................................................
......................................... 19
Displaying Titles of Works in-Text
..............................................................................................
19
Primary Sources versus Secondary Sources
................................................................................. 20
Personal Communications
...............................................................................................
............. 20
Resources Canonically Numbered Sections (i.e., the Bible and
Plays) ........................................ 21
Bible and other Classical Works
....................................................................................... 21
Plays
...............................................................................................
................................... 22

Lectures and PowerPoints
...............................................................................................
.............. 22
Dictionary Entries
...............................................................................................
.......................... 23
Changes in Reference Entries
...............................................................................................
........ 23
STUDENTS 4
Electronic Sources
...............................................................................................
......................... 24
Adding Color
...............................................................................................
................................. 24
Self-Plagiarism
...............................................................................................
............................... 25
Final Formatting Tweaks
...............................................................................................
............... 26

Exhaustive Reference List Examples & Additional Helpful
Resources ....................................... 26
Conclusion
...............................................................................................
..................................... 29
References
...............................................................................................
...................................... 30
Appendix
...............................................................................................
........................................ 40
STUDENTS 5
Abstract
Begin your abstract at the left margin. This is the only
paragraph that should not be indented.
Unless otherwise instructed, APA recommends an abstract be no
more than 250 words. It should
generally not contain any citations or direct quotes. This should

be a tight, concise summary of
the main points in your paper, not a step-by-step of what you
plan to accomplish in your paper.
Avoid phrases such as “this paper will,” and just structure your
sentences to say what you want
to say. The following three sentences exemplify a good abstract
style: There are many
similarities and differences between the codes of ethics for the
ACA and the AACC. Both include
similar mandates in the areas of ----, ---, and ---. However, each
differs significantly in the areas
of ---, ---, and ---. For more detailed information, see “Writing
an Abstract” at
https://www.liberty.edu/casas/academic-success-center/wp-
content/uploads/sites/28/2019/04/
Writing_an_Abstract_Revised_2012.pdf (note that you would
not include any links in your
abstract). This is just now at 168 words, so eyeball how brief
your abstract must be. Think of
your paper as a movie you want to sound enticing, and the
abstract as the summary of the plot
you would share to draw people’s interest into wanting to come
and see your movie. You want to
really hook and intrigue them. What you have to say is

important! Remember to stay under 250,
words. Keywords highlight the search terms someone would use
to find your paper in a database.
Keywords: main words, primary, necessary, search terms
content/uploads/sites/28/2019/04/Writing_an_Abstract_Revised
_2012.pdf
_2012.pdf
STUDENTS 6
Students
The title of your paper goes on the top line of the first page of
the body (American
Psychological Association [APA], 2019, section 2.11). It should
be centered, bolded, and in title
case (all major words—usually those with four+ letters—should
begin with a capital letter)—see
p. 51 of your Publication Manual of the American Psychological
Association: Seventh Edition
(APA, 2019; hereinafter APA-7). It must match the title that is

on your title page (see last line on
p. 32). As shown in the previous sentence, use brackets to
denote an abbreviation within
parentheses (bottom of p. 159). Write out the full name of an
entity or term the first time
mentioned before using its acronym (see citation in first
sentence in this paragraph), and then use
the acronym throughout the body of the paper (section 6.25).
There are many changes in APA-7. One to mention here is that
APA-7 allows writers to
include subheadings within the introductory section (APA,
2019, p. 47). Since APA-7 now
regards the title, abstract, and term “References” to all be
Level-1 headings, a writer who opts to
include headings in his or her introduction must begin with
Level-2 headings as shown above
(see section 2.27) for any divisions within the introductory
section.
If you do choose to include headings in your introduction
section (which is optional), be
sure to include two or more subheadings, since APA (2019)
forbids stand-alone heading levels.
A second notable change in APA-7 is that writers are no longer
required to cite their source every

single sentence that content from it is mentioned (section 8.1).
As demonstrated in this paper,
since all of the content (other than the examples included for
illustration and reference-entry
variation purposes) comes directly from the APA-7 itself,
citations to the APA-7 are only
included for the first instance in each paragraph. Section and/or
page numbers are included
parenthetically throughout for the sake of students who desire to
know exactly where the stated
STUDENTS 7
rule appears in the APA-7 itself. In your academic papers,
however, it is critical to include the
required author(s) and year, as applicable, for all citations that
are included; this may include
more than one citation for each resource per paragraph, as
required to avoid any confusion about
the source of that content.

Most beginning students have difficulty learning how to write
papers and also format
papers correctly using the seventh edition of the APA manual.
However, the Liberty University
Online Writing Center’s (OWC) mission includes helping
students learn how to be autonomous,
proficient writers. The OWC also provides students with
templates to help them with basic
formatting elements, but this sample paper is designed to help
graduate and doctoral students
learn to master APA rules and formatting on their own, which
will prove helpful as they progress
in their studies and work toward future publication in scholarly
journals.
For the purpose of instruction, this paper will use second person
(you, your), but third
person (this author) must be used in most student papers. First
person (I, me, we, us, our) is not
generally permitted in academic papers. Students should refrain
from using first or second person
in college courses (even though the APA manual encourages
this in other writing venues) unless
the assignment instructions clearly permit such (as in the case
of personal reflection sections or

life histories). If in doubt, students should clarify with their
professors.
APA-7 delineates separate rules and guidelines between
“student” and “professional”
writers (APA, 2019). Because a primary purpose of graduate
and doctoral studies is to prepare
those students to publish professionally, Liberty University has
decided to have undergraduate
students follow APA-7’s guidelines for “student papers,” and
graduate/doctoral students follow
APA-7’s guidelines for “professional papers.” Separate
templates are available for each level.
STUDENTS 8
This sample paper illustrates and discusses the rules and
formatting of professional papers, as
required for all Liberty University graduate and doctoral
courses using APA-7 style.
Most of these changes will be discussed in more detail below;
this is just a very brief

overview here. APA-7 reverts back to only one space after
closing punctuation in the body of the
paper (APA-6 required two spaces; APA, 2019, section 6.1).
Student (undergraduate) papers no
longer include a running head or abstract (sections 2.2 and 2.8);
professional (graduate/doctoral)
papers require an abstract but the running head is now the same
on all pages (the added phrase
“Running head:” from APA-6 has been eliminated; see section
2.8). Title pages are different for
both student and professional formats. The title of a paper is no
longer limited to 12 words
(section 2.4).
Citations of all resources with three or more authors now use
the first author’s last name
and the term et al. (APA, 2019, section 8.17). Reference entries
must name up to the first 19
authors before adding an ampersand and ellipsis (up from APA-
6’s six authors; section 9.8).
APA-7 omits the phrase DOI and instead standardizes DOIs to
be presented in hyperlink format
(i.e., https://doi.org/10.1177%2F1524838017742386; section
9.35). Formatting guidelines for
annotated bibliographies are included in APA-7 (section 9.51),

as well as expanded and
standardized reference entry examples. As discussed above, it is
no longer necessary to cite a
source every single time you refer to content gleaned from it as
long as it is clear the content
comes from that source (section 8.1); APA-7 also expanded the
specific location noted in the
citation to include page, paragraph, section (as used throughout
this sample paper, to direct the
student to the exact relevant content), chapter, timestamp, etc.
(section 8.13).
APA-7 allows for “self-plagiarism” (clarified and defined
below). It also invites writers to
STUDENTS 9
highlight the most relevant work first, rather than just present
all works in alphabetical order
(APA, 2019, section 8.12).
Heading-level formatting has changed, and APA-7 provides
more flexibility in font and
line spacing (APA, 2019). The Bible must now be included in

the reference list and its citations
must include the editor’s details and year (section 8.28); there
are also new rules for dictionary
entries. Publisher city and state details are omitted from all
reference entries except those
involving presentations or conferences, as is the phrase
“retrieved from.” Hyperlinks should be
live, but they may be either presented as blue underlining or
plain black text.
APA (2019) delineates separate formatting requirements for
what it terms “student” and
“professional” papers. Its descriptions for those labels,
however, suggests that it regards
undergraduate-level writing to fall within the student purview,
and graduate/doctoral-level
writing (including dissertations and theses) to fall within the
professional purview. Since a
significant goal in graduate and post-graduate studies is
preparing those students to publish in
scholarly journals at and beyond graduation, it makes sense to
train those students in the
formatting that is required for professionals. As such, Liberty
University has opted to require the

APA-7’s “student” version format for all undergraduate
assignments using APA, and its
“professional” version for all graduate and doctoral
assignments. To that end, this being the
sample paper for professional formatting, it includes the
additional elements required for such: a
running head (same on all pages), an author’s note, and an
abstract. Graduate and doctoral
students will use this format. Note that the first “paragraph”
under the author’s note is generally
only included if the author has an ORCID number, which most
students will not have. However,
it is included in this sample paper and the corresponding
template because the purpose of these
STUDENTS 10
resources is to prepare students to publish manuscripts post-
graduation. The student’s full
address, however, is intentionally omitted from the Liberty
University template and this sample
paper for privacy and safety reasons, since student papers are

often unfortunately published
online and disclosing their home addresses could pose safety
risks.
Font
APA-7 does not prescribe a specific font or size (APA, 2019,
section 2.19) but rather
allows for some choice (e.g., 12-point Times New Romans, 11-
point Calibri, 11-point Arial, 11-
point Georgia, or 10-point Lucinda Sans Unicode). Most
journals and academic institutions will
have a preference, however, as even APA-7 acknowledges on p.
44. For this reason—and
because font size can easily be changed if an editor interested in
publishing a student’s work
prefers a different font—Liberty University recommends that
students use 12-point Times New
Romans or 11-point Calibri font for the body text in all
academic papers. Data in charts, figures,
and tables should be presented in 8- to 14-point size in either
Calibri, Arial, or Lucinda Sans
Unicode font. Students are not permitted to use any fonts such
as script, calligraphy, poster,

decorative, or others not found in published scholarly journals.
Since APA-7 itself authorizes a
variety of fonts and sizes, assignments will be gauged by word
count rather than page count.
Word count constitutes the number of words within the body of
the paper, and excludes the title
page, abstract, reference list, appendices, and other
supplemental resources.
Line Spacing
APA-7 adds extra/blank lines on the title page (APA, 2019,
sections 2.5, 2.7, 2.21). It also
specifies that spacing in tables and figures may be single-, 1-
1/2-, or double-spaced; equations
can be triple- or quadruple-spaced. Footnotes, when used at the
bottom of a page, should be
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single-spaced (section 2.21).
APA-7 reverts back to just one space after closing punctuation
in the body of the paper, as

well as in reference entries (APA, 2019, section 6.1).
Ordinarily, it would be improper to have a
paragraph with only one sentence, though APA itself asserts
that for its purposes “sentences and
paragraphs of any length are technically allowed.”1
Footnotes
This leads to another new rule in APA-7, one allowing the
inclusion of footnotes (APA,
2019, section 2.13). Footnotes should be use very sparingly and
are appropriate to include
information such as that in the prior section to alert the reader
to supplemental material that is
available online for that thought. Though APA-7 authorizes
placement of footnote content either
at the bottom of the page (as in this sample paper) or on a
separate page after the reference list
(section 2.21), Liberty University recommends that student
place them, when used, at the bottom
of the page, as shown here.
This sample paper uses primarily two levels of headings (Levels
1 and 2). APA style,

however, has five heading levels, which will be demonstrated
briefly for visual purposes. See
section 2.27 of your APA-7 (APA, 2019) for more details on
heading levels and formatting. In
APA-7, all heading levels are now bolded and in title case
(capitalize each major word—usually
those with four or more letters, including hyphenated compound
words). Do not capitalize
articles (a, an, the) in headings unless they begin a title or
follow a colon. Level 1 headings are
centered, with the content falling on the line beneath each, in
standard paragraph format.
1 See https://blog.apastyle.org/apastyle/2016/05/index.html
https://blog.apastyle.org/apastyle/2016/05/index.html
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Many students misunderstand that you progress from Level 1 to
Level 2 to Level 3 to
Level 4 to Level 5, but that is not correct. In fact, your paper
may have only Level 1 headings, or
just Levels 1 and 2. The rule of thumb is that you must have at

least two of each heading level
that you use, otherwise omit that heading level.
Headings are basically styling ways of organizing your paper,
without using an outline
format. APA specifies five levels of headings; you would likely
never use Level 5 and only very
rarely use Level 4 as a student. Think of each level as the
different levels in an outline. Roman
numerals, for example, would be Level 1 headings. Capital
letters would be Level 2 headings.
Numerals would be Level 3 headings. Lowercase letters would
be Level 4. And lowercase
Roman numerals would be Level 5. You must always have two
or more of each subheading, but
you do not need every level. You start with Level 1 and work
down from that (but not
consecutive 1-2-3-4-5). Under a Level 1, you would either have
two+ Level 2 headings or none
at all (just one big section in paragraphs before the next Level 1
section).
Special note about conclusion sections: Please note that some of
the sample papers
published by APA to demonstrate proper APA-7 format
(including the “professional” sample on

pp. 50-60 of the APA-7 manual) depict the “Conclusion” section
with a Level-2 heading. This is
limited to empirical papers that are being submitted for
publication in scholarly journals, as those
conclusions pertain to the “Discussion” sections in such papers
and are not conclusions of the
overall papers themselves. Conclusions in academic papers at
Liberty University will be Level 1
headings (including dissertations and theses, which are divided
by chapters, unlike journal article
manuscripts).
Level 2 Heading
Level 2 headings are left-justified (APA, 2019, p. 48). The
supporting information is
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posed in standard paragraph form beneath it. Never use only one
of any level of heading. You
must use two or more of any level you use, though not every
paper will require more than one

level. The heading levels are simply demonstrated here for
visual purposes, but you would
always have two or more of each under a larger heading, as
shown throughout all the other
sections of this sample paper.
Level 3 Heading
Level 3 headings are bolded, left-justified, and italicized; the
content falls on the line
underneath, as with Levels 1 and 2.
period, one space, and begin
your content on the same line as shown here.
Level 5 Heading. Same as Level 4, but also italicized. Despite
heavy writing experience,
this author has never used Level 5 headings.
APA (2019) does not regulate every type of paper and some
elements in various
assignments are not addressed in the APA-7 manual, including
outlines and tables of content. In
those cases, follow your professor’s instructions and the grading

rubric for the content and
format of the outline or annotations, and use standard APA
formatting for all other elements
(such as running head, title page, body, reference list, 1"
margins, double-spacing, permitted
font, etc.). Note that most academic papers will not require a
table of contents, nor would one be
appropriate. One was included in this paper simply for ease-of-
access so students could go
directly to the content they want to see. Generally speaking, no
table of contents would be
necessary for papers less than 20 pages of content, unless
otherwise required by your professor.
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That being said, when organizing outlines in APA format, set
your headings up in the
proper levels (making sure there are at least two subheadings
under each level), and then use
those to make the entries in the outline. As discussed above,
Level 1 headings become uppercase

Roman numerals (I, II, III), Level 2 headings become capital
letters (A, B, C), Level 3 headings
become numbers (1, 2, 3), Level 4 headings become lowercase
letters (a, b, c), and Level 5
headings become lowercase Roman numerals (i, ii, iii). Many
courses now require “working
outlines,” which are designed to have the bones and
foundational framework of the paper in
place (such as title page, abstract, body with title,
outline/heading divisions, supporting content
with citations, and references), without the full “meat” that fills
out and forms a completed paper.
Many Liberty University courses also now require students to
prepare and submit an
annotated bibliography as a foundational step to building a
research paper. There is significant
merit in these assignments, as they teach students to critique the
resources they have found and
rationalize why each is relevant for their paper’s focus. APA
(2019) includes a section on
annotated bibliographies (9.51; see the example provided on p.
308). The appendix attached to
this sample paper also includes a sample annotated

bibliography.
Appendices
Appendices, if any, are attached after the reference list (APA,
2019, section 2.14). You
must refer to them (i.e., “callout”) in the body of your paper so
that your reader knows to look
there (see the yellow-highlighted callouts to Table 1 on p. 54
and to Footnote 1 on p. 55 of your
APA-7 for visuals on how this should appear in your paper).
The word “Appendix” is singular;
use it to refer to individual appendices. APA-7 regards it as a
Level 1 heading so it should be
bolded. I attached a sample Annotated Bibliography as a visual
aid (see Appendix). You will see
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that I included the title “Appendix” at the top of the page and
formatted it in standard APA
format beneath that. Because I only included one appendix, it is
simply titled as such. If there are
more appendices, assign a letter to each and denote each by

that: “Appendix A” and “Appendix
B.”
Crediting Your Sources
Paraphrasing is rephrasing another’s idea in one’s own words by
changing the wording
sufficiently without altering the meaning (remember not to just
change a word here or there or
rearrange the order of the original source’s wording). Quoting is
using another’s exact words.
Both need to be cited; failure to do so constitutes plagiarism.
Include the author(s) and year for
paraphrases, and the author(s), year, and page or paragraph
number for direct quotes. APA-7 also
expands this to include figure number, time stamp, etc.—
whatever detail is necessary to get the
reader directly to that content. Page numbers should be used for
any printed material (books,
articles, etc.), and paragraph numbers should be used in the
absence of page numbers (online
articles, webpages, etc.; see APA, 2019, section 8.13). Use p.
for one page and pp. (not italicized
in your paper) for more than one (section 8.25). Use para. for

one paragraph and paras. (also not
italicized in your paper) for two or more (section 8.28). For
example: (Perigogn & Brazel, 2012,
pp. 12–13) or (Liberty University, 2019, para. 8). Section 8.23
of the APA (2019) manual
specifies that it is not necessary to include a page or paragraph
number for paraphrases (just for
direct quotes), but writers may choose to do so to help their
readers find that content in the cited
resource.
When naming authors in the text of the sentence itself (called a
narrative citation), use the
word “and” to connect them. For example, Perigogn and Brazel
(2012) contemplated that . . .
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Use an ampersand (&) in place of the word “and” in
parenthetical citations and reference lists:
(Perigogn & Brazel, 2012).
Paraphrasing

Only use quotes when the original text cannot be said as well in
your own words or
changing the original wording would change the author’s
meaning. You cannot simply change
one word and omit a second; if you paraphrase, the wording
must be substantially different, but
with the same meaning. Regardless, you would need to cite the
resource you took that
information from. For example, Benoit et al. (2010) wrote that
“although, a link between
attachment and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms
has been established, the
mechanisms involved in this link have not yet been identified”
(p. 101). A paraphrase for that
quote might be: A link between dysfunctional attachment and
the development of PTSD has
been made, though there is insufficient data to determine
exactly how this mechanism works
(Benoit et al., 2010).
Block Quotes
Quotes that are 40 or more words must be blocked, with the left
margin of the entire
quote indented ½ inch. Maintain double-spacing of block
quotes. APA prefers that you introduce

quotes but note that the punctuation falls at the end of the direct
quote, with the page number
outside of that (which is contrary to punctuation for non-
blocked quotes). For example, Alone
(2008) claims:2
Half of a peanut butter sandwich contains as much bacteria as
the wisp of the planet
Mars. Thus, practicality requires that Mrs. Spotiker nibble one
bit at a time until she is
assured that she will not perish from ingesting it too quickly.
(p. 13)
2 Note that there are no quotation marks for block quotes, as
shown in the example.
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Usually quotes within quotes use single quotation marks;
however, use double quotation marks
for quotes within blocked quotes, since there are no other
quotation marks involved. Also
understand that direct quotes should be used sparingly in

scholarly writing; paraphrasing is much
preferred in APA format (APA, 2019, section 8.23), as it
demonstrates that you read, understood,
and assimilated other writers’ content into one cohesive whole.
As already mentioned above, APA’s (2019) new official rule is
that you no longer must
cite your source every single time you refer to material you
gleaned from it (section 8.1). It is
now acceptable to cite your source the first time you refer to
content from it in your paragraph,
and then not again in that same paragraph unless your phrasing
does not make the source of your
content clear. This is demonstrated throughout this sample
paper.
That being said, APA (2019) has clarified its special rule that
excludes the year of
publication in subsequent narrative in-text citations (when you
name the authors in the text of the
sentence itself), after the first narrative citation in each
paragraph. It should continue to appear in
all parenthetical citations (see section 8.16). For example,

Alone (2008) portrays imagery of Mrs.
Spotiker. This includes her devouring a peanut butter sandwich
(Alone, 2008). Alone conveys
this through the lens of astronomy. Note that the year of
publication was omitted from the second
narrative citation (underlined for visual purposes).
If the material you cited was referred to in multiple resources,
separate different sets of
authors with semicolons, arranged in the order they appear
(alphabetically by the first author’s
last name) in the reference list (i.e., Carlisle, n.d.-a; Prayer,
2015) (APA, 2019, section 8.12).
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APA-7 now invites writers to prioritize or highlight one or more
sources as most prominent or
relevant for that content by placing “those citations first within
parentheses in alphabetical order
and then insert[ing] a semicolon and a phrase, such as ‘see
also,’ before the first of the remaining

citations” (APA., 2019, p. 263)—i.e., (Cable, 2013; see also
Avramova, 2019; De Vries et al.,
2013; Fried & Polyakova, 2018). Periods are placed after the
closing parenthesis, except with
indented (blocked) quotes.
Authors with more than one work published in the same year are
distinguished by lower-
case letters after the years, beginning with a (APA, 2019,
section 8.19). For example, Double
(2008a) and Double (2008b) would refer to resources by the
same author published in 2008.
When a resource has no date, use the term n.d. followed by a
dash and the lowercase letter (i.e.,
Carlisle, n.d.-a and Carlisle, n.d.-b; see APA, 2019, section
8.19).
Citations in the body of the paper should include only the last
names, unless you have
two or more resources authored by individuals with the same
last name in the same year (or are
citing a personal communication). When there are two different
authors with the same last name

but different first names who published in the same year,
include the first initials: Brown, J.
(2009) and Brown, M. (2009) (APA, 2019, section 8.20).
When referring to material that comes from three or more
authors, APA-7 now requires
that all citations name just the first author’s last name followed
by the words et al. (without
italics) (APA, 2019, section 8.17). Et al. is a Latin abbreviation
for et alii, meaning “and others,”
which is why the word “al.” has a period, whereas “et” does not.
Alone et al. (2011) stipulated
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that peacocks strut. Every single time I refer to their material, I
would apply APA-7’s rule: Alone
et al. (2011) or (Alone et al., 2011). Since et al. denotes plural
authors, the verb must be plural to
match, too: Alone et al. (2011) are… This applies to all
citations within the body of the paper

with three or more authors.
For resources with 20 or fewer authors in the reference list,
write out all of the authors’
last names with first and middle initials, up to and including the
20th author (APA, 2019, section
9.8). APA-7 has a special rule for resources with 21 or more
authors: Write out the first 19
authors’ last names with initials, insert an ellipsis (…) in place
of the ampersand (&), and finish
it with the last name and initials of the last author. See example
#4 provided on page 317 of your
APA-7, as well as this paper’s reference list for visuals of these
variances (Acborne et al. 2011;
Kalnay et al., 1996).
Numbers
Numbers one through nine must be written out in word format
(APA, 2019, section 6.33),
with some exceptions (such as ages—see section 6.32).
Numbers 10 and up must be written out
in numerical format (section 6.32). Always write out in word
format any number that begins a
sentence (section 6.33).

The names of journals, books, plays, and other long works, if
mentioned in the body of
the paper, are italicized in title case (APA, 2019, section 6.17).
Titles of articles, lectures, poems,
chapters, website articles, and songs should be in title case,
encapsulated by quotation marks
(section 6.7). The year of publication should follow the author’s
name, whether in narrative or
parenthetical format: Perigogn and Brazel (2012) anticipated…,
or (Perigogn & Brazel, 2012).
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The page or paragraph number must follow after the direct
quote. Second (2015) asserted that
“paper planes can fly to the moon” (p. 13). You can restate that
with a parenthetical citation as:
“Paper planes can fly to the moon” (Second, 2015, p. 13).
Second (2011) is another resource by
the same author in a different year.

APA (2019) strongly advocates against using secondary
sources; rather, it favors you
finding and citing the original (primary) resource whenever
possible (section 8.6). On the rare
occasion that you do find it necessary to cite from a secondary
source, both the primary (who
said it) and secondary (where the quote or idea was mentioned)
sources should be included in the
in-text citation information. If the year of publication is known
for both resources, include both
years in the citation (section 8.6). Only the secondary source
should be listed in the reference
section, however. Use “as cited in” (without the quotation
marks) to indicate the secondary
source. For example, James Morgan hinted that “goat milk
makes the best ice cream” (as cited in
Alone, 2008, p. 117). Morgan is the primary source (he said it)
and Alone is the secondary
source (he quoted what Morgan said). Only the secondary
source is listed in the reference section
(Alone, and not Morgan) because if readers want to confirm the
quote, they know to go to page
117 of Alone’s book.

APA (2019) rationalizes the exclusion of references for
information obtained through
personal communication (such as an interview, email, telephone
call, postcard, text message, or
letter) in the reference list because your readers will not be able
to go directly to those sources
and verify the legitimacy of the material. Instead, these items
are cited only in the body of the
paper. You must include the individual’s first initial, hi s or her
last name, the phrase “personal
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communication” (without the quotation marks), and the full date
of such communication (section
8.9). As with other citations, such citations may be either
narrative or parenthetical. For example,
L. Applebaum advised him to dip pretzel rolls in cheese fondue
(personal communication, July
13, 2015). The alternative is that he was advised to dip pretzel
rolls in cheese fondue (L.

Applebaum, personal communication, July 13, 2015). Note that
there is no entry for Applebaum
in the reference list below.
Plays)
These resources should be cited in book format (APA, 2019,
Section 9.42). The Bible and
other religious works are generally regarded as having no
author; an annotated version would be
treated as having an editor. Include republished dates as
necessary. The OWC will publish a list
of reference entries for various Bible versions on its APA Quick
Guide webpage.
Works such as the Bible, ancient Greek or Roman works, and
other classical works like
Shakespeare must be cited in the body of the paper (APA, 2019,
section 8.28). APA-7 now also
requires that they be included in the reference list, too (section
9.42), which is a significant
change from APA-6. Republished dates are included as well
(see section 9.41). As such, you
would add a parenthetical phrase at the end of your reference

entry with the original publication
details; note that there should be no punctuation following such
parenthetical content at the end
of a reference entry (the reference entries depicting this in the
reference list below are correctly
punctuated).
Citations for the Bible will include the Bible version’s name in
the author’s position (as
an anonymous work), original and republished years, and then
the book chapter/verse (spelled
out) in place of the page number (i.e., King James Bible,
1769/2017, Genesis 3:8)—see sections
https://www.liberty.edu/casas/academic-success-center/apa-
guide/
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8.28 and 9.42. Note that APA (2019) requires book titles to be
italicized in every venue,
including citations and reference entries. Because Liberty
University is a distinctly-Christian
institution and many of its courses require biblical integration,
most if not all of its students will

cite the Bible in virtually every course. The examples provided
on pp. 274 and 325 of APA-7 are:
(note the italics in each)
Solomon 8:6)
e
Online.
https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/ (Original work
published 1769)
Plays
When citing plays, “cite the act, scene, and line(s), in a single
string, separated by
periods. For example, ‘1.3.36-37’ refers to Act 1 Scene 3, Lines
36-37” (APA, 2019, section
8.28; see also example #37 on p. 325).
APA (2019) has expanded and standardized its rules for
citations and reference entries in
an effort to best credit the original sources. It now includes
rules for crediting content in course
or seminar handouts, lecture notes, and PowerPoint

presentations (see #102 on p. 347). When
citing a PowerPoint presentation, include the slide number
rather than the page number. For
purposes of Liberty University course presentations and lectures
(which are not readily available
to the public), reference each as a video lecture with the URL
(if available) for the presentation,
naming the presenter(s) in the author’s position. Include the
course number, lecture title, and
enough details for others to identify it within that course, in a
sort of book format, naming
Liberty University as publisher. Peters (2012) is an example of
this in the reference list of this
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paper. If the presenter for a Liberty University class lecture is
not named, credit Liberty
University as the author; see Liberty University (2020) in the
reference list below as an example.
Dictionary Entries
In keeping with its efforts to standardize reference entries, APA

(2019) now requires
citation and referencing of word definitions from dictionaries to
follow the same rules for
chapters in an edited book (see #47 and #48 on p. 328; section
8.13). As such, you will now
name either the individual, group, or corporate author of the
dictionary in the author’s place (e.g.,
Merriam-Webster, n.d.). If you searched online, include the
retrieval date and the URL to the
exact webpage. If you used a hard copy book, include the
publisher details. The in-text citation
in the body of the paper would follow standard author/year
format (e.g., Merriam-Webster, n.d.).
There are a number of notable changes in APA-7 from past
versions. For the most part,
these simplify and unify the formats to be more consistent
across the different resource venues.
Some of these have already been discussed above (i.e., naming
up to 19 authors’ names before
adding an ellipsis, and crediting authors and editors of classical
works and dictionaries). Other
changes include italicizing names of webpages and website
resources in the reference list (APA,

2019, section 6.22), as well as book titles even when named in
the author’s position (such as
King James Bible). The city and state locations of publishers
are no longer required; only include
those details “for works that are associated with a specific
location, such as conference
presentations” (p. 297, section 9.31). Issue numbers are
required for all journal articles that have
such, regardless of what page number each issue begins with
(section 9.25). If two or more
publishers are listed on the copyright page, include all of them
in the order listed, separated by
semicolons (section 9.29). Omit the word Author in the
publisher’s place when it is the same as
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the author (section 9.24).
Electronic Sources
Note that since the APA 6th edition was published in 2010,
great strides have been made

in online and electronic resource accessibility, and APA’s
position on electronic resources has
shifted to embrace this. More and more resources are available
electronically through the
Internet. The advent of this increased availability has resulted
in APA-7’s effort to standardize
the formatting of resources, which in turn simplifies them to
some extent. All reference entries
follow the same basic details: Author(s), year of publication,
name of resource, and location
details (i.e., either journal name/volume/issue/page numbers, or
book publisher, or webpage).
APA (2019) requires inclusion of a Digital Object Identifier
(DOI) in the references
whenever available (section 9.34); if not, then a webpage, if
available. In keeping with its
unification of resources, APA-7 now standardizes all DOIs and
URLs to be presented in
https://doi.org/10.1177%2F1524838017742386 format. The
phrase “Retrieved from” is now
excluded except when the content may have changed (such as
dictionary entries, Twitter profiles,
Facebook pages; see section 9.16). APA-7 requires all
hyperlinks to be active (so your reader can

click on one to go directly to that webpage), but they may
appear as either blue-underlined text
or simple black text (section 9.35). There should be no period
after any URL. APA-7 no longer
requires authors to break long URLs with soft returns (hold
down the Shift key and press the
Enter key) at forward slashes, periods, or underscores to avoid
unsightly spacing gaps, but it may
be best to do so in academic papers.
Adding Color
Though APA (2019) authorizes writers to include the use of
color in photographs and
figures (section 7.26), Liberty University discourages this in
academic papers. It risks becoming
https://doi.org/10.1177%2F1524838017742386
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distracting for both students in their quest to be creative, and
professors in their quest to focus on
academic content.
Self-Plagiarism

APA (2019) also invites writers to repurpose some of their
work in future papers.
Specifically, APA-7 states that:
In specific circumstances, authors may wish to duplicate their
previously used works
without quotation marks or citation …, feeling that extensive
self-referencing is
undesirable or awkward and that rewording may lead to
inaccuracies. When the
duplicated material is limited in scope, this approach is
permissible. (p. 8.3)
APA-7 adds “Do not use quotation marks or block quotation
formatting around your own
duplicated material” (p. 256).
Liberty University, however, has stringent rules against self-
plagiarism, as do many
scholarly journals. Liberty University students receive grades
for their class papers; those who
have received feedback and a grade from a prior professor on a
prior paper have an advantage
over their classmates, both in having the benefit of that
feedback/grade and in not having to write
a whole paper from scratch during the subsequent class. Student

papers are also submitted to
SafeAssign to deter plagiarism. For these reasons, Liberty
University expressly forbids students
using significant portions of a prior paper in a subsequent
course (either a retake of the same
course or a new class altogether). It is conceivable that students
who are building their
knowledge base in a subject matter—particularly at the graduate
and post-graduate levels—
would reasonably justify incorporating brief excerpts from past
papers into current ones. In such
case, Liberty University authorizes students to utilize APA-7’s
disclosure (i.e., “I have previously
discussed”), along with a citation to the prior class paper and a
reference entry (i.e., Owen, 2012;
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Yoo et al., 2016). Such self-references and re-use of content
from prior papers should be used
sparingly and disclosed fully in the current paper; that content
should not constitute a significant

portion of any academic assignment, however.
The templates provided by Liberty University are already
formatted with proper spacing,
margins, heading level structure, and hanging indents, as
necessary. With the exceptions of the
title page, figures, and equations, papers in APA format should
be double-spaced throughout,
with no extra spacing between lines. Academic papers at Liberty
University should also be in
one of the accepted fonts throughout (recommended: Times New
Romans, 12-point font).
Sometimes when you format your paper or cut-and-paste
material into it, things get skewed. One
quick way to ensure that your paper appears correct in these
regards is to do a final formatting
tweak after you have completed your paper. Hold down the
“Ctrl” button and press the “A” key,
which selects and highlights all of the text in your paper. Then
go to the Home tab in Microsoft
Word and make sure that whichever acceptable font/size you
choose to use is selected in the Font
box. Next, click on the arrow at the bottom of the Paragraph
tab. Set your spacing before and

after paragraphs to “0 pt” and click the “double” line spacing.
The extra spacing required on the
title page is already programmed into the template and should
not change even when you
complete these actions.
Resources
The reference list at the end of this paper includes an example
of a myriad of different
sources and how each is formatted in proper APA-7 format. One
example of each of the primary
types of resources will be included in the reference list, as cited
in the body of this paper.
Remember that, for purposes of this paper only, many of the
sources cited in the body of the
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paper were provided for illustrative purposes only and thus are
fictional, so you will not be able
to locate them if you searched online. Nevertheless, in keeping
with APA-7 style, all resources

cited in the body of the paper are included in the reference list
and vice versa (except for personal
communications, per APA-7’s published exceptions). Be
absolutely sure that every resource cited
in the body of your paper is also included in your reference list
(and vice versa), excepting only
those resources with special rules, such as personal
communications and primary sources you
could not access directly.
The reference list in this paper is fairly comprehensive and will
include a book by one
author who also appears as one of many authors in another
resource (Alone, 2008; Alone et al.,
2011); chapters in edited books (Balsam et al., 2019; Haybron,
2008; Perigogn & Brazel, 2012;
Weinstock et al., 2003); electronic version of book (Strong &
Uhrbrock, 1923); electronic only
book (O’Keefe, n.d.); edited books with and without DOIs, with
multiple publishers (Hacker
Hughes, 2017; Schmid, 2017); work in an anthology (Lewin,
1999); journal articles (Andrews,
2016; Carlisle, n.d.-a, n.d.-b; De Vries R. et al., 2013;
McCauley & Christiansen, 2019);

newspaper article (Goldman, 2018; Guarino, 2017); online
webpages (Liberty University, 2019;
Prayer, 2015); resource with corporate author as publisher
(American Psychological Association,
2019); resources by two authors with the same last name but
different first names in the same
year of publication (Brown, J., 2009; Brown, M., 2009); two
resources by same author in the
same year (Double, 2008a, 2008b; Carlisle, n.d.-a, n.d.-b); two
resources by the same author in
different years (Second, 2011, 2015); resource with 20 authors
(maximum allowed by APA-7
before special rule applies) (Acborne et al., 2011); resource
with 21 or more authors (Kalnay et
al., 1996); dictionary entries (American Psychological
Association, n.d.; Graham, 2019;
Merriam-Webster, n.d.); Liberty University class lecture using
course details (Peters, 2012);
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PowerPoint slides or lecture notes, not including course details
(Canan & Vasilev, 2019); citing a

student’s paper submitted in a prior class, in order to avoid self-
plagiarism (Owen, 2012);
unpublished manuscript with a university cited (Yoo et al.,
2016); code of ethics (American
Counseling Association, 2014); diagnostic manual (American
Psychiatric Association, 2013);
religious and classical works, including the Bible (Aristotle,
350 BC/1994; King James Bible,
1769/2017; Shakespeare, 1623/1995); dissertation or thesis
(Hollander, 2017; Hutcheson, 2012);
review of a book (Schatz, 2000); video (Forman, 1975); podcast
(Vedentam, 2015); recorded
webinar (Goldberg, 2018); YouTube or other streaming video
(University of Oxford, 2018); clip
art or stock image (GDJ, 2018); map (Cable, 2013); photograph
(McCurry, 1985); data set (Pew
Research Center, 2018); measurement instrument (Friedlander
et al., 2002); manual for a test,
scale, or inventory (Tellegen & Ben-Porah, 2011); test, scale, or
inventory itself (Project
Implicit, n.d.); report by a government agency or other
organization (National Cancer Institute,
2018); report by individual authors at a government agency or
other organization (Fried &

Polyakova, 2018); annual report (U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission, 2017); conference
session (Fistek et al., 2017); and webpages (Avramova, 2019;
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, 2018; National Nurses United, n.d.; U.S. Census
Bureau, n.d.).
Lastly, below are a few webpages that address critical topics,
such as how to avoid
plagiarism and how to write a research paper. Be sure to check
out Liberty University’s Online
Writing Center (https://www.liberty.edu/online/casas/writing-
center/) for more tips and tools, as
well as its Facebook page
(https://www.facebook.com/groups/LUOWritingCenter).
Remember
that these links are only provided for your easy access and
reference throughout this sample
paper, but web links and URLs should never be included in the
body of scholarly papers; just in
the reference list. Writing a research paper
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaa-PTexW2E
https://www.liberty.edu/online/casas/writing-center/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/LUOWritingCenter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaa-PTexW2E%20

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or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNT6w8t3zDY and
avoiding plagiarism
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeCrUINa6nU).
Conclusion
The conclusion to your paper should provide your readers with a
concise summary of the
main points of your paper (though not via cut-and-pasted
sentences used above). It is a very
important element, as it frames your whole ideology and gives
your readers their last impression
of your thoughts. Be careful not to introduce new content in
your conclusion.
After your conclusion, if you are not using the template
provided by the Online Writing
Center, insert a page break at the end of the paper so that the
reference list begins at the top of a
new page. Do this by holding down the “Ctrl” key and then
clicking the “Enter” key. You will go
to an entirely new page in order to start the reference list. The
word “References” (not in

quotation marks) should be centered and bolded. Items in the
reference list are presented
alphabetically by the first author’s last name and are formatted
with hanging indents (the
second+ lines of each entry are indented 1/2” from the left
margin). APA authorizes the use of
singular “Reference” if you only have one resource.3 Students
would, of course, NOT include
any color-coding or footnotes in their reference entries.
However, for the sake of clarity and
ease in identifying what each entry represents, each one
included in the reference list of this
sample paper is color-coordinated to its corresponding footnote,
with a brief description of what
each depicts.
3 https://apastyle.apa.org/instructional-aids/creating-reference-
list.pdf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNT6w8t3zDY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeCrUINa6nU
https://apastyle.apa.org/instructional-aids/creating-reference-
list.pdf
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4 Resource with 20 authors (maximum allowed by APA before
special rule applies).
5 Entry by author who also appears as one of many authors in
another resource (single author
appears first in list).
6 Multiple authors appear after same single-author resource.
7 Code of ethics.
8 Diagnostic manual.
9 Entry in a dictionary, thesaurus, or encyclopedia, with group
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11 Journal article without DOI, from most academic research
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12 Ancient Greek or Roman work.
13 Webpage on a news website.
14 Chapter in an edited book with DOI.
15 Resources by two authors with the same last name but
different first names in the same year of
publication. Arrange alphabetically by the first initials.
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People at high risk of
developing flu-related complications.
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De Vries R., Nieuwenhuijze, M., Buitendijk, S. E., & the
members of Midwifery Science Work
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of the title. Peters.
Double, C. (2008b). This is the second (“the” comes after
“arranged”). Peters. 21
16 Map.
17 PowerPoint slides or lecture notes.
18 Online journal article with a URL and no DOI; also depicts
one of two resources by the same
author with no known publication date.
19 Webpage on a website with a group author.
20 Journal article with a DOI, combination of individual and
group authors.

21 Two resources by same author in the same year. Arrange
alphabetically by the title and then
add lowercase letters (a and b, respectively here) to the year.
https://demographics.coopercenter.org/Racial-Dot-Map
https://www.cdc.gov/flu/highrisk/index.htm
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2013.07.007
Fistek, A., Jester, E., & Sonnenberg, K. (2017, July 12-15).
Everybody’s got a little music in
them: Using music therapy to connect, engage, and motivate
[Conference session].
Autism Society National Conference, Milwaukee, WI, United
States.
https://asa.confex.com/asa/2017/webprogr amarchives/Session95
17.html 22
Forman, M. (Director). (1975). One flew over the cuckoo’s nest
[Film]. United Artists. 23
Fried, D., & Polyakova, A. (2018). Democratic defense against
disinformation. Atlantic Council.
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/i n-depth-research-
reports/report/democratic-defense-

against-disinformation/ 24
Friedlander, M. L., Escudero, V., & Heatherton, L. (2002). E-
SOFTA: System for observing
family therapy alliances [Software and training videos]
[Unpublished instrument].
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GDJ. (2018). Neural network deep learning prismatic [Clip art].
Openclipart.
https://openclipart.org/detail/309343/neural-network-deep-
learning-prismatic 26
Goldberg, J. F. (2018). Evaluating adverse drug effects
[Webinar]. American Psychiatric
Association.
https://education.psychiatry.org/Users/ProductDetails.aspx?
ActivityID=6172 27
Goldman, C. (2018, November 28). The complicate calibration
of love, especially in adoption.
22 Conference session.
23 Video.
24 Report by individual authors at a government agency or other
organization.
25 Measurement instrument.

26 Clip art or stock image.
27 Webinar, recorded.
https://asa.confex.com/asa/2017/webprogr amarchives/Session95
17.html
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-research-
reports/report/democratic-defense-against-disinformation/
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coping strategies of gifted and
lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer adolescents
[Master’s thesis, The College

28 Newspaper article without DOI, from most academic
research databases or print version
29 Entry in a dictionary, thesaurus, or encyclopedia, with
individual author.
30 Online newspaper article.
31 Edited book without a DOI, from most academic research
32 Book chapter, print version.
33 Doctoral dissertation, from an institutional database.
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psychologists-have-some-predictions/
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Kalnay, E., Kanimitsu, M., Kistler, R., Collins, W., Deaven, D.,
Gandin, L., Iredell, M., Saha, S.,
White, G., Whollen, J., Zhu, Y., Chelliah, M., Ebisuzaki, W.,
Higgins, W., Janowiak, J.,
Mo, K. C., Ropelewski, C., Wang, J., Leetmaa, A., … Joseph,
D. (1996). The
NCEP/NCAR 40-year reanalysis project. Bulletin of the
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Liberty University. (2019). The online writing center.
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Liberty University. (2020). BIOL 102: Human biology. Week
one, lecture two: Name of class

lecture. https://learn.liberty.edu 39
34 Thesis or dissertation, from the web (not in a database).
35 Resource with 21 or more authors. Note the ellipse (…) in
place of the ampersand (&).
36 Religious work.
37 Work in an anthology.
38 Online webpage with URL.
39 Liberty University class lecture with no presenter named.
https://scholarworks.wm.edu/etd/1539272210/
http://doi.org/%20fg6rf9
https://doi.org/10.1037/10319-010
https://www.liberty.edu/online/casas/%20writing-center/
https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A
%2F%2Flearn.liberty.edu%2F&data=02%7C01%7Ccmowen2%4
0liberty.edu%7Cb709d48eab614c47330308d7f67e8f9c%7Cbaf8
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learning as language use: A cross-

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dictionary. Retrieved 01/02/2020,
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O’Keefe, E. (n.d.). Egoism & the crisis in Western values.
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41 Photograph.
42 Dictionary entry.
43 Report by a government agency or other organization.
44 Webpage on a website with no date.
45 Electronic only book.
https://doi.org/10.1037/rev0000126
geographic-magazine-50-years-of-covers/#/ngm-1985-jun-
714.jpg
714.jpg
http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/heuristic
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after-treatment.pdf
should-do-to-protect-rns-from-zika

Owen, C. (2012, Spring). Behavioral issues resulting from
attachment have spiritual
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University. 46
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dark (pp. 108-121). Shawshank Publications. 47
Peters, C. (2012). COUN 506: Integration of spirituality and
counseling. Week one, lecture two:
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concepts/id427907777?i=1000092371727 48
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46 Citing a student’s paper submitted in a prior class, in order
to avoid self-plagiarism.
47 Chapter from an edited book.
48 Liberty University class lecture using course details.
49 Data set.
50 Online resource with no named author. Title of webpage is in
the author’s place.
51 Test, scale, or inventory itself.
52 Review of a book.
wave-26
https://implicit.harvard.edu/implici/taketest.html
https://doi.org/10.1126/science.290.5495.1304

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Journal Name, 11(1), 18. 54
Shakespeare, W. (1995). Much ado about nothing (B. A. Mowat
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53 Edited book with a DOI, with multiple publishers.
54 Two resources by the same author, in different years.
Arrange by the earlier year first.
55 Shakespeare.
56 Electronic version of book chapter in a volume in a series
57 Manual for a test, scale, or inventory.
58 Webpage on a website with a retrieval date.
59 Annual report.
60 YouTube or other streaming video.
https://doi.org/10.1037/15969-000
https://doi.org/10.1037/10762-000
https://www.census.gov/popclock
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qm1xGfOZJc8

Vedentam, S. (Host). (2015-present). Hidden brain [Audio
podcast]. NPR. https://www.npr.org/
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positive affect to blood lipids: A
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Psychology, University of
Wisconsin-Madison. 63
61 Podcast.
62 Chapter in an edited book without a DOI, from most
academic research databases or print
version.
63 Unpublished manuscript with a university cited.
https://www.npr.org/series/423302056/hidden-brain

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Annotated Bibliography
Cross, D. & Purvis, K. (2008). Is maternal deprivation the root
of all evil? Avances en
Psycologia Latinoamericana, 26(1), 66-81.
Weaving spiritual applications throughout the article, the
authors incorporate a plethora
of references to substantiate that maltreatment has a direct
connection to attachment
disorders. They provide articulate and heavily-supported
reasoning, detailing the specific
causes of maternal deprivation individually and then
incorporating them in a broader
sense to answer the article’s title in the affirmative.
Feldman, R. (2007), Mother-infant synchrony and the
development of moral orientation in
childhood and adolescence: Direct and indirect mechanisms of
developmental continuity.
American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 77(4), 582-597.

This longitudinal study tracked 31 Israeli children from ages 3
months to 13 years
(infancy to adolescence). There were direct parallels noted
between increased
attachment/coherence and the child’s moral cognition, empathy
development, and verbal
IQ. Toddlers who were able to regulate their own behavior later
proved to excel in lead-
lag structures and language skills.
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Adding Color
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Self-Plagiarism
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Resources ....................................... 26
Conclusion
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References
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Appendix
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Abstract
Begin your abstract at the left margin. This is the only
paragraph that should not be indented.
Unless otherwise instructed, APA recommends an abstract be no

more than 250 words. It should
generally not contain any citations or direct quotes. This should
be a tight, concise summary of
the main points in your paper, not a step-by-step of what you
plan to accomplish in your paper.
Avoid phrases such as “this paper will,” and just structure your
sentences to say what you want
to say. The following three sentences exemplify a good abstract
style: There are many
similarities and differences between the codes of ethics for the
ACA and the AACC. Both include
similar mandates in the areas of ----, ---, and ---. However, each
differs significantly in the areas
of ---, ---, and ---. For more detailed information, see “Writing
an Abstract” at
content/uploads/sites/28/2019/04/
Writing_an_Abstract_Revised_2012.pdf (note that you would
not include any links in your
abstract). This is just now at 168 words, so eyeball how brief
your abstract must be. Think of
your paper as a movie you want to sound enticing, and the
abstract as the summary of the plot
you would share to draw people’s interest into wanting to come

and see your movie. You want to
really hook and intrigue them. What you have to say is
important! Remember to stay under 250,
words. Keywords highlight the search terms someone would use
to find your paper in a database.
Keywords: main words, primary, necessary, search terms
_2012.pdf
_2012.pdf
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Students
The title of your paper goes on the top line of the first page of
the body (American
Psychological Association [APA], 2019, section 2.11). It should
be centered, bolded, and in title
case (all major words—usually those with four+ letters—should
begin with a capital letter)—see
p. 51 of your Publication Manual of the American Psychological

Association: Seventh Edition
(APA, 2019; hereinafter APA-7). It must match the title that is
on your title page (see last line on
p. 32). As shown in the previous sentence, use brackets to
denote an abbreviation within
parentheses (bottom of p. 159). Write out the full name of an
entity or term the first time
mentioned before using its acronym (see citation in first
sentence in this paragraph), and then use
the acronym throughout the body of the paper (section 6.25).
There are many changes in APA-7. One to mention here is that
APA-7 allows writers to
include subheadings within the introductory section (APA,
2019, p. 47). Since APA-7 now
regards the title, abstract, and term “References” to all be
Level-1 headings, a writer who opts to
include headings in his or her introduction must begin with
Level-2 headings as shown above
(see section 2.27) for any divisions within the introductory
section.
If you do choose to include headings in your introduction
section (which is optional), be
sure to include two or more subheadings, since APA (2019)
forbids stand-alone heading levels.

A second notable change in APA-7 is that writers are no longer
required to cite their source every
single sentence that content from it is mentioned (section 8.1).
As demonstrated in this paper,
since all of the content (other than the examples included for
illustration and reference-entry
variation purposes) comes directly from the APA-7 itself,
citations to the APA-7 are only
included for the first instance in each paragraph. Section and/or
page numbers are included
parenthetically throughout for the sake of students who desire to
know exactly where the stated
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rule appears in the APA-7 itself. In your academic papers,
however, it is critical to include the
required author(s) and year, as applicable, for all citations that
are included; this may include
more than one citation for each resource per paragraph, as
required to avoid any confusion about
the source of that content.

Most beginning students have difficulty learning how to write
papers and also format
papers correctly using the seventh edition of the APA manual.
However, the Liberty University
Online Writing Center’s (OWC) mission includes helping
students learn how to be autonomous,
proficient writers. The OWC also provides students with
templates to help them with basic
formatting elements, but this sample paper is designed to help
graduate and doctoral students
learn to master APA rules and formatting on their own, which
will prove helpful as they progress
in their studies and work toward future publication in scholarly
journals.
For the purpose of instruction, this paper will use second person
(you, your), but third
person (this author) must be used in most student papers. First
person (I, me, we, us, our) is not
generally permitted in academic papers. Students should refrain
from using first or second person
in college courses (even though the APA manual encourages
this in other writing venues) unless

the assignment instructions clearly permit such (as in the case
of personal reflection sections or
life histories). If in doubt, students should clarify with their
professors.
APA-7 delineates separate rules and guidelines between
“student” and “professional”
writers (APA, 2019). Because a primary purpose of graduate
and doctoral studies is to prepare
those students to publish professionally, Liberty University has
decided to have undergraduate
students follow APA-7’s guidelines for “student papers,” and
graduate/doctoral students follow
APA-7’s guidelines for “professional papers.” Separate
templates are available for each level.
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This sample paper illustrates and discusses the rules and
formatting of professional papers, as
required for all Liberty University graduate and doctoral
courses using APA-7 style.

Most of these changes will be discussed in more detail below;
this is just a very brief
overview here. APA-7 reverts back to only one space after
closing punctuation in the body of the
paper (APA-6 required two spaces; APA, 2019, section 6.1).
Student (undergraduate) papers no
longer include a running head or abstract (sections 2.2 and 2.8);
professional (graduate/doctoral)
papers require an abstract but the running head is now the same
on all pages (the added phrase
“Running head:” from APA-6 has been eliminated; see section
2.8). Title pages are different for
both student and professional formats. The title of a paper is no
longer limited to 12 words
(section 2.4).
Citations of all resources with three or more authors now use
the first author’s last name
and the term et al. (APA, 2019, section 8.17). Reference entries
must name up to the first 19
authors before adding an ampersand and ellipsis (up from APA-
6’s six authors; section 9.8).
APA-7 omits the phrase DOI and instead standardizes DOIs to
be presented in hyperlink format
(i.e., https://doi.org/10.1177%2F1524838017742386; section

9.35). Formatting guidelines for
annotated bibliographies are included in APA-7 (section 9.51),
as well as expanded and
standardized reference entry examples. As discussed above, it is
no longer necessary to cite a
source every single time you refer to content gleaned from it as
long as it is clear the content
comes from that source (section 8.1); APA-7 also expanded the
specific location noted in the
citation to include page, paragraph, section (as used throughout
this sample paper, to direct the
student to the exact relevant content), chapter, timestamp, etc.
(section 8.13).
APA-7 allows for “self-plagiarism” (clarified and defined
below). It also invites writers to
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highlight the most relevant work first, rather than just present
all works in alphabetical order
(APA, 2019, section 8.12).
Heading-level formatting has changed, and APA-7 provides

more flexibility in font and
line spacing (APA, 2019). The Bible must now be included in
the reference list and its citations
must include the editor’s details and year (section 8.28); there
are also new rules for dictionary
entries. Publisher city and state details are omitted from all
reference entries except those
involving presentations or conferences, as is the phrase
“retrieved from.” Hyperlinks should be
live, but they may be either presented as blue underlining or
plain black text.
APA (2019) delineates separate formatting requirements for
what it terms “student” and
“professional” papers. Its descriptions for those labels,
however, suggests that it regards
undergraduate-level writing to fall within the student purview,
and graduate/doctoral-level
writing (including dissertations and theses) to fall within the
professional purview. Since a
significant goal in graduate and post-graduate studies is
preparing those students to publish in
scholarly journals at and beyond graduation, it makes sense to
train those students in the

formatting that is required for professionals. As such, Liberty
University has opted to require the
APA-7’s “student” version format for all undergraduate
assignments using APA, and its
“professional” version for all graduate and doctoral
assignments. To that end, this being the
sample paper for professional formatting, it includes the
additional elements required for such: a
running head (same on all pages), an author’s note, and an
abstract. Graduate and doctoral
students will use this format. Note that the first “paragraph”
under the author’s note is generally
only included if the author has an ORCID number, which most
students will not have. However,
it is included in this sample paper and the corresponding
template because the purpose of these
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resources is to prepare students to publish manuscripts post-
graduation. The student’s full
address, however, is intentionally omitted from the Liberty

University template and this sample
paper for privacy and safety reasons, since student papers are
often unfortunately published
online and disclosing their home addresses could pose safety
risks.
Font
APA-7 does not prescribe a specific font or size (APA, 2019,
section 2.19) but rather
allows for some choice (e.g., 12-point Times New Romans, 11-
point Calibri, 11-point Arial, 11-
point Georgia, or 10-point Lucinda Sans Unicode). Most
journals and academic institutions will
have a preference, however, as even APA-7 acknowledges on p.
44. For this reason—and
because font size can easily be changed if an editor interested in
publishing a student’s work
prefers a different font—Liberty University recommends that
students use 12-point Times New
Romans or 11-point Calibri font for the body text in all
academic papers. Data in charts, figures,
and tables should be presented in 8- to 14-point size in either
Calibri, Arial, or Lucinda Sans

Unicode font. Students are not permitted to use any fonts such
as script, calligraphy, poster,
decorative, or others not found in published scholarly journals.
Since APA-7 itself authorizes a
variety of fonts and sizes, assignments will be gauged by word
count rather than page count.
Word count constitutes the number of words within the body of
the paper, and excludes the title
page, abstract, reference list, appendices, and other
supplemental resources.
Line Spacing
APA-7 adds extra/blank lines on the title page (APA, 2019,
sections 2.5, 2.7, 2.21). It also
specifies that spacing in tables and figures may be single-, 1-
1/2-, or double-spaced; equations
can be triple- or quadruple-spaced. Footnotes, when used at the
bottom of a page, should be
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single-spaced (section 2.21).

APA-7 reverts back to just one space after closing punctuation
in the body of the paper, as
well as in reference entries (APA, 2019, section 6.1).
Ordinarily, it would be improper to have a
paragraph with only one sentence, though APA itself asserts
that for its purposes “sentences and
paragraphs of any length are technically allowed.”1
Footnotes
This leads to another new rule in APA-7, one allowing the
inclusion of footnotes (APA,
2019, section 2.13). Footnotes should be use very sparingly and
are appropriate to include
information such as that in the prior section to alert the reader
to supplemental material that is
available online for that thought. Though APA-7 authorizes
placement of footnote content either
at the bottom of the page (as in this sample paper) or on a
separate page after the reference list
(section 2.21), Liberty University recommends that student
place them, when used, at the bottom
of the page, as shown here.

This sample paper uses primarily two levels of headings (Levels
1 and 2). APA style,
however, has five heading levels, which will be demonstrated
briefly for visual purposes. See
section 2.27 of your APA-7 (APA, 2019) for more details on
heading levels and formatting. In
APA-7, all heading levels are now bolded and in title case
(capitalize each major word—usually
those with four or more letters, including hyphenated compound
words). Do not capitalize
articles (a, an, the) in headings unless they begin a title or
follow a colon. Level 1 headings are
centered, with the content falling on the line beneath each, in
standard paragraph format.
1 See https://blog.apastyle.org/apastyle/2016/05/index.html
https://blog.apastyle.org/apastyle/2016/05/index.html
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Many students misunderstand that you progress from Level 1 to
Level 2 to Level 3 to
Level 4 to Level 5, but that is not correct. In fact, your paper

may have only Level 1 headings, or
just Levels 1 and 2. The rule of thumb is that you must have at
least two of each heading level
that you use, otherwise omit that heading level.
Headings are basically styling ways of organizing your paper,
without using an outline
format. APA specifies five levels of headings; you would likely
never use Level 5 and only very
rarely use Level 4 as a student. Think of each level as the
different levels in an outline. Roman
numerals, for example, would be Level 1 headings. Capital
letters would be Level 2 headings.
Numerals would be Level 3 headings. Lowercase letters would
be Level 4. And lowercase
Roman numerals would be Level 5. You must always have two
or more of each subheading, but
you do not need every level. You start with Level 1 and work
down from that (but not
consecutive 1-2-3-4-5). Under a Level 1, you would either have
two+ Level 2 headings or none
at all (just one big section in paragraphs before the next Level 1
section).
Special note about conclusion sections: Please note that some of
the sample papers

published by APA to demonstrate proper APA-7 format
(including the “professional” sample on
pp. 50-60 of the APA-7 manual) depict the “Conclusion” section
with a Level-2 heading. This is
limited to empirical papers that are being submitted for
publication in scholarly journals, as those
conclusions pertain to the “Discussion” sections in such papers
and are not conclusions of the
overall papers themselves. Conclusions in academic papers at
Liberty University will be Level 1
headings (including dissertations and theses, which are divided
by chapters, unlike journal article
manuscripts).
Level 2 Heading
Level 2 headings are left-justified (APA, 2019, p. 48). The
supporting information is
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posed in standard paragraph form beneath it. Never use only one
of any level of heading. You

must use two or more of any level you use, though not every
paper will require more than one
level. The heading levels are simply demonstrated here for
visual purposes, but you would
always have two or more of each under a larger heading, as
shown throughout all the other
sections of this sample paper.
Level 3 Heading
Level 3 headings are bolded, left-justified, and italicized; the
content falls on the line
underneath, as with Levels 1 and 2.
period, one space, and begin
your content on the same line as shown here.
Level 5 Heading. Same as Level 4, but also italicized. Despite
heavy writing experience,
this author has never used Level 5 headings.
APA (2019) does not regulate every type of paper and some
elements in various
assignments are not addressed in the APA-7 manual, including

outlines and tables of content. In
those cases, follow your professor’s instructions and the grading
rubric for the content and
format of the outline or annotations, and use standard APA
formatting for all other elements
(such as running head, title page, body, reference list, 1"
margins, double-spacing, permitted
font, etc.). Note that most academic papers will not require a
table of contents, nor would one be
appropriate. One was included in this paper simply for ease-of-
access so students could go
directly to the content they want to see. Generally speaking, no
table of contents would be
necessary for papers less than 20 pages of content, unless
otherwise required by your professor.
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That being said, when organizing outlines in APA format, set
your headings up in the
proper levels (making sure there are at least two subheadings
under each level), and then use

those to make the entries in the outline. As discussed above,
Level 1 headings become uppercase
Roman numerals (I, II, III), Level 2 headings become capital
letters (A, B, C), Level 3 headings
become numbers (1, 2, 3), Level 4 headings become lowercase
letters (a, b, c), and Level 5
headings become lowercase Roman numerals (i, ii, iii). Many
courses now require “working
outlines,” which are designed to have the bones and
foundational framework of the paper in
place (such as title page, abstract, body with title,
outline/heading divisions, supporting content
with citations, and references), without the full “meat” that fills
out and forms a completed paper.
Many Liberty University courses also now require students to
prepare and submit an
annotated bibliography as a foundational step to building a
research paper. There is significant
merit in these assignments, as they teach students to critique the
resources they have found and
rationalize why each is relevant for their paper’s focus. APA
(2019) includes a section on
annotated bibliographies (9.51; see the example provided on p.

308). The appendix attached to
this sample paper also includes a sample annotated
bibliography.
Appendices
Appendices, if any, are attached after the reference list (APA,
2019, section 2.14). You
must refer to them (i.e., “callout”) in the body of your paper so
that your reader knows to look
there (see the yellow-highlighted callouts to Table 1 on p. 54
and to Footnote 1 on p. 55 of your
APA-7 for visuals on how this should appear in your paper).
The word “Appendix” is singular;
use it to refer to individual appendices. APA-7 regards it as a
Level 1 heading so it should be
bolded. I attached a sample Annotated Bibliography as a visual
aid (see Appendix). You will see
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that I included the title “Appendix” at the top of the page and
formatted it in standard APA
format beneath that. Because I only included one appendix, it is

simply titled as such. If there are
more appendices, assign a letter to each and denote each by
that: “Appendix A” and “Appendix
B.”
Crediting Your Sources
Paraphrasing is rephrasing another’s idea in one’s own words by
changing the wording
sufficiently without altering the meaning (remember not to just
change a word here or there or
rearrange the order of the original source’s wording). Quoting is
using another’s exact words.
Both need to be cited; failure to do so constitutes plagiarism.
Include the author(s) and year for
paraphrases, and the author(s), year, and page or paragraph
number for direct quotes. APA-7 also
expands this to include figure number, time stamp, etc.—
whatever detail is necessary to get the
reader directly to that content. Page numbers should be used for
any printed material (books,
articles, etc.), and paragraph numbers should be used in the
absence of page numbers (online
articles, webpages, etc.; see APA, 2019, section 8.13). Use p.

for one page and pp. (not italicized
in your paper) for more than one (section 8.25). Use para. for
one paragraph and paras. (also not
italicized in your paper) for two or more (section 8.28). For
example: (Perigogn & Brazel, 2012,
pp. 12–13) or (Liberty University, 2019, para. 8). Section 8.23
of the APA (2019) manual
specifies that it is not necessary to include a page or paragraph
number for paraphrases (just for
direct quotes), but writers may choose to do so to help their
readers find that content in the cited
resource.
When naming authors in the text of the sentence itself (called a
narrative citation), use the
word “and” to connect them. For example, Perigogn and Brazel
(2012) contemplated that . . .
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Use an ampersand (&) in place of the word “and” in
parenthetical citations and reference lists:
(Perigogn & Brazel, 2012).

Paraphrasing
Only use quotes when the original text cannot be said as well in
your own words or
changing the original wording would change the author’s
meaning. You cannot simply change
one word and omit a second; if you paraphrase, the wording
must be substantially different, but
with the same meaning. Regardless, you would need to cite the
resource you took that
information from. For example, Benoit et al. (2010) wrote that
“although, a link between
attachment and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms
has been established, the
mechanisms involved in this link have not yet been identified”
(p. 101). A paraphrase for that
quote might be: A link between dysfunctional attachment and
the development of PTSD has
been made, though there is insufficient data to determine
exactly how this mechanism works
(Benoit et al., 2010).
Block Quotes
Quotes that are 40 or more words must be blocked, with the left
margin of the entire

quote indented ½ inch. Maintain double-spacing of block
quotes. APA prefers that you introduce
quotes but note that the punctuation falls at the end of the direct
quote, with the page number
outside of that (which is contrary to punctuation for non-
blocked quotes). For example, Alone
(2008) claims:2
Half of a peanut butter sandwich contains as much bacteria as
the wisp of the planet
Mars. Thus, practicality requires that Mrs. Spotiker nibble one
bit at a time until she is
assured that she will not perish from ingesting it too quickly.
(p. 13)
2 Note that there are no quotation marks for block quotes, as
shown in the example.
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Usually quotes within quotes use single quotation marks;
however, use double quotation marks
for quotes within blocked quotes, since there are no other

quotation marks involved. Also
understand that direct quotes should be used sparingly in
scholarly writing; paraphrasing is much
preferred in APA format (APA, 2019, section 8.23), as it
demonstrates that you read, understood,
and assimilated other writers’ content into one cohesive whole.
As already mentioned above, APA’s (2019) new official rule is
that you no longer must
cite your source every single time you refer to material you
gleaned from it (section 8.1). It is
now acceptable to cite your source the first time you refer to
content from it in your paragraph,
and then not again in that same paragraph unless your phrasing
does not make the source of your
content clear. This is demonstrated throughout this sample
paper.
That being said, APA (2019) has clarified its special rule that
excludes the year of
publication in subsequent narrative in-text citations (when you
name the authors in the text of the
sentence itself), after the first narrative citation in each

paragraph. It should continue to appear in
all parenthetical citations (see section 8.16). For example,
Alone (2008) portrays imagery of Mrs.
Spotiker. This includes her devouring a peanut butter sandwich
(Alone, 2008). Alone conveys
this through the lens of astronomy. Note that the year of
publication was omitted from the second
narrative citation (underlined for visual purposes).
If the material you cited was referred to in multiple resources,
separate different sets of
authors with semicolons, arranged in the order they appear
(alphabetically by the first author’s
last name) in the reference list (i.e., Carlisle, n.d.-a; Prayer,
2015) (APA, 2019, section 8.12).
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APA-7 now invites writers to prioritize or highlight one or more
sources as most prominent or
relevant for that content by placing “those citations first within
parentheses in alphabetical order

and then insert[ing] a semicolon and a phrase, such as ‘see
also,’ before the first of the remaining
citations” (APA., 2019, p. 263)—i.e., (Cable, 2013; see also
Avramova, 2019; De Vries et al.,
2013; Fried & Polyakova, 2018). Periods are placed after the
closing parenthesis, except with
indented (blocked) quotes.
Authors with more than one work published in the same year are
distinguished by lower-
case letters after the years, beginning with a (APA, 2019,
section 8.19). For example, Double
(2008a) and Double (2008b) would refer to resources by the
same author published in 2008.
When a resource has no date, use the term n.d. followed by a
dash and the lowercase letter (i.e.,
Carlisle, n.d.-a and Carlisle, n.d.-b; see APA, 2019, section
8.19).
Citations in the body of the paper should include only the last
names, unless you have
two or more resources authored by individuals with the same
last name in the same year (or are

citing a personal communication). When there are two different
authors with the same last name
but different first names who published in the same year,
include the first initials: Brown, J.
(2009) and Brown, M. (2009) (APA, 2019, section 8.20).
When referring to material that comes from three or more
authors, APA-7 now requires
that all citations name just the first author’s last name followed
by the words et al. (without
italics) (APA, 2019, section 8.17). Et al. is a Latin abbreviation
for et alii, meaning “and others,”
which is why the word “al.” has a period, whereas “et” does not.
Alone et al. (2011) stipulated
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that peacocks strut. Every single time I refer to their material, I
would apply APA-7’s rule: Alone
et al. (2011) or (Alone et al., 2011). Since et al. denotes plural
authors, the verb must be plural to

match, too: Alone et al. (2011) are… This applies to all
citations within the body of the paper
with three or more authors.
For resources with 20 or fewer authors in the reference list,
write out all of the authors’
last names with first and middle initials, up to and including the
20th author (APA, 2019, section
9.8). APA-7 has a special rule for resources with 21 or more
authors: Write out the first 19
authors’ last names with initials, insert an ellipsis (…) in place
of the ampersand (&), and finish
it with the last name and initials of the last author. See example
#4 provided on page 317 of your
APA-7, as well as this paper’s reference list for visuals of these
variances (Acborne et al. 2011;
Kalnay et al., 1996).
Numbers
Numbers one through nine must be written out in word format
(APA, 2019, section 6.33),
with some exceptions (such as ages—see section 6.32).
Numbers 10 and up must be written out
in numerical format (section 6.32). Always write out in word

format any number that begins a
sentence (section 6.33).
The names of journals, books, plays, and other long works, if
mentioned in the body of
the paper, are italicized in title case (APA, 2019, section 6.17).
Titles of articles, lectures, poems,
chapters, website articles, and songs should be in title case,
encapsulated by quotation marks
(section 6.7). The year of publication should follow the author’s
name, whether in narrative or
parenthetical format: Perigogn and Brazel (2012) anticipated…,
or (Perigogn & Brazel, 2012).
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The page or paragraph number must follow after the direct
quote. Second (2015) asserted that
“paper planes can fly to the moon” (p. 13). You can restate that
with a parenthetical citation as:
“Paper planes can fly to the moon” (Second, 2015, p. 13).
Second (2011) is another resource by

the same author in a different year.
APA (2019) strongly advocates against using secondary
sources; rather, it favors you
finding and citing the original (primary) resource whenever
possible (section 8.6). On the rare
occasion that you do find it necessary to cite from a secondary
source, both the primary (who
said it) and secondary (where the quote or idea was mentioned)
sources should be included in the
in-text citation information. If the year of publication is known
for both resources, include both
years in the citation (section 8.6). Only the secondary source
should be listed in the reference
section, however. Use “as cited in” (without the quotation
marks) to indicate the secondary
source. For example, James Morgan hinted that “goat milk
makes the best ice cream” (as cited in
Alone, 2008, p. 117). Morgan is the primary source (he said it)
and Alone is the secondary
source (he quoted what Morgan said). Only the secondary
source is listed in the reference section
(Alone, and not Morgan) because if readers want to confirm the

quote, they know to go to page
117 of Alone’s book.
APA (2019) rationalizes the exclusion of references for
information obtained through
personal communication (such as an interview, email, telephone
call, postcard, text message, or
letter) in the reference list because your readers will not be able
to go directly to those sources
and verify the legitimacy of the material. Instead, these items
are cited only in the body of the
paper. You must include the individual’s first initial, his or her
last name, the phrase “personal
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communication” (without the quotation marks), and the full date
of such communication (section
8.9). As with other citations, such citations may be either
narrative or parenthetical. For example,
L. Applebaum advised him to dip pretzel rolls in cheese fondue
(personal communication, July

13, 2015). The alternative is that he was advised to dip pretzel
rolls in cheese fondue (L.
Applebaum, personal communication, July 13, 2015). Note that
there is no entry for Applebaum
in the reference list below.
Plays)
These resources should be cited in book format (APA, 2019,
Section 9.42). The Bible and
other religious works are generally regarded as having no
author; an annotated version would be
treated as having an editor. Include republished dates as
necessary. The OWC will publish a list
of reference entries for various Bible versions on its APA Quick
Guide webpage.
Works such as the Bible, ancient Greek or Roman works, and
other classical works like
Shakespeare must be cited in the body of the paper (APA, 2019,
section 8.28). APA-7 now also
requires that they be included in the reference list, too (section
9.42), which is a significant
change from APA-6. Republished dates are included as well

(see section 9.41). As such, you
would add a parenthetical phrase at the end of your reference
entry with the original publication
details; note that there should be no punctuation following such
parenthetical content at the end
of a reference entry (the reference entries depicting this in the
reference list below are correctly
punctuated).
Citations for the Bible will include the Bible version’s name in
the author’s position (as
an anonymous work), original and republished years, and then
the book chapter/verse (spelled
out) in place of the page number (i.e., King James Bible,
1769/2017, Genesis 3:8)—see sections
https://www.liberty.edu/casas/academic-success-center/apa-
guide/
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8.28 and 9.42. Note that APA (2019) requires book titles to be
italicized in every venue,
including citations and reference entries. Because Liberty
University is a distinctly-Christian

institution and many of its courses require biblical integration,
most if not all of its students will
cite the Bible in virtually every course. The examples provided
on pp. 274 and 325 of APA-7 are:
(note the italics in each)
• Narrative citation: King James Bible (1769/2017)
• Parenthetical citation: (King James Bible, 1769/2017, Song of
Solomon 8:6)
• Reference entry: King James Bible. (2017). King James Bible
Online.
https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/ (Original work
published 1769)
Plays
When citing plays, “cite the act, scene, and line(s), in a single
string, separated by
periods. For example, ‘1.3.36-37’ refers to Act 1 Scene 3, Lines
36-37” (APA, 2019, section
8.28; see also example #37 on p. 325).
APA (2019) has expanded and standardized its rules for
citations and reference entries in
an effort to best credit the original sources. It now includes

rules for crediting content in course
or seminar handouts, lecture notes, and PowerPoint
presentations (see #102 on p. 347). When
citing a PowerPoint presentation, include the slide number
rather than the page number. For
purposes of Liberty University course presentations and lectures
(which are not readily available
to the public), reference each as a video lecture with the URL
(if available) for the presentation,
naming the presenter(s) in the author’s position. Include the
course number, lecture title, and
enough details for others to identify it within that course, in a
sort of book format, naming
Liberty University as publisher. Peters (2012) is an example of
this in the reference list of this
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paper. If the presenter for a Liberty University class lecture is
not named, credit Liberty
University as the author; see Liberty University (2020) in the
reference list below as an example.

Dictionary Entries
In keeping with its efforts to standardize reference entries, APA
(2019) now requires
citation and referencing of word definitions from dictionaries to
follow the same rules for
chapters in an edited book (see #47 and #48 on p. 328; section
8.13). As such, you will now
name either the individual, group, or corporate author of the
dictionary in the author’s place (e.g.,
Merriam-Webster, n.d.). If you searched online, include the
retrieval date and the URL to the
exact webpage. If you used a hard copy book, include the
publisher details. The in-text citation
in the body of the paper would follow standard author/year
format (e.g., Merriam-Webster, n.d.).
There are a number of notable changes in APA-7 from past
versions. For the most part,
these simplify and unify the formats to be more consistent
across the different resource venues.
Some of these have already been discussed above (i.e., naming
up to 19 authors’ names before
adding an ellipsis, and crediting authors and editors of classical
works and dictionaries). Other

changes include italicizing names of webpages and website
resources in the reference list (APA,
2019, section 6.22), as well as book titles even when named in
the author’s position (such as
King James Bible). The city and state locations of publishers
are no longer required; only include
those details “for works that are associated with a specific
location, such as conference
presentations” (p. 297, section 9.31). Issue numbers are
required for all journal articles that have
such, regardless of what page number each issue begins with
(section 9.25). If two or more
publishers are listed on the copyright page, include all of them
in the order listed, separated by
semicolons (section 9.29). Omit the word Author in the
publisher’s place when it is the same as
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the author (section 9.24).
Electronic Sources

Note that since the APA 6th edition was published in 2010,
great strides have been made
in online and electronic resource accessibility, and APA’s
position on electronic resources has
shifted to embrace this. More and more resources are available
electronically through the
Internet. The advent of this increased availability has resulted
in APA-7’s effort to standardize
the formatting of resources, which in turn simplifies them to
some extent. All reference entries
follow the same basic details: Author(s), year of publication,
name of resource, and location
details (i.e., either journal name/volume/issue/page numbers, or
book publisher, or webpage).
APA (2019) requires inclusion of a Digital Object Identifier
(DOI) in the references
whenever available (section 9.34); if not, then a webpage, if
available. In keeping with its
unification of resources, APA-7 now standardizes all DOIs and
URLs to be presented in
https://doi.org/10.1177%2F1524838017742386 format. The
phrase “Retrieved from” is now
excluded except when the content may have changed (such as
dictionary entries, Twitter profiles,

Facebook pages; see section 9.16). APA-7 requires all
hyperlinks to be active (so your reader can
click on one to go directly to that webpage), but they may
appear as either blue-underlined text
or simple black text (section 9.35). There should be no period
after any URL. APA-7 no longer
requires authors to break long URLs with soft returns (hold
down the Shift key and press the
Enter key) at forward slashes, periods, or underscores to avoid
unsightly spacing gaps, but it may
be best to do so in academic papers.
Adding Color
Though APA (2019) authorizes writers to include the use of
color in photographs and
figures (section 7.26), Liberty University discourages this in
academic papers. It risks becoming
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distracting for both students in their quest to be creative, and
professors in their quest to focus on

academic content.
Self-Plagiarism
APA (2019) also invites writers to repurpose some of their
work in future papers.
Specifically, APA-7 states that:
In specific circumstances, authors may wish to duplicate their
previously used works
without quotation marks or citation …, feeling that extensive
self-referencing is
undesirable or awkward and that rewording may lead to
inaccuracies. When the
duplicated material is limited in scope, this approach is
permissible. (p. 8.3)
APA-7 adds “Do not use quotation marks or block quotation
formatting around your own
duplicated material” (p. 256).
Liberty University, however, has stringent rules against self-
plagiarism, as do many
scholarly journals. Liberty University students receive grades
for their class papers; those who
have received feedback and a grade from a prior professor on a
prior paper have an advantage
over their classmates, both in having the benefit of that

feedback/grade and in not having to write
a whole paper from scratch during the subsequent class. Student
papers are also submitted to
SafeAssign to deter plagiarism. For these reasons, Liberty
University expressly forbids students
using significant portions of a prior paper in a subsequent
course (either a retake of the same
course or a new class altogether). It is conceivable that students
who are building their
knowledge base in a subject matter—particularly at the graduate
and post-graduate levels—
would reasonably justify incorporating brief excerpts from past
papers into current ones. In such
case, Liberty University authorizes students to utilize APA-7’s
disclosure (i.e., “I have previously
discussed”), along with a citation to the prior class paper and a
reference entry (i.e., Owen, 2012;
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Yoo et al., 2016). Such self-references and re-use of content
from prior papers should be used

sparingly and disclosed fully in the current paper; that content
should not constitute a significant
portion of any academic assignment, however.
The templates provided by Liberty University are already
formatted with proper spacing,
margins, heading level structure, and hanging indents, as
necessary. With the exceptions of the
title page, figures, and equations, papers in APA format should
be double-spaced throughout,
with no extra spacing between lines. Academic papers at Liberty
University should also be in
one of the accepted fonts throughout (recommended: Times New
Romans, 12-point font).
Sometimes when you format your paper or cut-and-paste
material into it, things get skewed. One
quick way to ensure that your paper appears correct in these
regards is to do a final formatting
tweak after you have completed your paper. Hold down the
“Ctrl” button and press the “A” key,
which selects and highlights all of the text in your paper. Then
go to the Home tab in Microsoft
Word and make sure that whichever acceptable font/size you
choose to use is selected in the Font

box. Next, click on the arrow at the bottom of the Paragraph
tab. Set your spacing before and
after paragraphs to “0 pt” and click the “double” line spacing.
The extra spacing required on the
title page is already programmed into the template and should
not change even when you
complete these actions.
Resources
The reference list at the end of this paper includes an example
of a myriad of different
sources and how each is formatted in proper APA-7 format. One
example of each of the primary
types of resources will be included in the reference list, as cited
in the body of this paper.
Remember that, for purposes of this paper only, many of the
sources cited in the body of the
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paper were provided for illustrative purposes only and thus are
fictional, so you will not be able

to locate them if you searched online. Nevertheless, in keeping
with APA-7 style, all resources
cited in the body of the paper are included in the reference list
and vice versa (except for personal
communications, per APA-7’s published exceptions). Be
absolutely sure that every resource cited
in the body of your paper is also included in your reference list
(and vice versa), excepting only
those resources with special rules, such as personal
communications and primary sources you
could not access directly.
The reference list in this paper is fairly comprehensive and will
include a book by one
author who also appears as one of many authors in another
resource (Alone, 2008; Alone et al.,
2011); chapters in edited books (Balsam et al., 2019; Haybron,
2008; Perigogn & Brazel, 2012;
Weinstock et al., 2003); electronic version of book (Strong &
Uhrbrock, 1923); electronic only
book (O’Keefe, n.d.); edited books with and without DOIs, with
multiple publishers (Hacker
Hughes, 2017; Schmid, 2017); work in an anthology (Lewin,
1999); journal articles (Andrews,

2016; Carlisle, n.d.-a, n.d.-b; De Vries R. et al., 2013;
McCauley & Christiansen, 2019);
newspaper article (Goldman, 2018; Guarino, 2017); online
webpages (Liberty University, 2019;
Prayer, 2015); resource with corporate author as publisher
(American Psychological Association,
2019); resources by two authors with the same last name but
different first names in the same
year of publication (Brown, J., 2009; Brown, M., 2009); two
resources by same author in the
same year (Double, 2008a, 2008b; Carlisle, n.d.-a, n.d.-b); two
resources by the same author in
different years (Second, 2011, 2015); resource with 20 authors
(maximum allowed by APA-7
before special rule applies) (Acborne et al., 2011); resource
with 21 or more authors (Kalnay et
al., 1996); dictionary entries (American Psychological
Association, n.d.; Graham, 2019;
Merriam-Webster, n.d.); Liberty University class lecture using
course details (Peters, 2012);
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PowerPoint slides or lecture notes, not including course details
(Canan & Vasilev, 2019); citing a
student’s paper submitted in a prior class, in order to avoid self-
plagiarism (Owen, 2012);
unpublished manuscript with a university cited (Yoo et al.,
2016); code of ethics (American
Counseling Association, 2014); diagnostic manual (American
Psychiatric Association, 2013);
religious and classical works, including the Bible (Ari stotle,
350 BC/1994; King James Bible,
1769/2017; Shakespeare, 1623/1995); dissertation or thesis
(Hollander, 2017; Hutcheson, 2012);
review of a book (Schatz, 2000); video (Forman, 1975); podcast
(Vedentam, 2015); recorded
webinar (Goldberg, 2018); YouTube or other streaming video
(University of Oxford, 2018); clip
art or stock image (GDJ, 2018); map (Cable, 2013); photograph
(McCurry, 1985); data set (Pew
Research Center, 2018); measurement instrument (Friedlander
et al., 2002); manual for a test,
scale, or inventory (Tellegen & Ben-Porah, 2011); test, scale, or
inventory itself (Project
Implicit, n.d.); report by a government agency or other
organization (National Cancer Institute,

2018); report by individual authors at a government agency or
other organization (Fried &
Polyakova, 2018); annual report (U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission, 2017); conference
session (Fistek et al., 2017); and webpages (Avramova, 2019;
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, 2018; National Nurses United, n.d.; U.S. Census
Bureau, n.d.).
Lastly, below are a few webpages that address critical topics,
such as how to avoid
plagiarism and how to write a research paper. Be sure to check
out Liberty University’s Online
Writing Center (https://www.liberty.edu/online/casas/writing-
center/) for more tips and tools, as
well as its Facebook page
(https://www.facebook.com/groups/LUOWritingCenter).
Remember
that these links are only provided for your easy access and
reference throughout this sample
paper, but web links and URLs should never be included in the
body of scholarly papers; just in
the reference list. Writing a research paper
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaa-PTexW2E
https://www.liberty.edu/online/casas/writing-center/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/LUOWritingCenter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaa-PTexW2E%20
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or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNT6w8t3zDY and
avoiding plagiarism
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeCrUINa6nU).
Conclusion
The conclusion to your paper should provide your readers with a
concise summary of the
main points of your paper (though not via cut-and-pasted
sentences used above). It is a very
important element, as it frames your whole ideology and gives
your readers their last impression
of your thoughts. Be careful not to introduce new content in
your conclusion.
After your conclusion, if you are not using the template
provided by the Online Writing
Center, insert a page break at the end of the paper so that the
reference list begins at the top of a
new page. Do this by holding down the “Ctrl” key and then
clicking the “Enter” key. You will go

to an entirely new page in order to start the reference list. The
word “References” (not in
quotation marks) should be centered and bolded. Items in the
reference list are presented
alphabetically by the first author’s last name and are formatted
with hanging indents (the
second+ lines of each entry are indented 1/2” from the left
margin). APA authorizes the use of
singular “Reference” if you only have one resource.3 Students
would, of course, NOT include
any color-coding or footnotes in their reference entries.
However, for the sake of clarity and
ease in identifying what each entry represents, each one
included in the reference list of this
sample paper is color-coordinated to its corresponding footnote,
with a brief description of what
each depicts.
3 https://apastyle.apa.org/instructional-aids/creating-reference-
list.pdf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNT6w8t3zDY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeCrUINa6nU
https://apastyle.apa.org/instructional-aids/creating-reference-
list.pdf

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Acborne, A., Finley, I., Eigen, K., Ballou, P., Gould, M. C.,
Blight, D., Callum, M., Feist, M.,
Carroll, J. E., Drought, J., Kinney, P., Owen, C., Owen, K.,
Price, K., Harlow, K.,
Edwards, K., Fallow, P., Pinkley, O., Finkel, F., & Gould, P. P.
(2011). The emphasis of
the day after tomorrow. Strouthworks. 4
Alone, A. (2008). This author wrote a book by himself. Herald
Publishers. 5
Alone, A., Other, B., & Other, C. (2011). He wrote a book with
others, too: Arrange
alphabetically with the sole author first, then the others. Herald
Publishers. 6
American Counseling Association. (2014). 2014 ACA code of
ethics.
https://www.counseling.org/knowledge-center 7
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statistical manual of mental disorders
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American Psychological Association. (n.d.). Positive
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https://dictionary.apa.org/positive-
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4 Resource with 20 authors (maximum allowed by APA before
special rule applies).
5 Entry by author who also appears as one of many authors in
another resource (single author
appears first in list).
6 Multiple authors appear after same single-author resource.
7 Code of ethics.
8 Diagnostic manual.
9 Entry in a dictionary, thesaurus, or encyclopedia, with group
author.
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(2019). Affirmative cognitive
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11 Journal article without DOI, from most academic research
12 Ancient Greek or Roman work.
13 Webpage on a news website.
14 Chapter in an edited book with DOI.
15 Resources by two authors with the same last name but
different first names in the same year of
publication. Arrange alphabetically by the first initials.
http://classics.mit.edu/Aristotle/poetics.html

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Carlisle, M. A. (n.d.-a). Erin and the perfect pitch. Journal of
Music, 21(3), 16-17. http:// make-
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don’t-include 18
Carlisle, M. A. (n.d.-b). Perfect pitch makes sweet music.
Journal of Music, 24(8), 3-6. http://
make-sure-it-goes-to-the-exact-webpage-of-the-source-

otherwise-don’t-include
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2018, January 23).
People at high risk of
developing flu-related complications.
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De Vries R., Nieuwenhuijze, M., Buitendijk, S. E., & the
members of Midwifery Science Work
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independent profession of
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Double, C. (2008a). This is arranged alphabetically by the name
of the title. Peters.
Double, C. (2008b). This is the second (“the” comes after
“arranged”). Peters. 21
16 Map.
17 PowerPoint slides or lecture notes.
18 Online journal article with a URL and no DOI; also depicts
one of two resources by the same
author with no known publication date.
19 Webpage on a website with a group author.

20 Journal article with a DOI, combination of individual and
group authors.
21 Two resources by same author in the same year. Arrange
alphabetically by the title and then
add lowercase letters (a and b, respectively here) to the year.
https://demographics.coopercenter.org/Racial-Dot-Map
https://www.cdc.gov/flu/highrisk/index.htm
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2013.07.007
Fistek, A., Jester, E., & Sonnenberg, K. (2017, July 12-15).
Everybody’s got a little music in
them: Using music therapy to connect, engage, and motivate
[Conference session].
Autism Society National Conference, Milwaukee, WI, United
States.
https://asa.confex.com/asa/2017/webprogramarchives/Session95
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Forman, M. (Director). (1975). One flew over the cuckoo’s nest
[Film]. United Artists. 23
Fried, D., & Polyakova, A. (2018). Democratic defense against
disinformation. Atlantic Council.

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Friedlander, M. L., Escudero, V., & Heatherton, L. (2002). E-
SOFTA: System for observing
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[Unpublished instrument].
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GDJ. (2018). Neural network deep learning prismatic [Clip art].
Openclipart.
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Goldberg, J. F. (2018). Evaluating adverse drug effects
[Webinar]. American Psychiatric
Association.
https://education.psychiatry.org/Users/ProductDetails.aspx?
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Goldman, C. (2018, November 28). The complicate calibration
of love, especially in adoption.
22 Conference session.
23 Video.
24 Report by individual authors at a government agency or other

organization.
25 Measurement instrument.
26 Clip art or stock image.
27 Webinar, recorded.
https://asa.confex.com/asa/2017/webprogramarchives/Session95
17.html
http://www.softa-soatif.com/
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Graham, G. (2019). Behaviorism. In E. N. Zalta (Ed.), The
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Guarino, B. (2017, December 4). How will humanity react to
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Hutcheson, V. H. (2012). Dealing with dual differences: Social
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28 Newspaper article without DOI, from most academic
research databases or print version
29 Entry in a dictionary, thesaurus, or encyclopedia, with
individual author.
30 Online newspaper article.
31 Edited book without a DOI, from most academic research
32 Book chapter, print version.
33 Doctoral dissertation, from an institutional database.
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of William & Mary]. William & Mary Digital Archive.
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Kalnay, E., Kanimitsu, M., Kistler, R., Collins, W., Deaven, D.,
Gandin, L., Iredell, M., Saha, S.,
White, G., Whollen, J., Zhu, Y., Chelliah, M., Ebisuzaki, W.,
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Lewin, K. (1999). Group decision and social change. In M. Gold
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Liberty University. (2020). BIOL 102: Human biology. Week
one, lecture two: Name of class
lecture. https://learn.liberty.edu 39
34 Thesis or dissertation, from the web (not in a database).
35 Resource with 21 or more authors. Note the ellipse (…) in
place of the ampersand (&).
36 Religious work.
37 Work in an anthology.
38 Online webpage with URL.
39 Liberty University class lecture with no presenter named.
https://scholarworks.wm.edu/etd/1539272210/
http://doi.org/%20fg6rf9
https://doi.org/10.1037/10319-010
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%2F%2Flearn.liberty.edu%2F&data=02%7C01%7Ccmowen2%4
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Appendix
Annotated Bibliography
Cross, D., & Purvis, K. (2008). Is maternal deprivation the root
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of references to substantiate that maltreatment has a direct
connection to attachment
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causes of maternal deprivation individually and then
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between increased
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development, and verbal
IQ. Toddlers who were able to regulate their own behavior later
proved to excel in lead-
lag structures and language skills.
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Criteria Ratings Points
Content
Requirements
105 to >98.0 pts
Advanced

The project
accomplishes all
required segments
as contained in the
assignment
instructions.
Specifically: -The
project is defined by
the identification of
key elements of the
current situation and
why change is
necessary. -The
current situation is
analyzed. There is a
summary of the
current condition to
be improved and the
desired state. There
is a comparison and
contrast of the
current situation with
the desired state.
Specific conditions
that must change in
the organization are
provided. -The
analyzed and
compared to the
desired state. An
evaluation with
recommended
outcomes is
produced. Outcomes
stated must be

tangible and
intangible,
quantifiable and
non-quantifiable. The
recommendations
are expressed in
terms of impact on
the client’s business.
-The plan
distinguishes
between the various
aspects of the proper
timing involved in
successful
98 to >90.0 pts
Proficient
The project
accomplishes most of
the required
segments as
contained in the
assignment
instructions.
Specifically: -The
key elements of the
why change is
necessary. -The
summary of the

be improved and the
desired state. -There
is a comparison and
contrast of the
the desired state.
Specific conditions
that must change in
provided. -The
analyzed and
compared to the
desired state. An
evaluation with
recommended
outcomes is
produced. Outcomes
stated must be
tangible and
intangible,
quantifiable and
recommendations are
expressed in terms of
impact on the client’s
business. -The plan
distinguishes
between the various
timing involved in
successful
90 to >0.0 pts

Developing
The project
accomplishes some
of the required
segments as
contained in the
assignment
instructions.
Specifically: -The
key elements of the
why change is
necessary. -The
summary of the
be improved and the
is a comparison and
contrast of the
the desired state.
Specific conditions
that must change in
provided. -The
analyzed and
compared to the
desired state. An
evaluation with
recommended

outcomes is
produced. Outcomes
stated must be
tangible and
intangible,
quantifiable and
recommendations are
business. -The plan
distinguishes
between the various
timing involved in
successful
0 pts
Not Present
The project does not
accomplish the
required segments as
contained in the
assignment
instructions.
Specifically: -The
key elements of the
why change is
necessary. -The

summary of the
be improved and the
is a comparison and
contrast of the
the desired state.
Specific conditions
that must change in
provided. -The
analyzed and
compared to the
desired state. An
evaluation with
recommended
outcomes is
produced. Outcomes
stated must be
tangible and
intangible,
quantifiable and
recommendations are
business. -The plan
distinguishes
between the various
timing involved in
successful
implementation of the

105
pts
Consulting Proposal Grading Rubric | BMAL504_B04_202240
Criteria Ratings Points
recommendations.
An implementation
plan is constructed
that supports the full
recommendations
within the
organization. -There
is a concise
summative appraisal
of the overall
proposal, diagnosis,
recommendations,
implementation plan,
and proposed results
or impact on the
client’s business.
recommendations.
An implementation
plan is constructed
recommendations
within the

is a concise
summative appraisal
of the overall
recommendations,
or impact on the
recommendations.
An implementation
plan is constructed
recommendations
within the
is a concise
summative appraisal
of the overall
recommendations,
or impact on the
client’s business
recommendations.
An implementation
plan is constructed
recommendations

within the
is a concise
summative appraisal
of the overall
recommendations,
or impact on the
Structure
Requirements
45 to >41.0 pts
Advanced
The assignment
meets all general and
format (current APA,
Title and Reference
pages) requirements.
At least 4 scholarly
sources and the
course text are
referenced. Proper
spelling, grammar,
flow, and clarity are
used. The proposal
meets the word count
requirement of
1000–1500 words.
41 to >38.0 pts

Proficient
The assignment
meets most general
and format (current
APA, Title and
Reference pages)
requirements. At
least 4 scholarly
sources and the
course text are
referenced. Proper
spelling, grammar,
used. The proposal
contains a word
count of 900-999
words.
38 to >0.0 pts
Developing
The assignment
meets some general
and format (current
APA, Title and
Reference pages)
requirements. At
least 4 scholarly
sources and the
course text are
referenced. Proper
spelling, grammar,

used. The proposal
contains a word
count of 800-899
words.
0 pts
Not Present
The assignment does
not meet the general
and format (current
APA, Title and
Reference pages)
requirements. At
least 4 scholarly
sources and the
course text are
referenced. Proper
spelling, grammar,
used. The proposal
has a word count
less than 800 words.
45 pts
Total Points: 150
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