1. APA at UT Arlington College ofAPA at UT Arlington College of
NursingNursing
APA is the official guide for
writing style for all
courses/programs at UT A CON.

2. Manual IncludesManual Includes
 Overview of scientific writingOverview of scientific writing

PurposePurpose

Ethical and legalEthical and legal
 Organization of a ManuscriptOrganization of a Manuscript

Elements of different types of manuscriptsElements of different types of manuscripts

3. Guidelines for expressing ideasGuidelines for expressing ideas
 Writing StyleWriting Style
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Orderly presentation of ideasOrderly presentation of ideas
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Smoothness of expressionSmoothness of expression
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Economy of expressionEconomy of expression
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Precision & clarityPrecision & clarity
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Strategies to improve writing styleStrategies to improve writing style
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Reducing biasReducing bias

4. Specifics on Reducing BiasSpecifics on Reducing Bias
 GenderGender
 Sexual orientationSexual orientation
 Racial and ethnic identityRacial and ethnic identity
 DisabilitiesDisabilities
 AgeAge

5. Descriptions of Racial/EthnicDescriptions of Racial/Ethnic
GroupsGroups
 Use Census categoriesUse Census categories
 Black and WhiteBlack and White
 HispanicHispanic

Country of originCountry of origin
 American Indian, Native American, andAmerican Indian, Native American, and
Native North AmericanNative North American
 Asian or Asian AmericanAsian or Asian American

6. Guidelines, cont.Guidelines, cont.
 Grammar and UsageGrammar and Usage
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VerbsVerbs
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Agreement of Subject & VerbAgreement of Subject & Verb
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PronounsPronouns
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Use of adverbsUse of adverbs
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Relative pronouns & subordinate conjunctionsRelative pronouns & subordinate conjunctions
(e.g. that vs. which)(e.g. that vs. which)
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Parallel constructionParallel construction
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Linguistic devices (e.g. clichés, metaphors)Linguistic devices (e.g. clichés, metaphors)

7. MechanicsMechanics
 PunctuationPunctuation
 SpellingSpelling
 CapitalizationCapitalization
 ItalicsItalics
 AbbreviationsAbbreviations
 Headings and SeriesHeadings and Series
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66thth
ed.-pp. 62ed.-pp. 62

8. MechanicsMechanics
 Quotations (sources, citations,Quotations (sources, citations,
permission)permission)
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Avoid direct quotationsAvoid direct quotations
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Synthesize and cite sourceSynthesize and cite source
 NumbersNumbers
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9 or less - use words9 or less - use words

9. Reference ListReference List
 Only cited sourcesOnly cited sources
 Alphabetized by first word of citationAlphabetized by first word of citation

Usually first authors surnameUsually first authors surname
 Include DOI when availableInclude DOI when available
 If no DOIIf no DOI
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Home URL of the journalHome URL of the journal

10. Additional Resources, cont.Additional Resources, cont.
 The Little, Brown HandbookThe Little, Brown Handbook
http://ablongman.com/littlebrownhttp://ablongman.com/littlebrown

11. Additional Resources, cont.Additional Resources, cont.
 OWL (Online Writing Lab) at Purdue UniversityOWL (Online Writing Lab) at Purdue University
 http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_apa.htmlhttp://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_apa.html

12. Additional Resources, cont.Additional Resources, cont.
 APA Style Official SiteAPA Style Official Site
 http://www.apastyle.org/http://www.apastyle.org/