APA Guidelines for text format

APA Guidelines for text format

 

Spacing:

Single-space between all lines of the manuscript, including the text, title, headings, endnotes, quotations, references, figure captions, and tables.

 

Margins:

Leave margins of 1 in. (2.54 cm) at the top, bottom, right, and left of every page.

 

Pagination:

Number all pages consecutively. Arrange the pages of the manuscript in the following order:

•    Title page (page 1): title, author name(s), affiliation(s), running head
•    Abstract (page 2): between 100 and 150 words
•    Text (start on page 3)
•    References (following the text; start on a new page)
•    Appendices (start each on a separate page)

•    Notes (use footnotes)
•    Tables (place in text)
•    Figures (place in text)

 

Headings:

Do not use a numbered system of headings – use the APA system.

 

Running head:

In the header of each page, include a shortened form of the title in the upper right-hand corner before the page number. The running head should consist of no more than 50 characters (including letters and spaces).