What does APA regulate?

Stylistics

In-text citations

References (a list of all the sources used in the paper)

Writing Style

APA emphasizes clear communication, organization, and smooth and

precise style

Continuity in presentation of ideas

Smoothness of expression

Precision and Clarity

Avoid colloquial expressions

"I will come up with a research..."

"Many times..."

"Whether or not..."

Avoid approximations that are ambiguous

"quite a large part"

"most people"

Avoid clichés

"Old as time"

"All that glitters is not gold"

Active voice

APA Style encourages using the active voice ("We interpreted the

results ...").

Especially when the subject performing the action should be clearlyidentified (e.g. "We interviewed ..." vs. "The participants

responded ...").

Numbers as Numerals

Numbers above 10

Numbers in your abstract (that aren't at the beginning of the

sentence)

Numbers immediately preceding a unit of measurement (5-mg dosage)

Numbers that represent mathematical functions (multiplied by 5)

Numbers that represent time, ages, score, or points on a scale.

Numbers that reference a table or a figure (In Table 1)

Numbers as Words

Numbers zero-nine

A number that begins a sentence, title, or heading

Common fractions (one fifth)

Universally accepted usage (the Twelve Apostles)