Product Description
Style manual for writers, editors, students, educators, and professionals across all fields. Provides clear guidance on grammar, the mechanics of writing, and APA style. Includes examples, new guidelines and advice, and more. Previous edition: c1994. Softcover, wire-spiral edition is also available. Hardcover edition due later.

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