The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association is
the style manual of choice for writers, editors, students, and
educators in the social and behavioural sciences. It provides
invaluable guidance on all aspects of the writing process, from the
ethics of authorship to the word choice that best reduces bias in
language. Well-known for its authoritative and easy-to-use
reference and citation system, the Publication Manual also offers
guidance on choosing the headings, tables, figures and tone that
will result in strong, simple, and elegant scientific
communication. The Sixth Edition offers new and expanded
instruction on publication ethics, statistics, journal article
reporting standards, electronic reference formats, and the
construction of tables and figures. The Sixth Edition has been
revised and updated to include new ethics guidance on such topics
as determining authorship and terms of collaboration, duplicate
publication, plagiarism and self-plagiarism, disguising of
participants, validity of instrumentation, and making data
available to others for verification; new journal article reporting
standards to help readers report empirical research with clarity
and precision; simplified APA heading style to make it more
conducive to electronic publication; updated guidelines for
reducing bias in language to reflect current practices and
preferences, including a new section on presenting historical
language that is inappropriate by present standards; new guidelines
for reporting inferential statistics and a significantly revised
table of statistical abbreviations new instruction on using
supplemental files containing lengthy data sets and other media;
significantly expanded content on the electronic presentation of
data to help readers understand the purpose of each kind of display
and choose the best match for communicating the results of the
investigation, with new examples for a variety of data displays,
including electrophysiological and biological data; consolidated
information on all aspects of reference citations, with an expanded
discussion of electronic sources emphasising the role of the
digital object identifier (DOI) as a reliable way to locate
information; and expanded discussion of the publication process,
including the function and process of peer review; a discussion of
ethical, legal, and policy requirements in publication; and
guidelines on working with the publisher while the article is in
press. Key to this edition of the Publication Manual is an updated
and expanded Web presence. Visit the APA Style web site to Look up
additional supplemental material keyed to the book Test your
knowledge of APA Style with a free tutorial on style basics Learn
about the changes in the sixth edition with a free tutorial
reviewing key revisions Sign up for an on-line course to enrich and
enhance your understanding of APA Style Read the APA Style blog and
share your comments on writing and referencing Consult frequently
asked questions to sharpen your understanding of APA Style Examine
additional resources on such topics as ethics, statistics, and
writing Familiarise yourself with submission standards for APA
books and journals What's New in the Sixth Edition? Book has been
updated to acknowledge and incorporate advances in computer
technology. New discussions of the creation, submission, and
storage of supplemental data. New guidelines for referencing
electronic sources. New and expanded reference examples for a
variety of on-line sources. Redesigned APA Style website, expanded
to provide tutorials, on-line courses, and other resources for
learning APA style. Book has been reorganised and streamlined for
ease of use Organised to describe the writing process from idea to
publication, it begins with background information on ethical
issues in publishing, then moves on to manuscript structure and
content, then writing style and rules, then graphics and
references, then guidance on working with the publisher. Sample
paper section has been moved up and featured to better exemplify
manuscript structure and content Like discussions have been moved
to one place in the book, with discussions of function followed by
instruction on form. Focus has been broadened to include readers in
the behavioural and social sciences. Information specific to APA
has been moved to the web, where it is more broadly accessible and
can be updated frequently. New examples throughout the book have
been drawn from publications in education, business, and nursing as
well as psychology.
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