General Guidelines (Source: Purdue OWL)

Your essay should be typed and double-spaced on standard-sized paper (8.5" x 11"), with 1" margins on all sides. You should use a clear font that is highly readable. APA recommends using 12 pt. Times New Roman font.

Include a page header (also known as the "running head") at the top of every page. To create a page header/running head, insert page numbers flush right. Then type "TITLE OF YOUR PAPER" in the header flush left using all capital letters. The running head is a shortened version of your paper's title and cannot exceed 50 characters including spacing and punctuation.

Your essay should include four major sections: the Title Page, Abstract, Main Body, and References.

Books with Author(s):

​Berndt, T. J. (2002). Friendship quality and social development. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 11, 7-10.

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Books with Editor(s):

Duncan, G. J., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (Eds.). (1997). Consequences of growing up poor. New York, NY: Russell Sage Foundation.

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Dictionary/Encyclopedia:

Bergmann, P. G. (1993). Relativity. In The New Encyclopedia Britannica. (Vol. 26, pp. 501-508). Chicago, IL: Encyclopedia Britannica.

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Chapter in a Book:

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year of publication). Title of chapter. In A. A. Editor & B. B. Editor (Eds.), Title of book (pages of chapter). Location: Publisher.

O'Neil, J. M., & Egan, J. (1992). Men's and women's gender role journeys: A metaphor for healing, transition, and transformation. In B. R. Wainrib (Ed.), Gender issues across the life cycle (pp. 107-123). New York, NY: Springer.

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Scholarly Articles: 

Harlow, H. F. (1983). Fundamentals for preparing psychology journal articles. Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology, 55, 893-896.

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Newspapers:

Schultz, S. (2005, December 28). Calls made to strengthen state energy policies. The Country Today, pp. 1A, 2A.

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Magazines:

Henry, W. A., III. (1990, April 9). Making the grade in today's schools. Time, 135, 28-31.

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Review:

Baumeister, R. F. (1993). Exposing the self-knowledge myth [Review of the book The self-knower: A hero under control, by R. A. Wicklund & M. Eckert]. Contemporary Psychology, 38, 466-467.

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Websites:

Satalkar, B. (2010, July 15). Water aerobics. Retrieved from http://www.buzzle.com.

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Films:

Producer, P. P. (Producer), & Director, D. D. (Director). (Date of publication). Title of motion picture [Motion picture]. Country of origin: Studio or distributor.

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Television:

Writer, W. W. (Writer), & Director, D. D. (Director). (Date of broadcast or copyright). Title of broadcast [Television broadcast or Television series]. In P. Producer (Producer). City, state of origin: Studio or distributor.

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Online Streaming Platforms - Netflix, Hulu, Google Play: 

Last name of Documentary Producer, F. M. (Producer), & Last name of Documentary Director, F. M. (Director). (Year of release). Movie title [Video file]. Retrieved from Netflix’s homepage URL.

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Podcast:  

Rissian, L. C. (Producer). (2012, May 4). Twelve parsecs [Audio podcast]. 
    Retrieved from http://itunes.apple.com.

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Video Games:

Bullfrog Productions Ltd. (1999). Dungeon keeper 2 [Video game]. Redwood City: Electronic Arts, Inc.

Author/Developer. (Year of first release). Title [Video game]. Place of publication: Publisher.

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Microfilm:

Sutherlin, R. N. (1879, June 5). Organize your stock associations [Editorial]. Rocky Mountain Husbandman, p. 2. In Work Progress Administration for the Livestock Industry 36 (1942) [Microfilm]. (Reel 1, Microfilm 250).

[author, by last name, initial.] [(publication date).] [article title, no quotation marks] [original publication title, “p.” page number.] [In collection title & volume] [(collection year) [medium].] [(specific microform information).]

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Social Media:

Twitter:

Gates, B. [BillGates]. (2013, February 26). #Polio is 99% eradicated. Join me & @FCBarcelona as we work to finish the job and #EndPolio. VIDEO: http://b-gat.es/X75Lvy [Tweet]. Retrieved from https://twitter.com/BillGates/status/306195345845665792

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YouTube Video:

Author, A. A. [Screen name]. (year, month day). Title of video
     [Video file]. Retrieved from http://xxxxx

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Comment on Website or Online Article:

David, L. (2010, October 29). Re: E-ZPass is a life-saver (literally) [Blog comment]. Retrieved from http://freakonomics.com/2010/10/29/e-zpass-is-a-life-saver-literally/#comment-109178

Mt2mt2. (2015, November 12). Re: A fast graph isomorphism algorithm [Blog comment]. Retrieved from https://rjlipton.wordpress.com/2015/11/11/a-fast-graph-isomorphism-algorithm/#comment-72615

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Lecture Notes:

"Identify as lecture or performance in your paper. Do not list in your References." 

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