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 What does "APA" stand for in social and behavioral scientist writing as a scholar? |
 American Psychological Association |
 What is Plagiarism and Self-Plagiarism? |
 Plagiarism is taking the words and ideas of others without giving credit to the original work whether it be a direct quote or paraphrasing. According to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA Manual), Sixth Edition (2010), "you need to credit the source in text" (p. 15). Self-plagiarism is plagiarizing your own published work in a new publication. For more information on self-plagiarism please turn to page 16 of your APA Manual, Sixth Edition. Reference Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th ed. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association, 2010 |
 What is an abstract and what does an abstract entail? |
 An abstract (page 2) follows your title page (page 1) and should be double-spaced with no more than 250 words. According to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (2010), "an abstract is a brief, comprehensive summary of the contents of the article" (p. 25). Reference Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th ed. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association, 2010 |
 In APA format, what should your Title page include for submission? |
 1) Running head 2) Page 1 3) Title |
 How many level of heading are allowed in APA Journals? |
 There are five (5) heading styles that are recommended by APA for writing scholarly essays. |
