APA Standards: A Complete Guide for the

presentation of your written works

published by Rodrigo Lastreto January 29, 2020

For many university students or people from multiple

in areas, APA guidelines continue to be a headache
constant. In this guide, you will find the solution to stop
to be a problem!

For many university students or people from various fields,

APA guidelines continue to be a constant headache because
Actually, what we know about this is little, for that reason we have taken the
work to relieve that headache that listening to the following produces
For the next meeting, I need a stylish essay.
APA

If you are reading this article, it is because you may have been asked to prepare a

report, work, thesis, etc. using APA standards. Sure

you thought, 'What rules?' Well, yes, it’s your turn to learn about the topic but,

Can you do it in a didactic and simple way, more than what you
Do you imagine... or are you just curious and want to expand your

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knowledge? (congratulations on that). Whatever the reason that brought you here.
Well! Welcome! You will find everything you need to know about
regarding, let's get started already!

What is the format in Standards?

APA?

When it comes to originality, APA standards have a doctorate. That's why

that have remained relevant over the years and is an almost criterion
mandatory when drafting a report, document, article, etc.
scientific character. Your research will be original and unique and also its application

It's easy. Let's start with the formatting considerations:

The size of the paper

The paper size in APA standards must be letter (YES, letter. NO A4) The
the measurement is 21.59 cm x 27.94 cm; important to take into account, the paper used

it must not have any type of sticker, adhesive tape, glue or staple
(no advertising).

Margin
It will be the same for all sides of the sheet: 2.5 cm (1 inch) for the
top margin, bottom margin, right margin, and left margin.

Indentation in APA citations

When we use indentation, it will be 5 spaces at the beginning of each.
paragraph (do not use the tab key).

If you conduct research or a project where you use statistical data,

numbers or sums you must write the number, for example: "80% of the

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The studied population demonstrated having linguistic resources appropriate to their level of

education

Font type
Regarding the font type, the font will be Times New Roman, size 12, with a
line spacing number 2, left alignment Please!

Numbering
Regarding the page numbering, let me explain in detail: they must
are listed in the upper right corner. On the cover and
the back cover should start the numbering but it should not be visible here.

Starting from the index (table of contents), list of tables, list of annexes,
images and others like dedications and prefaces are visible but in
Roman numerals (I, II, III… etc.). The rest is in Arabic numerals (1, 2, 3… )
etc.).

Cover
The cover must include: Name of the university, company, or institution
that recognizes you as a researcher; faculty where you study or department
where you work (depending on the case) and the area where you develop. All this

centered at the top edge of the page.

Title
The title of your research must be centered on the page and in bold, with a
maximum of 15 words.

At the bottom and centered, you will place your full name as the author of the
researcher, then the country, city and date.

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How to cite and reference books with APA guidelines

To cite and reference a book using APA guidelines, it is generally sufficient

just review the first pages of the book where you will find everything
necessary information to make the appointment.

The information that should be collected for

the appointment is:

Author
Year of publication
Book Title
City and country

Editorial

Paraphrase a book with APA guidelines. Inside the text, it should add the
author followed by the year of publication. For example:

… Evolution occurs through the survival of the fittest (Darwin, 1859) …

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 Book cover page.
For this example cover page, the reference would be as follows
way

Hacyan, S., (2004), Physics and Metaphysics in Space and Time. Philosophy
in the laboratory, Mexico City, Mexico: National Fund for Economic Culture.

The following describes several ways to

quote a book

Book with author

Author Last Name
Editorial.

Hacyan, S., (2004), Physics and metaphysics in space and time. Philosophy in the
laboratory, Mexico City, Mexico: National Fund for Economic Culture.

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Book with editor
In the case that the book has multiple authors, it is advisable to cite the editor.

Last Name, A. A. (Ed.). (Year). Title. City, Country: Publisher.

The Holographic Paradigm

Electronic book
E-books can come in two forms: With DOI or Without DOI.
DOI is a digital object identifier, unique for each book.

Online books.

Last Name, A. A. (Year). Title. Retrieved from [Link]

De Jesús Domínguez, J. (1887). Administrative autonomy in Puerto Rico.

Retrieved from [Link]

With DOI.

Last name, A. A. (Year). Title. doi: [Link]

Montero, M. and Sonn, C. C. (Eds.). (2009). Psychology of Liberation: Theory and

applications. doi: 10.1007/ 978-0-387-85784-8

Chapter of a book

A chapter of a book is referenced when the book has an editor, that is,
the book consists of chapters written by different authors.

Surname, A. A., and Surname, B. B. (Year). Title of the chapter or entry. In A. A.

Last name. (Ed.), Title of the book (pp. xx-xx). City, Country: Publisher

"... it is that students neither read nor write": The challenge of the
reading and writing at the Pontifical Javeriana University of Cali. In H.
Mondragón (Ed.), Read, understand, debate, write. Writing articles
scientists by university professors (pp. 53-62). Cali, Valle del Cauca: Seal
Javeriano Editorial.

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If you have a book without complete information, for example, lacking the author.
or you can check the date:how to cite and reference content without the
complete information.

HOW TO CITE WEBSITES?

There are two ways to cite websites. The first is a passing citation,
when the website is mentioned in the text and secondly, when an
article or relevant document from some website.

To reference a website in passing, simply put it in parentheses.

It will not be necessary to include this citation in the reference list.

Example,
Maria Martinez's sublog([Link] incorporated different
vegan cooking recipes and morning exercises.

When citing a specific document that has been extracted from a website.
it is necessary to cite in the text and add the citation to the list of references. The citation in the
the text is usually done as (surname, year) or surname (year). And the is added
reference in the following format:

Author, A. (date). Title of the document. [format description]. Retrieved from

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HOW TO CITE IN THE TEXT?

In the text, one must use the last name or surnames of the authors and the year of publication.
publication. In case the author's name is not known, the name of the
title and if this is very long, it can be abbreviated. Then the citation would be:

(Martínez, Núñez, & García; 2007)

Martínez, Núñez, & García (2007)

Vegan Food for Beginners (2007) - the titles that are italicized within
Text must be italicized within the list of references.

HOW TO CITE E-BOOKS/BOOKS

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ELECTRONICS?
To reference an e-book or complete electronic book, it is necessary to include the author,
date

To reference a chapter of an e-book, you must include the title numbers of

chapters and the page, if available.

Full e-book reference:

Author, A.

Reference of a chapter of an e-book:

Author, A.
Obtained from [Link]

Author, A. (date). Chapter title, In E. Editor (Ed.), Book title (pp xx – xx).
Obtained from DOI: xxxxxxxxxxx

The citation in the text is the same as always: author and date.

HOW TO CITE INTERVIEWS?

The citation and reference of interviews will depend on the nature of the
interview. If it is recoverable (recording, podcast, transcribed), it will be done according to its format.

When you want to cite an informative interview, that is to say an interview conducted
by the researcher to a person knowledgeable about the subject, it is necessary to ensure that
this person wants to appear as a source. In the event that they agree to appear in the text
as a source, the interview will be cited as a personal communication and the quote will
will be carried out within the text.

Example:
Morning exercises serve to activate your body and provide it with elasticity.
so that during the day you have less likelihood of suffering an injury. (R. Tejeiro,
personal communication, May 5, 2010.

This citation in the text does not need to be added to the reference list.

It is important to mention that personal communications that are produced

Research participants should not be cited, as this would violate the
privacy of the participants.

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HOW TO CITE FACEBOOK OR
TWITTER?
This type of citation is not included in the manual, but it is understood that networks
social networks also have the ability to transmit valuable information. This is how
has accepted the bidding and references of these under the basic model of
the citation that fits according to the characteristics of what you want to cite.

HOW TO CITE FROM

YOUTUBE?
This type of reference is commonly used for a video.

If the real author's name and their nickname/username are known in

the account should be used in the following way:

Author, a [username]. (year, month, day). Title of the video. [Video file].
Obtained from [Link]

If only the username is known:

Username. (year, month day). Video title [video file]. Retrieved from
http://

The citation in the text is done with the name or nickname outside of brackets or parentheses and the
(date).

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ABBREVIATIONS IN APA FORMAT
The APA guidelines allow for the abbreviation of certain words that are as follows
list

Chapter: cap.
Edition: ed.
Revised edition
Editor (Editors): ed
Translator (es): trad.
No date: n.d.
page
Volume
Number
Part
Supplement

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