Welcome to the APA 6 Manuscript Creation Review
This review module is designed as an educational tutorial to introduce students to the use of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6th edition) as a standard for professional written communication. Using standardized formatting assists readers in understanding the flow of your written work and allows for consistant citations of references. This self-study module is not sponsored or created by the APA and is offered as an adjunct teaching tool to accompany the official APA 6 manual. The module should organize material for better student comprehension. When you see a highlighted or colored word, click on it with your mouse to see additional information. You will encounter interactive activities and knowledge reviews as you progress through the course. Each activity has points associated with it. You can repeat activities an unlimited amount of times.
NOTE: This offering will only present how to physically structure an APA 6 manuscript. For information on plagiarism, copyright, grammar and other writing issues, please refer to the APA 6 manual or other writing resources.
NOTE: The notations in blue refer to the section and page number in the APA manual for additional information.
Note about copyright: All information in this review is derived from the 6th Edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (2010) known as the APA 6 Manual. All content in this offering should be considered directly referenced from the APA 6 manual unless otherwise noted. Many definitions and format recommendations used in this review are directly quoted form the APA 6 Manual to avoid confusion or 'errors of translation'. Quotation marks are not used for all quoted material for formatting reasons. References to appropriate sections of the APA 6 Manual are contained in the text popper boxes in each section. The American Psychological Association retains all rights to the referenced content.
* Be aware that the new APA 6 manual emphasizes general principles of writing a scholarly paper to include clear textual and conceptual communication. Detailed information on on APA journals requirements is available on the web site www.apa.org/journals/ to ensure the information stays up-to-date.
* The APA also host an APA Style Blog with questions and answers.
* Articles associated with APA use in articles and papers: "Evidence-Based Guidelines for Avoiding the Most Common APA Errors in Journal Article Submission".
