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This official profile is maintained by experts at the American Psychological Association. We share tips about how to format a paper, create APA Style references in seventh edition (APA7), write with concise and bias-free language, and more.
@apastyle.bsky.social@apastyle.bsky.socialReposted by @apastyle.bsky.socialIt's that time of year again. Instructors, do you find these ghost and zombie guidelines in your classroom? Copyeditors, do you find them in your projects?
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@apastyle.bsky.socialSections 6.24–6.25 of the Publication Manual (7th ed.) provide these general guidelines and examples, followed by sections with guidance for other cases (units of measurement, time, Latin abbreviations, etc.).
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@apastyle.bsky.socialAs a general guideline, we recommend introducing and using an abbreviation only when it's needed three or more times in a paper. If the term appears only once or twice, it's usually easier for your readers if you've just spelled it out.
@apastyle.bsky.socialExample sentences: 👉 ...where a large language model (LLM) was included. This particular LLM has... 👉 ...in the results of a survey conducted by the American Psychological Association (APA). The APA survey was published...
@apastyle.bsky.socialAbbreviations should be defined (explained) at their first use in an #APAStyle paper. In text, these often appear as in the following examples.
@apajournals.bsky.socialReposted by @apastyle.bsky.socialA better way to report research: How reporting guidelines—such as APA Style Journal Article Reporting Standards (JARS)—can save researchers time, strengthen papers, improve the reach of published work, and be used as a tool in the classroom ➡️ https://bit.ly/4yxAx51 @apastyle.bsky.social
@apastyle.bsky.socialLove the questions in today's #StetChat! #Copyeditors, if you have pictures of your pets with APA Style books or merch, please share them with us. We feature them in our Instagram highlight and in our monthly #APAStyle newsletter.
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@apastyle.bsky.socialIt's that time of year again. Instructors, do you find these ghost and zombie guidelines in your classroom? Copyeditors, do you find them in your projects?
@apastyle.bsky.socialReposted by @apastyle.bsky.socialToo many articles, and not enough time? Our new #APAStyle video explains the purpose of each part of a journal article. With that knowledge, you can quickly decide which articles are relevant for citing in your paper. #AcWri
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@apastyle.bsky.socialreport means and standard deviations to one decimal place (as group measures, they are more stable than individual scores)." Guidance about reporting p values is also in that section as well as in Section 7.14 (in the paragraphs about probability notes in tables and figures).
@apastyle.bsky.social"Report correlations, proportions, and inferential statistics such as t, F, and chi-square to two decimals. When reporting data measured on integer scales (as with many questionnaires),
@apastyle.bsky.socialAlthough you're right that there is no "right" answer for every case, we do have general guidelines. Section 6.36 of the Publication Manual (7th ed.) says that "when properly scaled, most data can be eÂffectively presented with two decimal digits of accuracy."
@apastyle.bsky.socialFor example, “moneys” and “monies” are acceptable plural forms of “money.”
You can learn more about plural nouns, including irregular plural nouns, on the #APAStyle website.
@apastyle.bsky.socialWhen a term has more than one plural form, use your judgment to decide which spelling is appropriate to use in your work. Often this will be the one shown first in a dictionary entry. But spellings noted to be "less common" are still okay to use. Just be consistent within a paper.
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@apastyle.bsky.socialIn a journal article, the Results section (including tables and figures) tells you "what," and the Discussion section tells you the "so what."
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@apastyle.bsky.socialIn our free Discussion Phrases Guide, you can find "possible statements to use when discussing specific types of content in the Discussion section of a research paper."
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@apastyle.bsky.socialThanks! We'll consider it. ❤️ Other ideas? Please let us know! We're not working on the next edition yet, but we do collect all feedback and discuss it when the time comes.
