JWU APA Basics Handbook 2009-2010: A Style Manual for Students of the Alan Shawn Feinstein Graduate School

Joanne Crossman, Ed.D., Johnson & Wales University

Document Type Article

This guide is not a substitute for the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (2001).

Abstract

This handbook is intended to serve as a student guide to APA style and documentation. It addresses the most basic rules for manuscript preparation-the guidelines necessary to ensure clear and consistent presentation of written text. The handbook also presents basic rules for contextual, parenthetical, and reference list citations.