Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association | 
 enlarge | Author: American Psychological Association
Publisher: American Psychological Association (APA)
Category: Book
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Rating:  259 reviews
Sales Rank: 228
Media: Paperback
Edition: 5th
Pages: 439
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Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.9
Dimensions (in): 9.8 x 7 x 1.1
ISBN: 1557987912
Dewey Decimal Number: 808.06615
EAN: 9781557987914
ASIN: 1557987912
Publication Date: July 2001
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Condition: Unmarked. Some light cover edge wear.
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Product Description
In addition to providing guidance on grammar, the mechanics of writing, and APA style, this manual offers an authoritative reference and citation system. It also covers the treatment of numbers, metrication, statistical and mathematical data, tables and figures for use in writing, reports or presentations. This new edition has been updated to include: guidelines and examples for referencing electronic and online sources; avoiding plagiarism; presenting case studies and the construction of tables; copyright and permissions issues for writers; and reference examples for audiovisual media and patents. Writers, scholars and professionals will also find guidelines on how to choose text, tables or figures to present data, writing cover letters, the retention of raw data and on establishing written agreements for the use of shared data.
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 Spiral-Bound Wonder July 1, 2003
24 out of 26 found this review helpful
When I originally purchased the current edition, I bought it in a regular binding and immediately regretted it upon first use. This spiral bound edition allows it to lay flat so that when you are trying to confirm the style, you don't have to lay two other books on top of it to make it work. BUY THIS EDITION IF YOU HAVE TO USE APA.
The must-buy version September 21, 2002
R. Lanthier (Vienna, VA United States)
18 out of 20 found this review helpful
Hard to review a style manual - they are all a pain in the butt to live/write with. However, this spiral bound version is the best, you can lay it down without having to type one handed while you consult it! Any price premium for the spriral binding is worth it, don't buy the regularly bound one, trust me!
Still needed and still valued. December 11, 1998
57 out of 72 found this review helpful
The fourth edition of the APA *Manual* is, despite some of the flaws others have noted, very useful to those studying or working within the social sciences. While our current breed of word processing programs have indeed been a great benefit to academic writers, we cannot forget the orgins of academic writing linger from long before the computer age. This book offers a complete and varied guide to how to write for a field of disciplines. I would compare it to the *American Medical Association's Style Manual* as I also use this reference quite often in that both books truly offer a great deal of information that is useful in science-related writing. We are lucky to have something that is this complete.
Boring but Required June 14, 2002
A.Trendl HungarianBookstore.com (Glen Ellyn, IL USA)
53 out of 67 found this review helpful
The "Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association" is one those boring but necessary books that eventually will be on your shelf whether you like it or not. It is on mine.
Those of us who make a living by combining words into sentences acquiesce to collecting various style manuals. You know the list: MLA, Chicago, APA, and for those with a journalistic or marketing bent, the AP. The social services, many teaching journals (not all), and of course, most psychological journals require using the APA style for white papers, essays and the like.
Style formats make life easier on the editors you write for, and the APA does that job precisely.
I fully recommend "Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association," not because it will make you smile like a Barbara Cartland novel, but because academic journals editors will smile with a satisfied look while reading your writing.
Anthony Trendl
editor, HungarianBookstore.com
Spiral-bound option November 10, 2006
Trish, RN (Lakeland, FL United States)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
If you're required to use APA format and you only want to buy one book, this is the one. While some of the mastery guides to using APA might be helpful, this manual is the bible. It is not, however, Greek or Hebrew. It is a little intimidating until you get used to it and if you're doing much APA writing, you're going to get VERY used to it. A spiral-bound copy makes it easy to keep the book open to your place - the only thing that would make it better is tabs for frequently used sections (but you can add those yourself).
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