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WRITING AND WRITERS: STYLE AND WRITING MANUALS:
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association,
Sixth Edition
The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association is the
style manual of choice for writers, editors, students, and educators in
the social and behavioral sciences. It provides invaluable guidance on
all aspects of the writing process, from the ethics of authorship to the
word choice that best reduces bias in language. Well-known for its
authoritative and easy-to-use reference and citation system, the
Publication Manual also offers guidance on choosing the headings, tables,
figures, and tone that will result in strong, simple, and elegant
scientific communication.
Softcover : $28.95
Hardcover : $39.95
Spiral Bound : $36.95
<http://www.apastyle.org/manual/index.aspx>
Chapter Descriptions
Chapter 1: Writing for the Behavioral and Social Sciences
Chapter 1 describes the role of ethics in publishing and offers guidance
in following best practices for compliance.
Chapter 2: Manuscript Structure and Content
Chapter 2 defines all parts of a scholarly manuscript, from title to
appendix, emphasizing both function and form. It ends with sample papers
for users to model.
Chapter 3: Writing Clearly and Concisely
Chapter 3 offers basic guidance on planning and writing the article. It
advises readers on how to organize their thoughts, choose effective words,
and describe individuals with accuracy and sensitivity.
Chapter 4: The Mechanics of Style
Chapter 4 instructs readers on the nuts and bolts of style: punctuation,
spelling, capitalization, abbreviations, numbers, and statistics in text.
It demonstrates that consistency in their use is key to clear scientific
communication.
Chapter 5: Displaying Results
Chapter 5 describes the effective use of graphic elements in text. It
provides readers with guidance on which graphic element is best suited to
the data being delivered as well as detailed instruction on table and
figure preparation.
Chapter 6: Crediting Sources
Chapter 6 provides guidance on reference citation. It instructs readers on
when and how to cite references in text and on how to construct a
reference list that contains everything readers need to locate each
source.
Chapter 7: Reference Examples
Chapter 7 offers a comprehensive set of reference examples for readers to
model. It demonstrates the reference components that readers need to
locate the work, with an emphasis on electronic sources.
Chapter 8: The Publication Process
What's New in the Sixth Edition of the Publication Manual?
<http://www.apastyle.org/manual/whats-new.aspx>
The problem is that this new edition was published with a substantial
group of errors which has led to some major consternation regarding this
publication.
This has led to the publication of a set of corrections to this edition.
Corrections to the First Printing of the Publication Manual
of the American Psychological Association, Sixth Edition (July 2009)
<http://supp.apa.org/style/pubman-reprint-corrections-for-2e.pdf>
View the Corrections to the First Printing (July 2009)
<http://supp.apa.org/style/PM6E-1st-Printing-Reprint-Corrections.pdf>
View the Corrected Sample Papers
<http://supp.apa.org/style/PM6E-Corrected-Sample-Papers.pdf>
As a response to a post that mentions that there are problems with the APA
Publications Manual 6th edition, I sent the post below to the SportPsy
discussion group that provides links to some of the content on the
internet that has discussed the issue of incorrect content in the APA
Publications Manual.
From: David P. Dillard <[log in to unmask]>
To: Exercise and Sport Psychology <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: About.com Article: Tara's Graduate School Blog [Sixth Edition of
American Psychological Association Publication Manual]
Re: About.com Article: Tara's Graduate School Blog
[Sixth Edition of American Psychological Association Publication Manual]
There has been substantial discussion about the Sixth Edition on Library
discussion groups.
The MedLib list has these posts for a starting point:
133746 2009-10-23 12:39 171 FW: Defective Publication Manual 6th edition
133592 2009-10-15 13:43 78 APA Pub Manual Errors-Responses
133514 2009-10-13 09:36 110 Re: new APA Guide "laden with errors"...
133510 2009-10-13 09:04 116 FW: Defective Publication Manual 6th edition
133508 2009-10-13 07:54 88 FW: new APA Guide "laden with errors"...
132461 2009-08-12 15:49 32 Help with APA 6th edition citation guidance
This URL will get one there:
<http://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?S2=MEDLIB-L&
q=psychological+and+manual&s=&f=&a=&b=>
A shorter URL for the above link:
<http://tinyurl.com/yjyo5uk>
For a post on the LibRef-L list, use this search:
apa and manual and (errors or mistakes)
at this web address:
<http://listserv.kent.edu/cgi-bin/wa.exe?S1=libref-l>
This link should lead to substantially more on this topic.
<http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%28apa+OR+%22american+
psychological%22%29+and+%22publication+manual%22+and+%
28mistakes+OR+errors+OR+misprints%29+and+%286th+OR+
sixth%29&btnG=Search&aq=f&oq=&aqi=>
A shorter URL for the above link:
<http://tinyurl.com/ygolg4z>
as well as here:
<http://blogsearch.google.com/blogsearch?hl=en&q=
(apa%20OR%20%22american%20psychological%22)%20and%
20%22publication%20manual%22%20and%20(mistakes%20OR%
20errors%20OR%20misprints)%20and%20(6th%20OR%20sixth)&
um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wb>
A shorter URL for the above link:
<http://tinyurl.com/ygr86jn>
There is also this article:
Correcting a Style Guide
October 13, 2009
Inside Higher Ed
<http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/10/13/apa>
Scholars turn to style manuals for guidance in authoring error-free
manuscripts, but what happens when the manual itself is laden with errors?
Users of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association are
trying to answer that question now, after the APA last week released dozens of
corrections to the first printing of the books sixth edition. In addition to
being used in psychology, the manual is also used in sociology, economics,
business, nursing and justice administration, among other fields.
Its egregious, said John Foubert, an associate professor of education at
Oklahoma State University, who bought two copies of the book one for his
office and one for home when it was released in July. These are the standards
for how we write our manuscripts and how our students write their papers . The
irony is so thick.
The corrections include four pages of nonsignificant typographical errors and
five pages correcting errors in content and problems with sample papers in the
book. The APA also released four corrected sample papers in their entireties.
The complete article may be read at the URL immediately above.
Sincerely,
David Dillard
Temple University
(215) 204 - 4584
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