TY - BOOK ED - American Psychological Association, TI - Concise guide to APA style: the official APA style guide for students SN - 9781433832734 [spiralbound] PY - 2020/// CY - Washington, DC : PB - American Psychological Association, KW - Psychology KW - Authorship KW - Style manuals KW - Social sciences KW - Handbooks, manuals, etc N1 - Earlier editions published as: Concise rules of APA style; Includes bibliographical references and index; Chapter 1 Student paper types, elements, and format -- Chapter 2 Writing style and grammar -- Chapter 3 Bias-free language guidelines -- Chapter 4 Punctuation, lists, and italics -- Chapter 5 Spelling, capitalization, and abbreviations -- Chapter 6 Numbers and statistics -- Chapter 7 Tables and figures -- Chapter 8 Works credited in text -- Chapter 9 Reference list -- Chapter 10 Reference examples.; Adult N2 - "The 'Concise Guide to APA Style, Seventh Edition' is the official APA Style resource for students. Designed specifically for undergraduate writing, this easy-to-use pocket guide is adapted from the seventh edition of the 'Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association'. It provides complete guidance for new writers on effective, clear, and inclusive scholarly communication and the essentials of formatting papers for courses. New to this edition: full color throughout ; content relevant to a range of majors and courses, including psychology, social work, criminal justice, communications, composition, education, business, engineering, and more ; a new chapter focused on student papers ; a sample student title page, paper, and annotated bibliography ; streamlined APA Style headings and in-text citations ; a new chapter on writing style and grammar ; chapters on punctuation, lists, italics, spelling, capitalization, abbreviations, numbers, and statistics ; the latest bias-free language guidelines ; new sample tables and figures ; guidance on avoiding plagiarism and self-plagiarism ; new reference templates and examples."-- taken from back cover ER -