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UPDATED EDITION OF BEST SELLER!
AN EASYGUIDE TO APA STYLE THIRD EDITION
Beth M. Schwartz, Heidelberg University, Tiffi n • R. Eric Landrum, Boise State University • Regan A.R.
Gurung, University of Wisconsin, Green Bay
Written by experienced psychology instructors who are active and respected members of the American Psychological
Association (APA) Society for the Teaching of Psychology, the updated Third Edition provides a reader-friendly guide
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CONTENTS SECTION I. OVERVIEW / 1: Style Versus Format: Why It Matters to Your Audience and Why It Should Matter to You / 2: Your Visual Table
of Contents QuickFinder / SECTION II. WRITING WITH (APA) STYLE: BIG-PICTURE ITEMS / 3: General Writing Tips Specifi c to APA Style: Bare-Bones
Fundamentals / 4: A Quick Grammar Summary for APA-Style Writing / 5: Plagiarism and How to Avoid It: Thou Shalt Not Steal (or Be Lazy) / 6:
Avoiding Biased Language / SECTION III. WRITING WITH (APA) STYLE: GETTING DOWN TO BUSINESS / 7: Writing Your Introduction: Tying the Story all
Together / 8: Writing Your Discussion: It's a Wrap / 9: Citing Sources in Text: Whodunit (or Said It)? / 10: A Step-by-Step Playbook of Your Method:
How, What, When, Who, and Where? / 11: Writing About Statistics and Associated Fun: How Did It All Turn Out? / 12: Everybody Needs References
/ SECTION IV. PRESENTING YOUR WORK IN APA FORMAT / 13: The Numbers Game: How to Write Numbers (and When the Rules Change) / 14:
Formatting: Organizing, Headings, and Making Your Work Look Good to Print / 15: Table That Motion: The Special Challenges of Tables and Figures
/ 16: Make Microsoft Word 2013 Work for You: APA Formatting / SECTION V. SOME NITTY-GRITTY DETAILS / 17: Making a List, No Apps Required:
Enumeration and Seriation / 18: Abbreviations, Signs, Symbols, and Punctuation: The Devil Is in the Details / SECTION VI. IN CLOSING: IMPORTANT
CONSIDERATIONS / 19: Using Rubrics: Knowing What It Means to Write a Good Paper / 20: Proofreading the Entire Paper: Get It Right! / 21:
Complete Sample of an Experimental (Research) Paper: Samples, Anyone? / 22: How to Avoid the Most Common Mistakes: All Together Now
SPIRAL ISBN: 978-1-4833-8323-1 • FEBRUARY 2016 • 328 PAGES •
WRITING FOR SCHOLARS: A Practical Guide to Making Sense & Being Heard
SECOND EDITION
Lynn Nygaard, Peace Research Institute Oslo, Norway
Using her many years of practical experience gained as a teacher and editor, Lynn Nygaard guides you through the
whole process of writing and presenting your research in order to help you make your voice heard within the academic
community. Grounded in real-world advice rather than abstract concepts, Nygaard demonstrates a number of
approaches to writing in order to help your students identify those most suited to their own project.
CONTENTS 1. Introduction: Entering the conversation / 2. Getting started: Developing good writing habits / 3. The "i" in (social) science:
Objectivity, transparency, and argument / 4. Who are you talking to? Defi ning your audience / 5. What do you want to say? Forming your core
argument / 6. How are you going to say it? Developing your structure / 7. Breaking up the gray mass: Headings, fi gures, and tables / 8. Holding up
the mirror: Giving and receiving feedback / 9. Saying it out loud: Presenting your paper / 10. Delivering the goods: Following author guidelines and
submitting your manuscript
PAPERBACK ISBN: 978-1-4462-8254-0 • ©2016 • 232 PAGES • •
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WRITING YOUR JOURNAL ARTICLE IN 12 WEEKS: A Guide to Academic Publishing
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Wendy Laura Belcher, Princeton University
The only book on publishing journal articles in the humanities and social sciences, this text, based on a legendary
writing course, is fi eld-tested, research-based, pragmatic, and written by a true insider. This book provides the
instruction, exercises, deadlines, and structure needed to revise a classroom or conference paper into a journal article.
CONTENTS 1. Designing Your Plan for Writing / 2. Starting Your Article / 3. Advancing Your Argument / 4. Selecting a Journal / 5. Reviewing the
Related Literature / 6. Strengthening Your Structure / 7. Presenting Your Evidence / 8. Opening and Concluding Your Article / 9. Giving, Getting,
and Using Others' Feedback / 10. Editing Your Sentences / 11. Wrapping Up Your Article / 12. Sending Your Article! / 13. Responding to Journal
Decisions
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