APA Style: APA Formatting

• 12 pt Times New Roman Font
• 1” margins on all sides
• Double space
• Page numbers in the header on every page

• Title Page
• Abstract (may not be required by your instructor)
• Main Body
• References

• Header example: 
  • Pages are numbered at the top right of the page, starting with the title page as page 1
  • In the upper half of the page include the following information centered: title of the paper, the author's name, institutional affiliation, course number and name, instructor name, and assignment due date.

From: https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/paper-format/title-page

• Begin body content on page number 3 (or 2 if there is no Abstract)
• Type and center the full title of the paper at the top of the page - first main body page only; subsequent pages will only have the page number in the upper right hand corner
• Indent the beginning of paragraphs
• Type the text double-spaced with all sections following each other without a break between paragraphs
• Identify the sources you use in the paper in parenthetical, in-text citations
• Format tables and figures

Excelsior OWL has created this great checklist to make sure you have covered all of the APA 7 formatting requirements.

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