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APA Editorial Writing Style
Basics

Plagiarism

Citations

References Page

Improving your papers

 APA (American Psychological Association) is most commonly used to cite sources within the the University of Indianapolis School of Business. This resource, revised according to the 5th edition of the APA manual, offers examples for the general format of APA research papers, in-text citations,  and the reference page. 

There are a number of reasons why APA editorial style is used and how becoming proficient at APA editorial style can improve your research and business writing. A primary purpose of APA editorial style is to remove potential bias from research documentation. When all researchers use a common editorial style, the focus can be on research results, instead of whether a researcher is a good writer.

Editorial style involves:

  • punctuation and abbreviations
  • construction of tables
  • selection of headings
  • citation of references
  • presentation of statistics, and
  • many other elements that are a part of a manuscript

APA editorial style also helps business writers become more consistent and disciplined writers. It is common knowledge that excellent communicators are better able to take advantage of success opportunities. Being able to document thoughts in writing is very important to business success.

Created by Darrell D. Bowman, Ph.D.