APA格式速查手册.pdf

APA Quick Reference Handbook PREFACE th This APA Quick Reference Handbook 5 edition (2003) is an updated th modification of the Quick Reference Guidelines 4 edition, compiled by Azra Naseem and Sarah Zafar (2000), which was revised in 2002 by the present English Language Support team that also included Mirat al Fatima Ahsan. Its facilitative purpose and its applicability parameters remain the same as before; that is, this is a handbook, which focuses only on certain aspects of the APA Manual: it is not a summary and cannot be regarded as its substitute. This booklet is especially useful for the M.Ed. CPs whose assignments and dissertations are required to be APA consistent. Hence, it has been adapted according to their needs, which is why it covers and presents condensed forms of selected areas: 1 the selection criteria being the areas’ relevance to the AKU-IED’s writing needs . For th example, the APA Manual (5 edition) gives 95 examples of references whereas 42 examples have been included in this handbook. A point to note here is that these reference examples include a revised “Online Reference section” which is th substantially different in format from that given in the 4 edition APA Manual. This handbook has been divided into various sections. Examples have been included to illustrate points in every segment. In addition, an effort has been made to format this handbook in the APA style so as to make it self-illustrative. Since this is a guideline, it does not offer the kind of extensive and comprehensive coverage provided by the Manual itself. Therefore, it is advis