The Most common APA Style Mistakes

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The Most Common APA Style Mistakes
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THE APA STYLE IS ONE OF THE MOST WIDELY USED IN
TODAY'S ACADEMIC WORLD.
However, it might be a challenge for some
students to format the paper accordingly because
of lack of experience of knowledge.
In this article we will review a study which
showed the most common mistakes done by the
students in APA style in order to give you
information and knowledge.
LETS STUDY THEM AND MAKE SURE WE ARE NOT
INCLUDED IN THE STATISTICS.
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Page Numbers and Running Head

• A study conducted by one of the American
  universities revealed that 84 of papers turned
  in for grading had no properly formatted running
  head or page numbers.
• They were either absent or formatted improperly.
• The things to remember here is that running head
  is the shorter version of title.

• It should be included in all pages of the
  document except the first page where a RUNNING
  HEADER is added.
• The page numbers in APA papers should be included
  on the top right corner of the page.
• Ensure you added them into your paper.

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Abstract

• In 2012 more than 50 of papers that should have
  had the abstract section did not have them.
• The best way to know whether your paper should
  have an abstract is see the requirements for
  writing or ask your professor about it.

• One of the most common mistakes by the students
  about the APA abstract is improper format
  bolding or applying italics or other effects to
  the text.
• It must be understood that the heading of the
  abstract and its text have the same format and do
  not have any special effects.
• It should have 12 size of Times New Roman letters.

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1. 84 of the papers had issues with in-text
citations.
5. Be careful when citing your sources.
6. Use commas, ampersand and all necessary
elements.
2. They include improper use of commas, spelling
inconsistencies, wrong order of citation and many
more.
7. If you are unsure you can type the last name
of the author in the citation, just have it
copied by your computer.
3. Lots of good grades were lost because of wrong
in-text citations as they are an essential part
of excellent paper.
8. Another important aspect is alphabetical order
of used sources on the last page of the document,
which is called References in APA.
4. The paper might have the best content in the
world but if it has no proper citations the grade
is more likely to be lower.
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Other errors which are made by authors include
problems with blind review, incorrect margin
format, quotations and many more.
The best way to avoid reference mistakes is to
get yourself thoroughly familiar with techniques
of referencing or use online services.
Such services require information about the
source and automatically create a proper citation
based on your details.
They made up to 25 of the failed APA
requirements in 2012.
The most popular mistake in this section is
references.
They have become very popular nowadays and have
helped the students to avoid such unacceptable
mistakes.
More than 90 of writers in 2012 have failed
formatting the last page of their documents.
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