Cheat sheet: American Psychological Association (APA) Manual of Style

The APA (American Psychological Association) Manual of Style is one of the most popular and respected style guides used in scholarly publications. While intended for the field of psychology, aspects of APA style are adopted and required by many journals from a wide variety of disciplines, such as medicine, social and natural sciences, and the humanities.

The manual provides exhaustive guidelines on different aspects of manuscript preparation, including paper format and organization, mechanics of style, tables/figures, and citations and reference lists.

This downloadable cheat sheet has been created to help you follow some of the important general instructions the manual offers, which may apply across disciplines.