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APA quick card
Title page (student)
- Title: 3–4 lines down, centered, bold, title case
- Author names: centered, next line ("and" for two; comma + "and" for three or more)
- Affiliation: department, then institution
- Course number and name
- Instructor name
- Assignment due date
- Page number "1," top right corner
- No running head unless your instructor asks for one
Headings
- 1 — Centered, Bold, Title Case
- 2 — Flush Left, Bold, Title Case
- 3 — Flush Left, Bold Italic, Title Case
- 4 — Indented, Bold, Title Case, Ending With a Period. (same line)
- 5 — Indented, Bold Italic, Title Case, Ending With a Period. (same line)
- No "Introduction" heading — the title itself acts as Level 1
In-text basics
- One author: (Luna, 2020) · Luna (2020)
- Two authors: (Salas & D'Agostino, 2020) · Salas and D'Agostino (2020)
- Three or more: (Martin et al., 2020) · Martin et al. (2020), every time
- Group, first mention: (National Institute of Mental Health [NIMH], 2020) · after: (NIMH, 2020)