{"id":229,"date":"2017-07-20T16:31:38","date_gmt":"2017-07-20T16:31:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-geneseo-styleguide2\/chapter\/apa-order-of-major-sections\/"},"modified":"2017-07-20T16:31:38","modified_gmt":"2017-07-20T16:31:38","slug":"apa-order-of-major-sections","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-geneseo-styleguide2\/chapter\/apa-order-of-major-sections\/","title":{"raw":"APA Order of Major Sections","rendered":"APA Order of Major Sections"},"content":{"raw":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Careful adherence to these conventions is likely to make a good initial impression on the reader, while carelessness may have the opposite effect. When the major sections of a paper are carefully arranged in the appropriate order, the reader may be more inclined to show an interest in the paper\u2019s ideas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">How should the major sections of an APA-style paper be arranged?<\/span><\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"ul1\"><li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/writingcommons.org\/open-text\/writing-processes\/format\/apa-format\/1139-formatting-the-title-page-apa\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Title Page<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/span><span class=\"s1\">: acts as the first major section of the document<\/span>\n<ul class=\"ul2\"><li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\">Presents a running head and begins the document\u2019s pagination<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\">Includes the paper\u2019s full title centered in the upper half of the page<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\">Contains the name(s) of the writer(s) and their institutional affiliation<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/li>\n \t<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s3\"><a href=\"http:\/\/writingcommons.org\/open-text\/writing-processes\/format\/apa-format\/1100-formatting-the-abstract-page-apa-sp-770492217\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"s4\"><b>Abstract<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/span><span class=\"s1\">: acts as the second major section of the document<\/span>\n<ul class=\"ul2\"><li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\">Presents a single-paragraph summary of the paper\u2019s contents<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\">Contains approximately 150 to 250 words<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\">Includes select keywords for easy access by researchers<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/li>\n \t<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s3\"><a href=\"http:\/\/writingcommons.org\/open-text\/writing-processes\/format\/apa-format\/1098-formatting-the-first-main-body-page-apa\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"s4\"><b>Main Body<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/span><span class=\"s1\">: acts as the third major section of the document<\/span>\n<ul class=\"ul2\"><li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\">Presents a report of the writer(s)\u2019 research and findings<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\">Includes four sections (typically): the introduction, method, results, and discussion<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\">Provides the reader with pertinent information about the paper\u2019s topic<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/li>\n \t<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s3\"><a href=\"http:\/\/writingcommons.org\/open-text\/writing-processes\/format\/apa-format\/672-formatting-the-references-list-apa\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"s4\"><b>References page<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/span><span class=\"s1\">: acts as the fourth major section of the document<\/span>\n<ul class=\"ul2\"><li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\">Presents a compilation of the sources cited in the paper<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\">Provides a comprehensive list of works that appear as in-text citations in the paper<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\">Details the full source information for each entry<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/li>\n<\/ul>","rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Careful adherence to these conventions is likely to make a good initial impression on the reader, while carelessness may have the opposite effect. When the major sections of a paper are carefully arranged in the appropriate order, the reader may be more inclined to show an interest in the paper\u2019s ideas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">How should the major sections of an APA-style paper be arranged?<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/writingcommons.org\/open-text\/writing-processes\/format\/apa-format\/1139-formatting-the-title-page-apa\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Title Page<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/span><span class=\"s1\">: acts as the first major section of the document<\/span>\n<ul class=\"ul2\">\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\">Presents a running head and begins the document\u2019s pagination<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\">Includes the paper\u2019s full title centered in the upper half of the page<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\">Contains the name(s) of the writer(s) and their institutional affiliation<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s3\"><a href=\"http:\/\/writingcommons.org\/open-text\/writing-processes\/format\/apa-format\/1100-formatting-the-abstract-page-apa-sp-770492217\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"s4\"><b>Abstract<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/span><span class=\"s1\">: acts as the second major section of the document<\/span>\n<ul class=\"ul2\">\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\">Presents a single-paragraph summary of the paper\u2019s contents<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\">Contains approximately 150 to 250 words<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\">Includes select keywords for easy access by researchers<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s3\"><a href=\"http:\/\/writingcommons.org\/open-text\/writing-processes\/format\/apa-format\/1098-formatting-the-first-main-body-page-apa\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"s4\"><b>Main Body<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/span><span class=\"s1\">: 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