APA-7 allows a wide array of fonts and sizes but Liberty University prefers all course assignments to be completed in 12-point Times New Romans or 11-point Calibri font.

Use quotation marks around the titles of shorter works (i.e., articles or poems) and italics for the names of larger words (i.e., books or plays) mentioned in the body of your paper.

Sentence case is used for all resource titles in the reference list (i.e., book or article titles, webpages, etc.).

Sentence case = only the first letter of the first word, proper nouns, and the word following a colon, if any, should begin with capital letters.

All five heading levels also use title case.

Title case is used for titles of works mentioned in the body of your paper, and for the names of journals in your reference list.

Title case = all significant words, usually those with 4+ letters, must be capitalized.

Use past or present perfect tense (e.g., researchers have shown) for a literature review and description, and past tense when referring to results and experiments previously conducted.

Avoid poetic or figurative language scientific writing is the most appropriate for APA.

Use active voice, rather than passive voice.

Plagiarism series – Video #4 of 4: Proactive and foolproof steps to avoid plagiarism.

Plagiarism series – Video #3 of 4: The three kinds of plagiarism.

Plagiarism series – Video #2 of 4: How and when to cite your sources.

Plagiarism series – Video #1 of 4: Introduction: How often can students quote other sources? – Liberty University.

Helpful Resources Comprehensive APA-7 Reference List APA-7 References to Legal Materials (Bluebook) Broad Overview of the Changes Between APA-6 and APA-7 Comparison Chart of APA-6 and APA-7 References Comparisons Between APA-6 and APA-7 Sample Annotated Bibliography for Undergraduate Students Sample Annotated Bibliography for Graduate/Doctoral Students Choosing Appropriate Resources for Academic Papers

Sample APA-7 paper for Graduate & Doctoral Students APA-7 template for Graduate & Doctoral Students Abstract required (unless otherwise specified in instructions).Running head required (same on all pages).Will follow APA-7’s “Professional Version”.

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