Pocket Guide to APA Style

by Robert Perrin

An ideal tool for students writing research papers across the disciplines, the concise and inexpensive Pocket Guide to APA Style provides straightforward explanations, annotated examples, and margin notes to help students write properly documented papers in the latest APA style. In addition to step-by-step coverage of documentation, the book includes an overview of the research-writing process entitled "Writing Scholarly Papers" and three useful appendices. Thorough and practical, this convenient reference guide is also less expensive and easier for undergraduates to use than the APA Manual. The Second Edition features expanded coverage of electronic sources to keep students up-to-date on using and evaluating Internet references in their research. In addition, this new edition provides more guidance on avoiding plagiarism. The two sample APA-style papers--one argumentative and one experimental--are carefully annotated to give students extra support as they master the elements of manuscript preparation and documentation principles.

Genres: Reference, Nonfiction, Education, Research

160 pages, Spiral-bound

First published December 8, 2005

Reviews

[Karla · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very easy to use
affordable
small but potent content
recommended

[Anna · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a clear, to the point, and easy to follow guide to APA format. It cuts through all of the confusing information from the manual that isn't pertinent to student papers and focuses specifically on writing in APA style at the undergraduate level. It has 2 sample papers in the back for students to follow as well as an extensive section of citations, references, and avoiding plagiarism.

[Rachel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well it looks like I'm finished with this one for the semester. This was a useful guide as I was new to using APA Style for papers. There were a few things that I had to lookup in different sources, just for more clarification. Overall, a very useful booklet to have if you're going to be writing a lot in APA style.

[Kipi (the academic stitcher) · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book causes more problems for my students than it helps them. Much better to skip it and get a copy of the APA Publication Manual for less money than this one.

[Erin · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is a lifesaver for writing in APA style. It has been a huge help for writing papers for my B.S. in psychology and I plan to keep using it as I enter into grad school next year. It is easy to navigate and has very well explained entries.

[Michelle · Rating 1 out of 5]

Not user-friendly at all. I would recommend a different source for APA documentation.

[CMT-Michigan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not something I would suggest for a FUN read, but it is a very useful, simple explanation of APA style, which is of course more challenging than the ever-popular MLA Format.

[Skjam! · Rating 1 out of 5]

Mandatory for college.

[Emily · Rating 1 out of 5]

Has useful information in how to use APA styler, however I can find this information on the internet for free, didn't have to buy the $50 dollar book (stupid class)