According to the Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL),
"Begin a new page. Your abstract page should already include the page header (described above). On the first line of the abstract page, center and bold the word "Abstract" (otherwise unformatted, italics, underlining, or quotation marks).
Beginning with the next line, write a concise summary of the key points of your research. (Do not indent.) Your abstract should contain at least your research topic, research questions, participants, methods, results, data analysis, and conclusions. You may also include possible implications of your research and future work you see connected with your findings. Your abstract should be a single paragraph double-spaced. Your abstract should be between 150 and 250 words.
You may also want to list keywords from your paper in your abstract. To do this, center the text and type Keywords:(italicized) and then list your keywords. Listing your keywords will help researchers find your work in databases.".
See the related link, the Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL) for an actual abstract page.
No, you can't number sentences in APA style writing.
APA is the organization that writes the book on the style of writing used mainly in the social sciences and stands for American Psychological Association.
Yes, we follow the APA style guidelines for writing numbers in text.
The purpose of the website APA Style Central is to provide guidance and resources for using the APA style of writing in academic work. It can help with academic writing by offering tools for formatting papers, citing sources correctly, and improving overall writing quality according to APA guidelines.
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Yes, in APA style, article titles are italicized in the reference list.
No, APA style is used world wide.
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APA style is certainly a good choice for most appropriate in technical writing (I am an engineer and that is the style I had to use). It will depend on the requirements of the person or institution that will be the final authority on what style is required for your work.
Yes, APA writing style requires a font size of 12 points and double spacing throughout the paper. These formatting guidelines help improve readability and consistency in APA papers.
The significance of italicizing the title of an article in APA style is to clearly distinguish it from the rest of the text and to follow the formatting guidelines of the APA style, which helps maintain consistency and professionalism in academic writing.
Actually, you can use "etc." The official APA style blog wrote a post about using Latin abbreviations. "Etc" does not need to be spelled out. Put a comma before if used to end a list of at least two other items.