APA formatting style, developed by American Psychological Association, is used by the academics across the globe. Although popular among economics, psychology, social science doctoral students, many top universities particularly demand this form of formatting style. With the availability of several editions (5th ed, 6th ed, & 7th ed), choosing the suitable edition and adhering to its guidelines can be challenging, especially for the first-time writers. Team at Florida Dissertation is well-adept with the guidelines of all the APA editions and can follow the same while formatting your dissertation.
The author-date format must be followed while using the In-text citations. Proper nouns & the title must be capitalized and the title of the longer works must be italicized.
APA has two types of footnotes: copyright & content. When using these footnotes, the number formatted in superscript must be included, followed by a punctuation mark.
The reference list should begin in a new page and should be labelled as “References” on the top of the page. The label should not be in bold, italics or underlined.
Every page should include running head and page numbers on the right side of the page. The running head must be the shortened version of the dissertation’s title and be limited to a maximum of 50 characters.
The most important benefit of using APA style is that it prevents plagiarism, an offensive crime. Plagiarism can be intentional or accidental. By formatting the dissertation in APA style, you can not only avoid this sinful act, but also improve the credibility of your research.
Another major benefit is that it organizes the entire dissertation. An organized dissertation can capture the attention of the reader and also help the reader to remain focused on the specific content.
APA style gives a uniformity look to the dissertation. It improves the logical flow, highlights the name of the author, significant information and improves the overall presentation of the dissertation.
This formatting style will implement standardized, consistent font style and size throughout the dissertation and improves the chances of acceptance of dissertation by IEEE journals.