APA Style Sheet

All authors for the International Perspectives in Victimology are requested to follow the basic style of APA (American Psychological Association). The format described here is taken from the web-page: http://www.vanguard.edu/faculty/ddegelman/index.aspx?doc_id=796 As the guidelines and examples given are not complete, it is recommended that all authors refer to the APA Style Guide (5th ed.) published by APA in 2001 for a more detailed description before submitting an article. Any article not in the APA format will need to be revised before being refeeed.

APA Format

I. General Document Guidelines

A.	Margins One inch (2.54 cm) on all sides (top, bottom, left, right)
B.	Font Size and Type 12-pt. font (Times New Roman)
C.	Spacing Double-space throughout the paper, including the title page, abstract, body of the document, references, appendixes, footnotes, tables, and figure captions.
D.	Alignment Flush left (creating uneven right margin)
E.	Paragraph Indentation 5 spaces
F.	Active voice As a general rule, use the active voice rather than the passive voice. For example, use "We predicted that ..." rather than "It was predicted that ..."
G.	Order of Pages Title Page, Abstract, Body, References, Appendixes, Footnotes,  Tables, Figure Captions, Figures

II. Title Page

A.	Pagination The Title Page is page 1.
B.	Key Elements Paper title, author(s), author affiliation(s), and running head.
C.	Paper Title Uppercase and lowercase letters, centered on the page.
D.	Author(s) Uppercase and lowercase letters, centered on the line following the title.
E.	Institutional affiliation Uppercase and lowercase letters, centered on the line following the author(s).

III. Abstract

The abstract is a one-paragraph, self-contained summary of the most important elements of the paper.

A.	Pagination The abstract begins on a new page (page 2).
B.	Heading Abstract (centered on the first line.)
C.	Format The abstract (in block format) begins on the line following the Abstract heading. The abstract should not exceed 150 words. All numbers in the abstract (except those beginning a sentence) should be typed as digits rather than words.

IV. Body

A.	Pagination The body of the paper begins on a new page (page 3). Subsections of the body of the paper do not begin on new pages.
B.	Title The title of the paper (in uppercase and lowercase letters) is centered on the first line.
C.	Introduction The introduction (which is not labeled) begins on the line following the paper title.
D.	Headings Headings are used to organize the document and reflect the relative importance of sections. For example, many empirical research articles utilize Method, Results, Discussion, and References headings. In turn, the Method section often has subheadings of Participants, Apparatus, and Procedure. 1.Main headings (when the paper has either one or two levels of headings) use centered uppercase and lowercase letters (e.g., Method, Results, Discussion, and References). 2.Subheadings (when the paper has two levels of headings) are italicized and use flush left, uppercase and lowercase letters (e.g., Participants, Apparatus, and Procedure as subsections of the Method section).

V. Text citations

Source material must be documented in the body of the paper by citing the author(s) and date(s) of the sources. The underlying principle is that ideas and words of others must be formally acknowledged. The reader can obtain the full source citation from the list of references that follows the body of the paper.

A.	When the names of the authors of a source are part of the formal structure of the sentence, the year of publication appears in parentheses following the identification of the authors. Wirth and Mitchell (1994) found…
B.	When the authors of a source are not  part of the formal structure of the sentence, both the authors and year of publication appear in parentheses. …(Gartner, Larson, & Allen, 1991; Koenig, 1990; Levin & Vanderpool, 1991; Maton & Pargament, 1987; Paloma & Pendleton, 1991; Payne, Bergin, Bielema, & Jenkins, 1991) .
C.	When a source that has two authors is cited, both authors are included every time the source is cited.
D.	When a source that has three, four, or five authors is cited, all authors are included the first time the source is cited. When that source is cited again, the first author's surname and "et al." are used. … (Payne, Bergin, Bielema, & Jenkins, 1991) . Payne et al. (1991) showed that ...
E.	When a source that has six or more authors is cited, the first author's surname and "et al." are used every time the source is cited (including the first time).
F.	Every effort should be made to cite only sources that you have actually read. When it is necessary to cite a source that you have not read ("Grayson" in the following example) that is cited in a source that you have read ("Murzynski & Degelman" in the following example), use the following format for the text citation and list only the source you have read in the References list: Grayson (as cited in Murzynski & Degelman, 1996) identified…
G.	To cite a personal communication (including letters, emails, and telephone interviews), include initials, surname, and as exact a date as possible. Because a personal communication is not "recoverable" information, it is not included in the References section. For the text citation, use the following format: B. F. Skinner (personal communication, February 12, 1978) claimed ...
H.	To cite a Web document, use the author-date format. If no author is identified, use the first few words of the title in place of the author. If no date is provided, use "n.d." in place of the date. Degelman and Harris (2000) provide … …(Gender and Society, n.d.).
I.	To cite the Bible, provide the book, chapter, and verse. The first time the Bible is cited in the text, identify the version used. "You are forgiving and good, O Lord, abounding in love to all who call to you" (Psalm 86:5, New International Version).

VI. Quotations

When a direct quotation is used, always include the author, year, and page number as part of the citation.

A.	A quotation of fewer than 40 words should be enclosed in double quotation marks and should be incorporated into the formal structure of the sentence.
B.	A lengthier quotation of 40 or more words should appear (without quotation marks) apart from the surrounding text, in block format, with each line indented five spaces from the left margin.

VII. References

All sources included in the References section must be cited in the body of the paper (and all sources cited in the paper must be included in the References section).

A.	Pagination The References section begins on a new page.
B.	Heading References (centered on the first line below the manuscript page header)
C.	Format The references (with hanging indent) begin on the line following the References heading. Entries are organized alphabetically by surnames of first authors. Most reference entries have three components: 1.Authors: Authors are listed in the same order as specified in the source, using surnames and initials. Commas separate all authors. When there are seven or more authors, list the first six and then use "et al." for remaining authors. If no author is identified, the title of the document begins the reference. 2.Year of Publication: In parentheses following authors, with a period following the closing parenthesis. If no publication date is identified, use "n.d."  in parentheses following the authors. 3.Source Reference: Includes title, journal, volume, pages (for journal article) or title, city of publication, publisher (for book). Italicize titles of books, titles of periodicals, and periodical volume numbers.
D.	Examples of sources 1.Journal article Murzynski, J., & Degelman, D. (1996). Body language of women and judgments of vulnerability to sexual assault. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 26,  1617-1626. 2.Book Paloutzian, R. F. (1996). Invitation to the psychology of religion  (2nd ed.). Boston: Allyn and Bacon. 3.Web document on university program or department Web site Degelman, D., & Harris, M. L. (2000). APA style essentials. Retrieved May 18, 2000, from Vanguard University, Department of Psychology Web site: http://www.vanguard.edu/faculty/ddegelman/index.aspx?doc_id=796 4.Stand-alone Web document (no date) Nielsen, M. E. (n.d.). Notable people in psychology of religion. Retrieved August 3, 2001, from  http://www.psywww.com/psyrelig/psyrelpr.htm 5.Stand-alone Web document (no author, no date) Gender and society. (n.d.). Retrieved December 3, 2001, from http://www.trinity.edu/~mkearl/gender.html 6.Journal article from database Hien, D., & Honeyman, T. (2000). A closer look at the drug abuse-maternal aggression link. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 15, 503-522. Retrieved May 20, 2000, from ProQuest database. 7.Abstract from secondary database Garrity, K., & Degelman, D. (1990). Effect of server introduction on restaurant tipping. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 20, 168-172. Abstract retrieved July 23, 2001, from PsycINFO database. 8.Journal article, Internet-only journal Bergen, D. (2002, Spring). The role of pretend play in children's cognitive development. Early Childhood Research & Practice, 4(1) . Retrieved February 1, 2004, from http://ecrp.uiuc.edu/v4n1/bergen.html 9.Article or chapter in an edited book Shea, J. D. (1992). Religion and sexual adjustment. In J. F. Schumaker (Ed.), Religion and mental health (pp. 70-84). New York: Oxford University Press. 10.Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders American Psychiatric Association. (2000). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (4th ed., text revision). Washington, DC: Author.

VIII. Appendixes

A common use of appendixes is to present unpublished tests or to describe complex equipment or stimulus materials.

A.	Pagination Each Appendix begins on a separate page.
B.	Heading If there is only one appendix, Appendix is centered on the first line below the manuscript page header. If there is more than one appendix, use Appendix A (or B or C, etc.). Double-space and type the appendix title (centered in uppercase and lowercase letters).
C.	Format Indent the first line 5-7 spaces.

IX. Footnotes

Content footnotes are occasionally used to support substantive information in the text..

A.	Pagination Footnotes begin on a separate page.
B.	Heading Footnotes is centered on the first line below the manuscript page header.
C.	Format Indent the first line of each footnote 5-7 spaces and number the footnotes (slightly above the line) as they are identified in the text.

X. Tables

A common use of tables is to present quantitative data or the results of statistical analyses (such as ANOVA). Tables must be referred to in the text.

A.	Pagination Each Table begins on a separate page.
B.	Heading Table 1 (or 2 or 3, etc.) is typed flush left on the first line below the manuscript page header. Double-space and type the table title flush left (italicized in uppercase and lowercase letters).

XI. Figure Captions and Figures

A common use of Figures is to present graphs, photographs, or other illustrations (other than tables). Figure Captions provide, on a single page, captions for the figures that follow.

A.	Pagination The Figure Captions page is the final numbered page of the paper. The Figures that follow the Figure Captions page do NOT have page numbers or manuscript page headers.
B.	Heading for Figure Captions Figure Caption(s) is centered on the first line below the manuscript page header. Double-space and type Figure 1. (or 2 or 3, etc.) italicized and flush left, followed by the caption for the figure (not italicized), capitalizing only the first letter of the first word and any proper nouns.

If you have any questions not answered here, please refer to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA) (5th ed., 2001) , 750 First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002-4242.
http://www.apa.org/books/4200060.html