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Seven habits of highly effective peoples2/20/2024 ![]() ![]() Like this article? Sign up for a free trial here. Shortform has the world's best summaries of books you should be reading. APA endorses the use of the singular pronoun “they”) instead of italics.This article is an excerpt from the Shortform summary of "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People" by Stephen Covey. Use double quotation marks to refer to linguistic examples (e.g. ![]() Use only one space after a period at the end of a sentence. In addition to some updated and better explained guidelines, there are two notable changes: The running head is omitted in student papers (unless your instructor tells you otherwise). Running head: THE EFFECT OF GOOGLE ON THE INTERNETħ th ed. It now contains only a page number and the (shortened) paper title.Ħ th ed. The running head on the title page no longer includes the words “Running head:”. Increased flexibility regarding fonts: options include Calibri 11, Arial 11, Lucida Sans Unicode 10, Times New Roman 12, and Georgia 11. For both types a sample paper is included. In the 7th edition, APA decided to provide different paper format guidelines for professional and student papers. Use: People in the age range of 65 to 75 years old Instead of broad categories, you should use exact age ranges that are more relevant and specific. Instead of using adjectives as nouns to label groups of people, descriptive phrases are preferred. Use: A researcher’s career depends on how often they are cited. Instead of: A researcher’s career depends on how often he or she is cited. The singular “they” or “their” is endorsed as a gender-neutral pronoun. The guidelines provided by APA help authors reduce bias around topics such as gender, age, disability, racial and ethnic identity, and sexual orientation, as well as being sensitive to labels and describing individuals at the appropriate level of specificity. ![]() Writing inclusively and without bias is the new standard, and APA’s new publication manual contains a separate chapter on this topic. (2009). Women in early British and Irish astronomy: Stars and ![]() Kindle) is no longer included in the reference, and the publisher is included.Ħ th ed. (2019, November 14). Germany avoids recession but growthįor ebooks, the format, platform, or device (e.g. Germany avoids recession but growthħ th ed. The website name is included (unless it’s the same as the author), and web page titles are italicized.Ħ th ed. URLs are no longer preceded by “Retrieved from,” unless a retrieval date is needed. The label “DOI:” is no longer necessary.Ħ th ed. (2018).ĭOIs are formatted the same as URLs. L., Hughes, W., Carter, D., Campbell, C., Baker, A. Surnames and initials for up to 20 authors (instead of 7) should be provided in the reference list.Ħ th ed. (Taylor, Kotler, Johnson, & Parker, 2018) Only include the first author’s name and “et al.”.Ħ th ed. The in-text citation for works with three or more authors is now shortened right from the first citation. (2013). The 7 habits of highly effective people: Powerful Lessons in personal change. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster.ħ th ed. The publisher location is no longer included in the reference.Ħ th ed. The biggest changes in the 7th edition are: ![]()
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