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 Concise Rules of Apa Style September 27, 2005
16 out of 20 found this comment useful.
It was too condensed. I needed more information than the book provided.
 As Expected September 20, 2005
13 out of 14 found this comment useful.
There is not much rating that can be done with a reference book such as this. It gives the APA Rules in concise fashion just like it promises. The Reference citing examples are very thorough. It gives the rules on headings as well as how things like numbers, abbreviations, quotes, and other rules of citing in text should be done. It is small and handy enough to keep near the computer. I love it and don't see any reason why anyone needs the big manual if they have this. It lists all the rules only, so if you are looking for a sample of a whole paper, you will not find it here.
 My Review September 11, 2005
14 out of 17 found this comment useful.
Some peopel may find this book useful. I am just begining to learn the APA format and I did not find this book to be user friendly. I have had better information given to me from handouts from other books.
Critical Information for Writing for the APA Publications April 13, 2005
74 out of 98 found this comment useful.
The first question you'd have to ask about this book is Why would the American Psychological Association have a style guide.
The answer is that the APA Style is the definitive guide to the style that the APA wants to see in their publications and this style is also used by a number of other publications that have adopted the APA Style.
Among the critical points of the APA Style is how to construct an error-free reference list crediting all sources properly and avoiding all charges of plagiarism. This has become extremely critical in today's world where any research seems subject to actively looking for any way they can discredit someone else rather than do their own work.
In addition the style book is an authoritative guide to how best to present the ideas and data that is so hard to gather. Being able to present data in a way that is understandable to the reader is perhaps the most difficult yet the most important part of writing a paper.
This book is the concise version. It is a small format book designed to be convenient, portable and yet complete.
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