Irfan Ahmed, PhD

AMA Reference List Style Single- and multiple-author references for books : List author names, including first names, publication date, book title in italics, place of publication, and publisher name: Donnelly, James H. and William R. George (1981), Marketing of Services . Chicago: American Marketing Association. Single- and multiple-author reference for periodicals : List author's full name, publication date, article title in quotes, unabbreviated name of periodical in italics, volume number, issue designation (month, season, or number), and page numbers: Wensley, Robin (1981), "Strategic Marketing: Betas, Boxes, or Basics," Journal of Marketing , 45 (Summer), 173–82. Single- and multiple-author reference for an excerpt in a book edited by another author(s) or a proceedings : List author names, including first names, publication date, article/chapter title in quotes, book title in italics, volume number, editors, place of publication, publisher name, and ...

What is the APA Style? In 1929, the APA published a manual with instructions for authors on how to prepare manuscripts for publication in psychology journals. Later, it was used for thesis and term papers, etc. This manual is widely used in social sciences. Latest edition of APA manual is 6th in 2010. General Guidelines: Paper size should be 8½ X 11 inches with double space, left justify text only. Paper should have one-inch margin on the sides, top, and bottom. Page numbers should be on the top right corner, beginning with the title page. Use a shortened form of the title as a header just before the page number. Times New Roman is the only accepted font style with 12-point size. Indent paragraphs with 5-7 spaces. There must be not more than 27 lines of text per page. Headings: Level 1 headings (used for major sections) should be centered in boldface with all major words capitalized. No punctuation after a Level 1 heading. Level 2 headings (used for subsections of Level 1 s...

A Few Differences Between the Harvard System and the APA System   Frequently used in Translation Studies, the Harvard Referencing System is like the APA Referencing system in that both are Name and Date systems. It is basically the same as the APA System (which is also used in Translation Studies). A few differences, however, exist between the two systems, which may be regarded as indicators of the kind of specific standard format (writing style) a thesis, a paper, or a book uses: (1)           The list of references included at the end of a document is named “Reference List” in the Harvard System instead of “References” as in the APA System . (2)           An edited work is marked with “ed[s].” or “edited by {NB: the first letter is not capitalized}” in the “Reference List” in the Harvard System but “(Ed[s].).” in the “References” in the APA System . The “ed[s].” or “edited by” indi...