APA 7th for Faculty: Paper Format

Changes to the Paper Format and Writing Style

• Increased font flexibility (choose from):
  • sans serif fonts such as 11-point Calibri, 11-point Arial, or 10-point Lucida Sans Unicode, or
  • serif fonts such as 12-point Times New Roman, 11-point Georgia, or normal (10-point) Computer Modern (the default font for LaTeX)
• Student papers include at a minimum:
  • Title page 
  • Text 
  • References 
• Student papers no longer include:
  • Running head
  • Abstract
  • Author note
• Use bolded titles and new guidelines for all levels of headings
• Biased-free language:
  • Use singular "they" or "their" when gender is unknown or not relevant.
  • Gendered pronouns (he/she, him/her) are only appropriate when referring to a specific individual who identifies with that pronoun​
• Use one space after the end of punctuation

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