how to write an abstract in apa format for questions and answers
My class has an assignment where I need to write in question/answer format. What does this mean?
1. What is the capital of France?
The capital of France is Paris.
- Begin the question on a new line and type number 1 followed by a period.
- Type the discussion question in Times New Roman font, 12 point size.
- Use double spacing and one inch margins.
- Separate the answer from the question by beginning the answer on a new line.
- Continue to use the same format for fonts and spacing for the whole document.
- Continue the list of questions on a new line and align the number 2 under the 1.
To format questions and answers in APA format:
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However, the APA Style Blog anticipates that authors will use question marks in titles and instructs us that the question mark will take the place of the period following the title in a reference entry. “Correct: Raftopoulos, A. (2009). Cognition and perception: How do psychology and neural science inform philosophy? Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.” (http://blog.apastyle.org/apastyle/2013/04/punctuation-junction-periods-exclamation-points-and-question-marks.html)
The APA Manual doesn’t specifically address punctuating the title of an article. It calls for the title to be a “concise statement” (p. 23) of the ideas under investigation. The title should stand alone in conveying a summary of the article and not be dependent on the abstract. The recommended length of an APA style title is no more than 12 words. Abbreviations should not be used.
- title of the paper;
- name of each author of the paper;
- affiliation for each author, typically the university attended;
- course number and name for which the paper is being submitted;
- instructor name;
- assignment due date; and
- page number (top right).
NOTE: This FAQ has been updated to the 7th edition.
Reference:
http://askus.baker.edu/faq/217797
http://www.masterclass.com/articles/how-to-write-an-interview-article
http://libanswers.brenau.edu/faq/165680
http://libanswers.snhu.edu/faq/158883
http://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/4971/are-citations-in-abstracts-considered-bad-style
