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Nancy Melucci
Long Beach City College
Date: Sun, 10 Oct 2004 16:32:15
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From: Ping Li < [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: The APA Style Converter Dear Colleagues, If you are submitting articles to journals that require the APA Style, you might be interested in a web interface that we have developed, the APA Style Converter. A description of the Converter is attached below. You can access the Converter from our web server at: http://cogsci.richmond.edu/ We welcome your feedback, comments, and suggestions. Sincerely, Ping Li [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.richmond.edu/~pli/ Abstract: The APA Style Converter is a web-based tool for authors to prepare their papers in APA Style according to the APA Publication Manual (5th ed.). The converter provides a user-friendly interface that allows authors to copy and paste text and upload figures through the web, and it automatically turns all texts, references, and figures to a structured article in APA Style. The output is saved in PDF format, ready for either electronic submission or hardcopy printing. Rationale: While the APA Style has widespread use in the scientific community, there are several factors that hinder authors from accurate use of the style. First, many authors find it difficult to keep track of all the details specified in the Manual. For example, when asked, few researchers are certain about, (a) whether the Footnotes section should come before or after the Author Note, (b) whether the Appendices should come before or after the Tables, or (c) what a Page Header is, how it is different from a Running Head, and how these heads and headers should be laid out on the Title Page. Second, some authors who are familiar with earlier versions of the APA Style might not have kept up with the newest changes in the current version such as the abolition of underlines and the citation for internet resources. Third, researchers from countries other than North America and Europe are relatively unfamiliar with the APA Style, either because it is not part of their training or because writing conventions and publication guidelines for their native languages differ from the APA Style. Yet more and more researchers find it necessary to deal with the APA Style: the style is widely used in many disciplines, and the journals to which they submit papers require it. Researchers from other countries are also under increasing pressure to publish in international journals that may require the APA Style. Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] |
