On that other mailing list for teachers of psychology, a person posted a list of reponses from APA personnel on problems of APA style, one of which is "Do you need to have the words 'Running Head' in the headers". The answer appears to be no but I'm sure the response below might be interpreted in other ways (e.g., does this apply to the first page as well?).
-Mike Palij New York University [email protected] ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: "Stefanie Lazer" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 8:20:12 AM GMT Subject: RE: "Running head" in the Running head? Thank you for your questions. The running head should not include the words RUNNING HEAD, as were included in the sixth edition sample paper. Given that the maximum number of characters and spaces for running heads is 50 characters, such verbiage would be an unfortunate waste of space. As for alphabetizing last names with prefixes, APA's policy has not changed: The language of origin determines whether prefixes appear before or after the surname (as noted on p. 219 of the fifth edition; this explanation was left out of the sixth edition because APA follows standard alphabetizing rules that can be found in other guides). The difference in alphabetizing in the samples on page 219 of the fifth edition (Helmholtz, H. L. F. = von) and page 181 of the sixth edition (ben Yaakov, D.) is a result of the different name traditions in different languages rather than capitalization. The Chicago Manual of Style (in the fifteenth edition, see p. 778, section 18.69) is a helpful resource on this issue. In text, cite by the last name as it appears in the reference list (e.g., ben Yaacov, 2009; Helmholtz, 2000). Best, Stefanie Lazer Manuscript Editor, Journals --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
