On 2012-06-30, at 9:05 AM, Michael Palij wrote: > "Do we really need a whole book (at US$12 from APA; US$ 9.56 > for the Kindle edition at Amazon -- Also, Thank You APA for the discount > for APA members ;-( ) for electronic references?" What exactly did they > leave out of the 6th Edition of the APA publication manual that they > need now to issue this?
Long ago I more or less gave up on the ridiculously specific and infinitely complex APA citation structure. I do my references (and other formatting) as cleanly as I can, and as close to APA specifications as is convenient, and then I let the copy editors deal with anything they don't like. I have never had an editor return my submissions for not adhering to the minutia of the format. Who's got the time? There are other things in life. > > And why don't they just make the APA publication manual(s) into > PDFs and sell them for $1.99? > Because the publication manual is a significant source of APA's revenue stream. > When I raise this issue (of why there is no electronic version of the > APA publication manual) I remind students that APA is a NON-profit > organization. Then tell them to do the math. APA has had significant problems balancing their budget for nearly the entire time I have been affiliated with it. Sometimes it is caused by questionable decisions (like buying Psychology Today, which nearly bankrupted the organization). Sometimes it is caused by events beyond their control (the 2008 crash). Sometimes it is a combination of both (the enormous amounts spent on government lobbying efforts). Although originally an academic organization, APA has gradually turned into a professional advocacy society funded by a commercial publisher. Membership fees, high as they are, don't really cover the costs the organization has assumed. Chris --- Christopher D. Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 Canada [email protected] http://www.yorku.ca/christo/ ========================== --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=18712 or send a blank email to leave-18712-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
