Pre-Thesis

Format for Five Levels of Heading in APA Journals, 6th Ed.

Heading level

Format

1

Centered, Boldfaced, Uppercase and Lowercase Heading

Then your paragraph begins below, indented like a regular paragraph.

2

Flush Left, Boldface, Uppercase and Lowercase Heading

Then your paragraph begins below, indented like a regular paragraph.

3

Indented, boldface, lowercase paragraph heading ending with a period. Your paragraph begins right here, in line with the heading.

4

Indented, boldfaced, italicized, lowercase paragraph heading ending with a period. Your paragraph begins right here, in line with the heading.

5

Indented, italicized, lowercase paragraph heading ending with a period. Your paragraph begins right here, in line with the heading.