Phylosophy

Sample Title Page for Applied Human Sciences Academic Papers

Student Name

Concordia University

AHSC 322

Sample Title Page for Applied Human Sciences Academic Papers

Begin your introduction paragraph here. There is no need for an “introduction” heading. On your first page of the paper restate your title of the paper in bold and centered as above. Your introduction paragraph should describe the purpose of the paper and provide a rationale for why your discussion is important or relevant. Ensure you use paragraph format throughout your paper with the first sentence of each paragraph indented. Your entire paper should be double-spaced and in Times New Roman 12-point font. Do not put extra spaces between paragraphs.

APA Format for Academic Papers

For clarity and particularly for longer papers, divide your paper into sections. For each section, use a heading like above.

Subheading

Subheadings are bolded and aligned to the left as above.

In-text Citations

If you are using the author’s words you must use quotations and include the page number. The following sentence is an example to illustrate. However, “[e]arly recognition and appropriate help-seeking will only occur if young people and their ‘supporters’… know about the early changes produced by mental disorders, the best types of help available, and how to access this help” (Kelly, Jorm, & Wright, 2007, p. S26). When directly quoting from an article online with no page numbers, insert the paragraph number where the quotation can be found. Instead of “p. S26” cite as “para. 2”.

The following sentence is an example of paraphrasing authors’ ideas and not directly quoting. Many young people do not seek help from anyone at all when faced with a health-related matter (Booth, et al., 2004; Cheung & Dewa, 2007), however youth report help-seeking may be facilitated by someone who notices their distress and is concerned (Boyd, et al., 2007).

The following is an example of a citation from Boote and Beile (2005) that is greater than forty words.

As the foundation of any research project, the literature review should accomplish several important objectives. It sets the broad context of the study, clearly demarcates what is and what is not within the scope of the investigation, and justifies those decisions. It also situates an existing literature in a broader scholarly and historical context. It should not only report the claims made in the existing literature but also examine critically the research methods used to better understand whether the claims are warranted (p. 4).

References

[The reference page should have the title “References”, centered and in bold as illustrated above. The reference page is double-spaced and listed in alphabetical order based on authors’ surnames. Please note that you do include only the author’s surname and their initial.]

Journal article with multiple authors:

Clement, S., Ibrahim, S., Crichton, N., Wolf, M., & Rowlands, G. (2009). Complex interventions to improve the health of people with limited literacy: A systematic review. Patient Education & Counseling, 75(3), 340-351. doi:10.1016/j.pec.2009.01.008

Journal article with 2 authors:

Coppola, K. M., & Strohmetz, D. B. (2002). How is death and dying addressed in introductory psychology textbooks? Death Studies, 26(8), 689-699. doi:10.1080/0748118029008838 3

Document retrieved from web-based journal: