HSCO 500 week 1 -Graduate Course

Running head: SAMPLE PAPER 1

A Sample Paper for the Purpose of Correct Formatting

Student Name

Liberty University

Per the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA; 6th edition), double-space the

entire paper (p. 229), except with charts or tables. Do not add any extra spacing. Use Times New Roman, 12-point font. Do not use bold except for headings as necessary (see page 62 of your APA manual).

Margins are set for 1" on top, bottom, and sides. All page references will be to the APA manual, 6th edition. Add two spaces after punctuation at the end of each sentence, except in the reference list, for the sake of

readability (pp. 87-88). The header on the cover page is different from the headers on the rest of the paper.

Only the cover page header includes the words Running head (without the italics; p. 41). The header is flush

left but the page numbers are flush right (see bottom of p. 229). Make sure the header font is the same as the

rest of the paper. Handouts on how to format the cover page (as well as other handouts) are available on the

Online Writing Center’s webpage: http://www.liberty.edu/index.cfm?PID=17176, and a superb YouTube

video demonstration that provides visualized step-by-step instructions for setting a paper up in proper APA

format is available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUjhwGmhDrI

Note: Comments inside boxes are not part of the formatting of the paper. Section or page number references

to the APA manual are denoted in parentheses throughout. Most citations within the body of this paper are

fictional, for instructional purposes only, but are also included in the reference list for illustrative purposes of

correlating citations in the body of the paper with resources in the reference list.

. Note: Center the following information in the top half of the page: title, your name, and school name (2.01, p.

23; 41). Some professors require the course title and section, the instructor’s name, and the date; add those on

the lines beneath the required title page information. Do not use contractions in formal papers—in either the

title or the body of the paper (i.e., use “do not” rather than “don’t”). Titles should include no more than 12

words. Titles use upper and lowercase letters (i.e., “title case;” 20.1, p. 23; see also 4.15 on pp. 101-102).

Prepared by Christy Owen, Brian Aunkst, and Dr. Carmella O’Hare. Last updated June 28, 2016.

SAMPLE PAPER 2

A Sample Paper for the Purpose of Correct Formatting

Topic Paper

The title of your paper goes on the top line of the first page of the body. It should be

centered, unbolded, and in title case (all major words—usually those with four+ letters—should

begin with a capital letter) --- see figure 2.1 on p. 42 and 4.15 on pp. 101-102. You can either

give a brief introductory paragraph below that or go straight into a Level 1 heading. In APA

format, the Introduction never has a heading (simply begin with an introductory paragraph

without the word "Introduction"); see first paragraph of section 2.05 on page 27, as well as the

first sentence under the bolded headings on page 63 of your APA manual (American

Psychological Association [APA], 2010). As shown in the previous sentence, use brackets to

denote an abbreviation within parentheses (third bullet under 4.10). Write out acronyms the first

time mentioned, such as American Psychological Association for APA, and then use the

acronym throughout the body of the paper (4.22; note the section on underuse, however, at the

top of p. 107).

Most beginning students have difficulty learning how to write papers and also format

papers correctly using the sixth edition of the APA manual (APA, 2010). However, the Liberty

University Online Writing Center’s mission includes helping students learn how to be

autonomous, proficient writers, and thus this sample paper is designed so it cannot be used as a

template for inserting the correct parts. For the purpose of instruction, this paper will use second

person (you, your), but third person (this author) must be used in most student papers. First

person (I, me, we, us, our) is not generally permitted in scholarly papers. Students should refrain

from using first or second person in academic courses (even though the APA manual appears to

encourage this in other writing venues) unless the assignment instructions clearly permit such (as

in the case of personal reflection sections or life histories).

SAMPLE PAPER 3

References

Acworth, A., Broad, P., Callum, M., Drought, J., Edwards, K., Fallow, P., & Gould, P. (2011).

The emphasis of the day. Melville, PA: Strouthworks. 1

Allen, B., Bacon, P., & Paul, M. (2011). Pericles and the giant. The Journal of Namesakes, 12(8),

13-18. doi:001.118.13601572 2

Alone, A. (2008). This author wrote a book by himself. New York, NY: Herald. 3

Alone, A., Other, B., & Other, C. (2011). He wrote a book with others, too: Arrange

alphabetically with the sole author first, then the others. New York, NY: Herald. 4

American Psychological Association. (2010). Publication manual of the American Psychological

Association (6th ed.). Washington, DC: Author. 5

Brewers, G., & Peters, C. (2010). Defining integration: Key concepts [video lecture]. Retrieved

from https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/introduction-to-integration/id427907777?i=

92371729&mt=2 6

Brown, J. (2009). Ardent anteaters. Merill, NJ: Brockton Publishers.

Brown, M. (2009). Capricious as a verb. Journal of Grammatical Elements, 28(6), 11-12. 7

Carlisle, M. A. (n.d.). Erin and the perfect pitch. Journal of Music, 21(3), 16-17. Retrieved from

http://make-sure-it-goes-to-the-exact-webpage-of-the-source-otherwise-don’t-include 8

1 Resource with seven authors (maximum allowed by APA before special rule applies).

2 Typical journal article with doi.

3 Entry by author who also appears as one of many authors in another resource (single author appears first in list)

4 Multiple authors appear after same single-author resource.

5 Resource with corporate author as publisher.

6 LU video lecture using iTunes U details.

7 Resources by two authors with the same last name but different first names in the same year of publication.

Arrange alphabetically by the first initials.

8 Resource with no publishing date, and url.

SAMPLE PAPER 4

Double, C. (2008a). This is arranged alphabetically by the name of the title. Banks, MN: Peters.

Double, C. (2008b). This is the second (“the” comes after “arranged”). Banks, MN: Peters. 9

Harold, P., Maynard, M., Nixon, L., Owen, C., Powell, C., Quintin, J., … Raynard, A. (2014).

Apricot jam: A sign of the times. Endicott, NY: Peace & Hope. 10

Heuristic. (n.d.). In Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary (11th ed.). Retrieved from

http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/heuristic. 11

Liberty University. (2015). The online writing center. Retrieved from

https://www.liberty.edu/index.cfm?PID=17176 12

Owen, C. (2012). Behavioral issues resulting from attachment disorders have spiritual

implications. Unpublished Manuscript: COUN502. Liberty University. 13

Perigogn, A. U., & Brazel, P. L. (2012). Captain of the ship. In J. L. Auger (Ed.) Wake up in the

dark (pp. 108-121). Boston, MA: Shawshank Publications. 14

Peters, C. (2012). Counseling 506, Week One, Lecture Two: Defining integration: Key concepts.

Lynchburg, VA: Liberty University Online. 15

Prayer. (2015). Retrieved from http://www.exact-webpage. 16

Second, M. P. (2011). Same author arranged by date (earlier first). Journal Name, 8, 12-13.

Second, M. P. (2015). Remember that earlier date goes first. Journal Name, 11(1), 18. 17

9 Two resources by same author in the same year. Arrange alphabetically by the title and then add lowercase

letters (a and b, respectively here) to the year.

10 Resource with eight or more authors. Note the ellipse (…) in place of the ampersand (&).

11 Dictionary entry.

12 Online webpage with url.

13 Citing a student’s paper submitted in a prior class, in order to avoid self-plagiarism.

14 Chapter from an edited book.

15 LU class lecture using course details rather than iTunes U.

16 Online resource with no named author. Title of webpage is in the author’s place.

17 Two resources by the same author, in different years. Arrange by the earlier year first.