Manuscript: A common term in place of “student paper.”
Running head: An abbreviation of a manuscript title placed within the header area of a Microsoft Word (or comparable word processing software) document.
Page number: Arabic numeral placed in top right-hand corner of every page of manuscript.
Title page: The first page of a manuscript that includes: Paper title, author name, university name (Post University and/or department), course name and number, instructor name, and submission date.
Title: This may either refer to the title of your own paper/manuscript, or a title to a book, journal article, or website.
Introduction heading: A level 1 heading used at the top of a manuscript’s first body page (typically page “2” in a paper that follows a title page). For this heading, retype the title of the paper.
In-text citation: An in-text citation, like it sounds, appears within the body of your text. An in-text citation can be either parenthetical (wherein author, date, and page information appear between parentheses) or can act as narrative (wherein the author’s name acts as a noun of the sentence, but year and page information are within parentheses).
- Parenthetical: (Johnson, 2014, p. 14)
- Narrative: Johnson (2014) stated…
Author/year: Method for ensuring required information is provided for an in-text citation. Always aim to provide author and year. Also include page number when accessible.
Heading: A subtitle found within the body of the manuscript. There are five levels of headings commonly utilized in APA Style.
Reference: Often confused with In-text citation, a reference is source of information that appears on the Reference page. An in-text citation used within the body of the text is an abbreviated form of a full reference.
Source: Another term for a reference. A source can include books, articles, websites, etc. If you have retrieved information from a source (and not your own thoughts/ideas), then you must cite this source.