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Mechanics of

Style
Prepared by: Ma’am Rebekah T. Gonzaga
Table of contents
01 02 03
Abbreviations Capitalization Italics and
Quotation Marks

04 05
Lists Punctuation
01
Abbreviatio
ns
Abbreviation
s
An abbreviation is a shortened form of a word
or phrase; abbreviations of phrases are often
composed of the first letter of each word of the
phrase (i.e., acronym). To maximize clarity, use
abbreviations sparingly.
In general, use an abbreviation if:
(a) (b)
it is conventional and considerable space
readers are likely to can be saved and
be more familiar with cumbersome
the abbreviation than repetition avoided.
with the complete
form.
Periods are not used with abbreviations in APA Style
(e.g., write “FBI” and “PhD” not “F.B.I.” and “Ph.D.”).
Group
Author
Abbreviati
ons
Group Author
Abbreviations
If a reference has a group author, the name of
the group can sometimes be abbreviated—for
example, “American Psychological Association”
can be abbreviated to “APA.” You are not
obligated to abbreviate the name of a group
author, but you can if the abbreviation is well-
known, will help avoid cumbersome repetition,
or will appear at least three times in the paper.
Latin
Abbreviation
s
Many Latin abbreviations are used in APA
Style papers to save space. Use the
following standard Latin abbreviations only
in parenthetical material; in the narrative,
use the translation of the Latin term. In
both cases, punctuate as if the
abbreviation were spelled out in the
language in which you are writing.
02
Capitalizatio
n
Capitalization
APA Style is a “down” style,
meaning that words are lowercase
unless there is specific guidance to
capitalize them. For example,
capitalize the first word of a
sentence, unless the sentence
begins with the name of a person
whose name starts with a
lowercase letter.
The following examples illustrate these capitalization principles in
action. For more information and examples, see the Publication
Manual.
03
Italics and
Quotation Marks
04
Lists
05
Punctuation
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