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Article: Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association.(Book Reviews)
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Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association
American Psychological Association. 2001. 5th ed. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. [ISBN 1-55798-791-2. 439 pages, including index. $26.95 USD (softcover).]
So what's a style guide good for anyway? For writers and editors, it's the rules of the game. It sets the standard for document preparation--what the hierarchy of headings is, what will be capitalized, what abbreviations are acceptable, what information should be given in citations and in what order should they be listed, how figures and tables will be labeled, and so on.
All these seemingly picayune details, if ...