Introducing APA Style CENTRAL, the new game-changing learning, writing, research, and publishing
solution for current and future generations of scholars.
The web-based, technologically advanced APA Style CENTRAL has been developed for academic
institutions by the American Psychological Association – the creator of and authority
on APA Style.
APA Style CENTRAL features full integration of APA’s best-selling and widely adopted
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association.
However, APA Style CENTRAL goes well beyond the Publication Manual’s book format by
combining sophisticated learning and teaching tools, writing and content management technology,
and a growing repository of millions of citations from the world-renowned APA PsycINFO database.
Everyone – including students, faculty, researchers, and librarians -- who needs to
learn about, use, or teach APA Style and is engaged in the research and writing processes
will reap the benefits of this extensive, yet easily accessible, suite of integrated
services and tools.
APA Style CENTRAL is designed to change the present and future educational landscape within
and across academic departments, colleges, and universities.
APA Style CENTRAL features four integrated but separate centers, providing expert resources
for every stage of the learning, research, writing, and publishing processes, while promoting
optimal habits of scholarship and research.
Users will find in the Learning Center an array of tools by which to learn about and
teach the proper use of APA Style as well as how to master the art of scholarly writing.
A host of tutorials, quick guides, and self quizzes allow students to learn and progress
at their own pace, while instructors also have access to expertly created exam questions
to build their own tests, along with the ability to integrate learning objects directly into
lesson plans via their institution’s learning management system.
The Research Center is an environment for better understanding and facilitating the
research process, including the planning and tracking of research projects.
Basic tutorials help students navigate this process, while access to millions of validated
and preformatted references from the APA PsycINFO database and a helpful library of key reference
works and specialty dictionaries are included to support every project.
In addition to these world-class resources, interactive project planning tools allow students
to develop, plan, and track their research, describe the tests and measures used, and
track the flow of participants in their study.
The Writing Center provides a collaborative writing environment with authoritative guidance
for all types of scholarly writing in APA Style.
It incorporates a sophisticated authoring tool that carefully and expertly guides the
writer through the various sections of their paper and the proper application of APA Style
throughout.
Users can select from a collection of different paper templates, ranging from a basic framework
compatible with any type of APA Style paper to those reflecting the most common types
of primary or original publications.
Over 80 different reference types are available that have been customized for strict compliance
with APA Style, and users can import also references from other popular reference management
programs using the RIS format.
At any point while they write, users can also access relevant help text and samples directly
from the Publication Manual.
The final step in the research and writing process is publication.
The Publishing Center provides users a tool for browsing and searching the scholarly journal
landscape in order to find the best outlet for the publication of a manuscript.
They can simply browse information or use an advanced search feature to find the best
match for their paper, based on criteria for more than 2,000 key journals in the social
and behavioral sciences.
It even provides direct links to various journals’ article submission portals to expedite the
submission process for those who are ready to publish.
This revolutionary product will change the research and writing processes for colleges
and universities around the world.
Learn.
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Write.
Publish.
APA Style CENTRAL.