Psychological & Brain Sciences
Guide to best UMass Library resources for research in psychology
Journal abbreviations
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APA Style
APA style, created by the American psychological Association, it the writing format you will encounter the most throughout your career. It is a detailed and exacting style. The Publication Manual issued by the APA is the final authority on the style, but here are some additional resources for applying the rules of the style to your work.
- Publication Manual (OFFICIAL) 7th Edition of the American Psychological Association by American Psychological AssociationCall Number: BF76.7 .P83 2020ISBN: 9781433832154Publication Date: 2019-10-01The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Seventh Edition is the official source for APA Style.
- Perdue OWL APA 7th GuideThe Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL) offers global support through online reference materials and services for creating citations, cover letters, major-specific writing help, and general writing advice. This guide to APA style includes several useful examples of in-text and reference list formatting for citations, general formatting, and more.
- APA Style and Grammar GuidelinesThe style and grammar guidelines pages present information about APA Style as described in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Seventh Edition and the Concise Guide to APA Style, Seventh Edition. Explore the larger website for video tutorials and recorded webinars, sample papers of several different types, and more.
- APA Style BlogThe APA Style blog is the official companion to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Seventh Edition. It’s run by the APA Style team—a group of style experts who work with APA Style every day. They explore the nuances that may not be entirely clear in the Publication Manual, and respond to comments.
Books on Writing & Research
- Reporting quantitative research in psychology : how to meet APA style journal article reporting standards by Harris CooperCall Number: BF76.5 .L48 2020eb E-BookISBN: 9781433833427Publication Date: 2020This book offers practical guidance for understanding and implementing the American Psychological Association's Journal Article Reporting Standards for Quantitative Research (JARS-Quant) and Meta-Analysis Reporting Standards (MARS). These standards lay out the essential pieces information researchers need to report, including detailed accounts of the methods they followed, data results and analysis, interpretations of their findings, and implications for future research.
- Writing Dissertation and Grant Proposals by Lisa Chasan-TaberCall Number: R853.P75 C48 2014ISBN: 9781466512061Publication Date: 2014-04-28The scientific proposal-writing process can be a daunting experience for graduate students and young researchers. This book covers all aspects of the process, from structure and style to obtaining research grant funding. Organized much like a research proposal, the book covers identifying a research topic, drafting a hypothesis, conducting a literature review, describing methods for data collection and analysis, and presenting the proposal. The final section describes strategies for putting together a winning NIH proposal and responding to reviewer comments.
- Successful Grant Writing by Laura N. Gitlin; Kevin J. LyonsCall Number: HV41.2 .G58 2014eb E-BookISBN: 9780826101037Publication Date: 2013-01-01Written for individuals in both academic and practice settings, the guide addresses, step-by-step, the fundamental principles for effectively securing funding. It is the only book to provide grant-writing information that encompasses many disciplines and to focus on building a research career with grant writing as a step-wise process. It provides detailed, time-tested strategies for building an investigative team, highlights the challenges of collaboration, and describes how to determine the expertise needed for a team and the roles of co-investigators. The book addresses the needs of both novice and more experienced researchers.
- News & Numbers: A Writer's Guide to Statistics by Lewis Cope; Victor Cohn; Deborah Cohn RunkleCall Number: RA407 .C64 2012eb E-BookISBN: 9781444344332Publication Date: 2012News & Numbers focuses on how to evaluate statistical claims in science, health, medicine, and politics. It does so by helping readers answer three key questions about all scientific studies, polls, and other statistical claims: "What can I believe?” “What does it mean?” and "How can I explain it to others?" The text emphasizes clear thinking and common sense approaches for understanding, analyzing and explaining statistics, and terms throughout the book are explained in easy-to-understand, nontechnical language.
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