Apa 7 essay format example

APA-7 reverts back to just one space after closing punctuation in the body of the paper, as well as in reference entries (APA, 2019, section 6.1). Ordinarily, it would be improper to have a paragraph with only one sentence, though APA itself asserts that for its purposes “sentences and paragraphs of any length are technically allowed.”1

Crucially, citation practices do not differ between the two styles of paper. However, for your convenience, we have provided two versions of our APA 7 sample paper below: one in student style and one in professional style.

APA 7 Guidelines for Formatting Papers. Page Number on Every Page. No Headers. Title Page has Title in Bold centered partially down the page, two spaces, and then First Name Last Name, School, Course, Instructor, and Date in centered rows. Body Page has Title in Bold centered, and then body text following as standard, indented paragraphs.

Sample APA-7 Paper: Student Format for Undergraduate Students The title of your paper goes on the top line of the first page of the body (American Psychological Association [APA], 2019, section 2.11). It should be centered, bolded, and in title case (all major words—usually those with four+ letters—should begin with a capital letter)—see