Customer Reviews:
 A sixth edition is really due. May 2, 2005
Jorge Babarosa (the back 9)
7 out of 10 found this review helpful
After using APA for several years now, there have been changes. A quick look around the web will bring a variety of websites dedicated to keeping up-to-date on electronic citations, web book, and other web based reference material. Dot EDU's offer quite a bit of information should probably be used when the situational application doesn't exactly fit the textual examples.
Unfortunately the 5th edition is all we have in hardcopy.
More curriculums are turning to APA formatting as the standard, many professors argue that APA is under constant revision, and some professors even have their own little quirks, which aren't recognized by the body politic, that's my chief complaint. If you are feeling the pain in your life with APA, I hate to say it but... get used to it, I think it is going to be around for a while.
Oh, and chin up... it's easier to use after you've been thoroughly immersed in syllabus.
Have fun!
Ya Gotta Have It March 30, 2002
Andrew F. Herrmann (Granite City, IL United States)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
If you plan on doing any research in the social sciences in any way shape or form whatsoever, you must have this book.
This is required for all social/educational/psych writing! May 7, 2002
K. L Sadler (Freedom, Pa. USA)
5 out of 11 found this review helpful
Not a whole lot to add to what's already known about this particular book. I've had it probably for five years. It's a necessary addition and a requirement for many graduate classes in any field of social, educational, and psychiatric endeavor. Since I drifted from a 'hard' science (neuroscience) into education, I needed to relearn writing skills that were appropriate for this field. Many requirements are different in order to get published in the journals in these areas, from the hard science journals I was familar with. This book is a guide (less boring and more organized) than many. It's a definite 'must-have' for any one in these areas: and I get really irritated with students who have to borrow my personal volume, when they should be wise and know they need to buy it for themselves! It isn't that expensive, especially in comparison to my medical and legal textbooks! Geesh, get it already!!!Karen Sadler,
SCience Education,
Univeristy of Pittsburgh
Everything you wanted to know about the APA... but were afraid to ask January 13, 2007
Eric J. Green (texas, usa)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Good book, but to me hard to read due to SOOOOO much detail. Should have bought the "cliff notes" version.
rational and logical January 9, 2008
Alan Altman (Miami, Florida)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I cannot disagree more with the negative reviews re: APA style. I have used many diverse editing tools while acquiring a number of degrees, 3 from the College of Arts and Sciences and 3 from the College of Education. The reason that Kate Terabian, Chicago or MLA (all of them heavily used in the Col. of A&S) are slowly being replaced by APA (Coll. of Ed.)is reflective of its (APA) total practicality of use. There are no footnotes nor endnotes to divert the reader from the flow of the paper. Only necessary citations needed to substantiate required verification within the body of the document are used. The other 3 systems, while in use for many generations, may well have outlived their usefullness......turning pages to receive clarification from footnotes and endnotes,(the information from which could more easily have been included within the body of the paper) is a chore. Reference citations are generally the same, so the argument boils down to confusion or simplicity. I opt for simplicity.
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