May 28th, 2010 
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- ISBN13: 9781433805615
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Product Description
The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association” is the style manual of choice for writers, editors, students, and educators in the social and behavioral sciences. It provides invaluable guidance on all aspects of the writing process, from the ethics of authorship to the word choice that best reduces bias in language. Well-known for its authoritative and easy-to-use reference and citation system, the Publication Manual also offers guidance on choosi… More >>
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Sixth Edition
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I got the book in a few days which was a relief since I needed it for school. The book is in great condition.
Rating: 5 / 5
Another perfect sale. Super fast shipping to Afghanistan. I needed this in a hurry and thats EXACTLY what I got. Super seller.
Rating: 5 / 5
“Inside Higher Education” details many of the problems: Complaints and the nonresponse from APA are given by “Inside Education” at:
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In the introduction to the latest version of the APA style manual, one learns that it is not designed for readers, but for those who “consume content.”
This iteration of a once helpful and authoritative publication does not qualify as an “edition.” It’s not helpful to copy editors or people who write. You know. People who *read.* One is referred to a Web site designed for illerates, that runs automatic annoying audio files, for the nonreaders they expect to employ style for written communication. It’s a looking-glass world. The Web site does not even have a “search” mechanism.
The print work, which would greatly benefit from guidelines on how to prepared indexes for both journals and books following APA, is abbreviated to the point of being barely helpful. The excellent indexes of previous editions is now barely more than an alphabetized table of contents.
Copyeditors will be aghast. It has always been helpful to cite an APA page number. The material is either gone or “maybe” on the Web site for an indefinite time. Having a thorough, definitive style is crucial to consistency. Oh, well. Just another outdated concept.
No wonder print publishing is close to dead: Publishers don’t even believe in reading.
AMA style has much better word usage guidelines. Chicago is equivocal, but intelligent.
Other than for the actual publications of the American Psychological Association, this format should be dropped. Let them deal with the illiterate results from the “content consumers” who don’t have a clue about writing and/or English.
Rating: 1 / 5
I bought the wrong print, the first print!!! APA had a recall but They did not send me the shipping label at all. I could not return it.
Rating: 1 / 5
Well, as the title says, it is what it is; 6th edition…professors said I need it so I got it…idk how you write a review on something you need…it would be nice if they had a search function…maybe a electronic version or something…neway, I will be reading it this semster
Rating: 5 / 5