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APA 7th Edition Tutorial: APA Paper Section Headings

This guide gives a quick run-down of the basic rules of using APA formatting. Learn how to: write an abstract; format headings; format in-text citations; and construct your References page.

7th Edition APA Section Headings

APA 7 Section Headings

  •  Running heads are no longer required for student papers.
  • The section labels for abstracts and reference lists follow the conventions for level one headings. This means they are:
    • bolded
    • centered
    • written in title case

This is an excerpt. The full Annotated Sample Student Paper can be downloaded from the official APA Style Website here.