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Use when formatting academic work in APA 7th edition style — citations, references, headings, tables, and manuscript structure.
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Use when writing academic prose for qualitative research — findings, methods, discussion sections with appropriate voice and conventions.
Use when conducting participatory action research (PAR) involving collaborative inquiry, cycles of action and reflection.
Use when designing or conducting case study research following Yin's multiple case study methodology or Stake's approach.
Use when developing and densifying categories with properties, dimensions, conditions, and consequences.
Use when formatting academic work in Chicago/Turabian style — notes-bibliography or author-date systems.
Use when orchestrating the full open → selective → theoretical coding pipeline in grounded theory analysis.
| name | apa-formatting |
| description | Use when formatting academic work in APA 7th edition style — citations, references, headings, tables, and manuscript structure. |
APA style governs manuscript structure, citation, reference entries, tables/figures, and mechanics. Qualitative papers still benefit from strict reference hygiene even when narrative methods sections are long.
Level 1: Centered, Bold, Title Case.
Level 2: Flush Left, Bold, Title Case.
Level 3: Flush Left, Bold Italic, Title Case.
Level 4: Indented, Bold Title Case, ends with period. Text follows.
Level 5: Indented, Bold Italic Title Case, ends with period.
Match journal instructions if they override APA defaults.
Number sequentially; each has a title (italic for table title in APA tables) and note if needed. In qualitative work, tables may display themes, exemplar quotes, coding frequencies (if used)—ensure tables support claims without replacing analysis.
Title page; abstract; keywords; introduction; method; results/findings; discussion; references; appendices.
Qualitative articles may label findings “Results” or “Findings” per venue—follow journal.
Prefer https://doi.org/10.xxxx/xxxxx. If no DOI, use stable URL; omit “Retrieved from” except when needed for archival pages (see APA manual for current arcane cases).
For works with 3+ authors, use first author + et al. after first citation (APA 7 simplifies from APA 6 in many cases—verify examples for your source type).
Indent 0.5 in.; omit quotation marks; cite after final period.
Spell out zero through nine in general prose; numerals for 10+ and for units, ages, dates, statistics (many exceptions—consult APA tables).
Always re-verify italics, capitalization, and publisher details against your copy of APA 7 and publisher records.
When citing unpublished interviews, follow APA interview citation formats; protect confidentiality in public documents. For reproduced excerpts in appendices, note IRB permissions if required.
