Publication manual of the American Psychological Association.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Writing for the behavioral and social sciences. Types of articles--Ethical and legal standards in publishing--Ensuring the accuracy of scientific knowledge--Protecting the rights and welfare of research participants--Protecting intellectual property rights--Manuscript structure and content. Journal article reporting standards--Manuscript elements--Sample papers--Writing clearly and concisely. Organization --Writing style--Reducing bias in language--General guidelines for reducing bias--Reducing bias by topic--Grammar and usage--Mechanics of style. Punctuation--Spelling--Capitalization--Italics--Abbreviations--Numbers--Metrication--Statistical and mathematical copy--Equations--Displaying results. General guidance on table and figures--Tables--Figures--Presenting electrophysiological, radiological, and other biological data.