Manual de Publicaciones de la American Psychological Association

This book is the Spanish edition of Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association®, Sixth Edition. 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 choosing the headings, tables, figures, and tone that will result in strong, simple, and elegant scientific communication. The sixth edition offers new and expanded instruction on publication ethics, statistics, journal article reporting standards, electronic reference formats, and the construction of tables and figures. List of Tables and Figures Foreword Preface Editorial Staff Introduction Writing for the Behavioral and Social SciencesManuscript Structure and ContentWriting Clearly and ConciselyThe Mechanics of StyleDisplaying ResultsCrediting SourcesReference ExamplesThe Publication ProcessAppendix: Journal Article Reporting Standards (JARS), Meta-Analysis Reporting Standards (MARS), and Flow of Participants Through Each Stage of an Experiment or Quasi-Experiment References Index.