I cannot rate this product due to the fact that that it was never sent to me. I ordered two books on the same day and received one of them a few days later. I really need to be rating the seller of the book, since they ripped me off.

I cannot rate this product due to the fact that that it was never sent to me. I ordered two books on the same day and received one of them a few days later. I really need to be rating the seller of the book, since they ripped me off.

The Manual of the American Psychological Association has been around in successive editions for many years and continues to set the standard for the ways in which psychologists write and communicate their discipline. Publication manuals can be necessary and there is no doubt that when the APA first established the Manual there was a need, in the era of print technology with type setting and proof editing, for precise rules on tabular settings, figure descriptions etc. The problem for today is that the continued need for such rules to guide the printer has become enshrined with a style of writing and reporting that dates from the same era. As has been pointed out several times elsewhere, the Manual was first written at the time when American psychology was dominated by the Behaviorist paradigm and by methodological operationalism. Behaviorism eschewed certain kinds of psychological states and operationalism specified only particular ways in which processes and methods could be described. Both of these paradigms have been long overturned and psychology is no longer confined by such restraints. But still the style is used to restrict the ways that young, incoming members of the profession and science are taught to write and therefore, oftentimes, to think about their subject matter and the people that they are studying. In America such restraints may only be imposed at the level of graduate study and the student will have reserves of thought and style that resist such intrusions. In other parts of the world, such restrictions are imposed from the very beginning of the undergraduate degree. Students therefore learn to think about people and operations in a way that narrows the descriptions and the thought processes that are applied to the issues and problems. If the APA was the only outlet with such restrictions, these effects would be a cause for regret but not despair. The APA style, however, has been adopted by virtually all of psychological publishing houses, so there are few escape routes. It is not a matter simply of putting the references in the correct form; it is about thinking about subject matter in severely restricted ways.
It is probably too late to hope for any change in the ways in which the APA Manual is used and further procreated. But it is a case study, worthy of serious study, of how the past, lived and recorded with good intentions, can continue to stifle the present and the future. The APA Manual has become functionally autonomous, affecting thinking but with little or no continuity with the past. To a degree it is pathological in form and, worse than that, it is a pathogen that is severely infectious.

The book was just as advertised and in excellent condition, arriving much sooner than expected.

This book is proving to be a valuable resource for outlining the writing "rules of the road". I'm in the midst of writing my doctoral dissertation and the APA Manual has proved extremely useful for learning the proper way to cite references from various sources (like telephone conversations), use combinations of unusual punctuation (should the comma go inside or outside this parentheses?), and for presenting statistical output and tables. I can see it continuing to be a useful reference for writing articles in professional journals as well since it offers guidance on writing manuscripts and authorship (which is a topic that can bring collaborators to fisticuffs!) I highly recommend this book!

The best thing that I ever did was to purchase the APA Manuel.
It has helped me with formating and the proper way to cite in text and referance in APA format. This book is much better than the Diane Hacker book on APA.

This is one of the most cumbersome and difficult to navigate reference books out there, and it is notorious for being so. I highly suggest getting an APA formatting program for writing your papers using this style. I use APA PERRLA myself, and love it. You will still need to refer to the publication manual for your more rarely used reference types, etc. Unfortunately, it's a necessary evil.

This book is required for all college students pursing a degree in any major. It may not see like the most interesting book to have on your shelf, but is crucial when writing college papers.

It is an essential tool you will be glad you have for reference.

Merna

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I bought this book because most of the internet guides are not comprehensive enough to cover specifics addressed in this book. I agree with other users that say this book lists material on the same topic in multiple places, requiring you to waste time checking around for something you think you remember seeing before. The index needs to be re-done, something I hope they fix for the next edition. Electronic resources are very generally addressed.

good resource, but consider also getting a more user-friendly book to help with APA, too....you will waste a lot of time looking for information in this one.

It is very helpful, and I'll be using it for many projects and several years to come.

Good book, very informative. Would like a bit more instruction under some of the examples.

This is a must have for anyone needing to write in this format. Provides clear examples and explainations.

Full of all the information you need to write papers for publication. A must have but not easy to find reference in a pinch, so always mark pages for easy reference next time.

This is a must have for any MBA or PhD student. The spiral bound edition is far superior to the paperback hardbound as it lays open for reference without needing to place other items on it to keep it open. While APA is a hard to learn, you can find sound examples in this book that when used in conjunction with items from the university provide a sound reference source.

There's no way I could be getting through grad school without this manual. I highly recommend this to anyone who is in college. It's straight forward and easy to use. The best section starts on page 306 and has a full-blown APA paper sample for reference. It's great!

Very informative. A valuable asset for completion of my MBA.
Good choice for a book that will stay on my reference shelf for a long time.

Seems very complete and detailed. I was required by my university to purchase this book, but I don't really know how much I'll use it.

As a social worker/psychology major this is a must have. I would be lost without it.

This book is a valuable resource and can make all the difference in your academmic presentations. Sure you can get by without it, but if you plan to do serious writing in field of psychology or psychiatry there is no better guide than this handy little reference book.

the condition of the book is not bad but the cover is a little bit old

This is an
APA must, like a Bible for professional papers required for submission. Some parts are so scholarly written and this makes it a little complicated to understand. However, a highligher, sticky notes and make a 3 x 5 card with favorite pages are helpful tips for success. Highly recommend.

this is a very informative and useful book I m a grad student and barely learning how to use APA style, it was easy to read and understand even for a beginner like me.

I just love the book. I needed it for college classPublication Manual of the American Psychological Association

It is undeniably "the source" for APA style/ Any grad or undergrad studnet must have this to write research papers in the social sciences or education. Although APA is simple, this manual helps do it just right. I carry it for all of my classe. Great source!!!

I don't know what I would have done without this reference book! When working on my master's of education degree, the APA Publications Manual was my most used resource. The manual is organized in a way that is easy to navigate and contains many examples of APA style (for the visual learner!) A must have for anyone who does any writing for education, research, and the like.

I find all of these text nearly impossible to use and this is no exclusion. Confusing, it gives no overall picture of what citations should be like and simply muddles me up. I know its necessary, and it is, but will someone please write one of these I can understand???

I purchased this book as a resource for a class that I am taking. The manual has been a real help. It is full of examples and specific guidelines regarding the Apa format. It is a great addition to any library.

I use this manual at work, where we print academic journals. The instructions for submitting manuscripts for production are about 10 years out of date. For instance, on page 334 it says to print out the figures in the final ms and then *delete* them from the word processing file! I'm glad authors don't actually do that. I can usually extract an .emf file or at least a .tif from the document. I'd hate to spend all that time scanning figures, although I spend a lot of time extracting the figures and changing the file types and getting rid of extraneous colors.
APA should put out a revision after they poll printers and editors, and suggest a workflow that is, ideally, independent of specific technologies but explains to academics the basics of efficiently getting good printed output.
A section on using Acrobat for commenting might be more helpful than the current illustration of paper-and-pencil proofreading marks.
APA should probably also add a chapter on XML, since these publications are increasingly being submitted to databases in that format.

Professor required all papers and outlines in APA. He carried this book around with him. Great investment...got A's!!!

This was a required book for all my classes and will be used a lot.

This is one of the best APA manual followed today for Doctoral paper preparation. The book is well structured, enriched with supportive examples and nice references. A must for all doctoral aspirants. Many universities made it mandatory to follow this apa format.

APA manual very helpful in masters level writing style. Product in great condition and shipped quickly.

This book is a must have for anyone that has to write and APA paper, it is well organized and easy to use.

I'm at a bit of a loss about what to say. For anyone in psychology or psychiatry, all papers must be submitted in APA format. This is the guide that tells you what you need to do. It's as simple as that.

This is a technical manual that would only be woth the purchase if you really need it. Undergraduate students could likely get by with a quick reference chart (BarCharts, Inc. for example) for a small fraction of the cost and without taking up shelf space or killing several trees. However, if you need it you need it and there is no substitute.

The book came in the mail in top condition and in good time. Thank you!

This book is a necessary tool for writers of academic research papers.

Scott Smylie
Liberty University Adjunct Professor, Criminal Justice Research & Writing
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Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Fifth Edition This manual is a must for students who are preparing research papers, term papers, or essay reports and have to use the APA method. I would not be without it!

This is one of my absolute least favorite topics - writing for academic journal publication. Lest I start a rant about the very premise of intellectual information-hoarding, here is the lowdown.

The book is a big, floppy paperback, close to the measurements of a phone directory. It is sometimes hard to focus on the thinner fonts used in some of the sections, complicated by the late hours and crummy light many students will use it in. However, it is fairly quick to access those bits of publishing minutiae needed for one's term paper or article.

That said, I would steer you to a regular style manual if possible, because this is geared for people who *must* adhere to the Psychology Association's demands. It's no good for regular writers who address wide audiences, as it has peculiarities unique to scholarly psychological article making.

Also, get it used, because someone in the know keeps changing said minutiae, causing victims to rush to expensive retailers for the latest version. You may get by just fine with the pocket version ... but find out how strict your professor is!

I would HIGHLY recommend the spiral bound version of this book, even if you need to buy it to use just for one class. When you are looking back and forth from the computer screen to textbooks to this book, it is SO NICE to have it lay flat. No more juggling books. As far as writing APA, not a fan, but thats not what this review is about! Overall easy to find information and relatively easy to use.

I can recommend a remarkably candid and insightful book, That's How the Light Gets In: Memoir of a Psychiatrist by Susan Rako, M.D. The title comes from a song by Leonard Cohen: "There is a crack, a crack in everything. That's how the light gets in." Rako's book is wonderfully well written. It also gives more than a glipse into the teachings of her mentor, Dr. Elvin Semrad (and see Semrad: The Heart of a Therapist Both great books!

I cannot disagree more with the negative reviews re: APA style. I have used many diverse editing tools while acquiring a number of degrees, 3 from the College of Arts and Sciences and 3 from the College of Education. The reason that Kate Terabian, Chicago or MLA (all of them heavily used in the Col. of A&S) are slowly being replaced by APA (Coll. of Ed.)is reflective of its (APA) total practicality of use. There are no footnotes nor endnotes to divert the reader from the flow of the paper. Only necessary citations needed to substantiate required verification within the body of the document are used. The other 3 systems, while in use for many generations, may well have outlived their usefullness......turning pages to receive clarification from footnotes and endnotes,(the information from which could more easily have been included within the body of the paper) is a chore. Reference citations are generally the same, so the argument boils down to confusion or simplicity. I opt for simplicity.

My professors have been recommending the purchase of this book since my first class in grad school. I have been cheating & checking it out of the public library instead. I bit the bullet & purchased this book because it is a must have for writing "A" APA papers. Thus, if you are in grad school I highly suggest this book to ensure your citations & formats are correct.

If you have not been exposed to writing term papers or ones for college and you need a quick and simple layout of how these are done, this book is for you. Why the american psychology association is the one leading this I have no idea but in the long run they have done well and maintained a good track record.

A requirement for students who are required to use the APA format. Easy to read and understandable. I refer to it at least once a week.

This is positively the worst reference book I have ever had. It is poorly organized and NOT user friendly at all. It irks me to no end that we are forced to use this in my graduate nursing school. Please, please, please find another reference book. I wished I had never bought this one. I can't make heads nor tails out of it.

This book is helpful for anyone needing help with APA style writing,but somewhat difficult to use, as it appears their are contraditions in the way some things are citied in different sections of the book.

Good price, shipped promptly, what I expected... The book itself could use updating and an easier to use format for refrencing the correct refrences... I realize it's an essential but I'd much rather be doing anything else than having to use it! Still, if your looking at buying it, your probably going to need it.

Not the easiest to use, but did the job and helped me get good grades! Had to have it and it isn't too painful to use!