a) margins: 2.5 cm on all sides b) font type and size: – main text: Times New Roman, 13 pt – abstracts, keywords, and bibliography: Times New Roman, 12 pt
c) text alignment: justified d) line spacing: single (also applies to tables, figures, and footnotes) e) paragraph indentation: 1.25 cm f) consistent and continuous page numbering (pagination) – centered at the bottom of each page g) hyphenation disabled
2) Detailed guidelines (in accordance with the APA editorial standard)
a) Citations
References to works by other authors
Single-author works: ✓ if the author’s name and year do not appear in the text, include both in parentheses ✓ if the author’s name appears in the text, include only the year in parentheses
Works by multiple authors: ✓ for 2–5 authors, list all authors the first time; in subsequent citations use only the first author’s surname followed by “et al.” and the year ✓ for 6 or more authors, provide only the first author’s surname followed by “et al.” and the year ✓ if different authors have the same surname, include their initials in each citation ✓ when citing two or more works within the same parentheses, arrange them alphabetically by the first author’s surname and separate them with semicolons ✓ two or more works by the same author should be arranged chronologically; the author’s surname should be given only once, followed by the years separated by commas ✓ if several works by the same author(s) were published in the same year, add letters a, b, c, etc., after the year (without a space)
Internet sources: ✓ cite in the main text by referring to the website and the access date in parentheses
Quoting text
for verbatim quotations, provide the author’s surname, year of publication, and page number • quotations shorter than 40 words should be placed in quotation marks • the citation should immediately follow the quotation • quotations of 40 words or more should be formatted as a block quotation: – separated from the main text – indented from both left and right margins – without quotation marks – if the source is not mentioned in the introductory sentence, the citation should be placed at the end of the quotation
b) Footnotes
footnotes should be used only to supplement the main text • all footnotes should be numbered consecutively using Arabic numerals • numbers should appear as superscripts in the text • each footnote should be placed at the bottom of the page to which it refers
Format:
Book: Book title (page number/s), A. Author, B. Author, year, Place of publication: Publisher
Journal article: “Article title,” A. Author, B. Author, year, Journal Title, volume number, page number/s
the number and title are placed above the table • the number in regular font • the title in italics • no period after the title • font: Times New Roman, 12 pt
Example: Table 1 Statistical data for the years 2014–2017
The source note should be placed below the table.
Figure
the caption should be placed directly below the figure • the figure number in italics • the title in regular font on the same line • a period after the title • font: Times New Roman, 12 pt
Example: Figure 1. Statistical data for the years 2014–2017.
The source note should be placed below the title.
Notes below tables and figures
notes should be listed below the table or figure • each note begins on a new line and ends with a period • the format is the same as for footnotes • font: Times New Roman, 11 pt
d) Bibliography
placed at the end of the article/book • arranged alphabetically by surname • not numbered
Format:
Book: Surname, X., Surname, X.Y. (year). Title of the book. Place of publication: Publisher.
Edited book: Surname, X. (Ed.). (year). Title of the book. Place of publication: Publisher.
Chapter in an edited volume: Surname, X. (year). Title of the chapter. In: Y. Surname, B. Surname (Eds.), Title of the book (pp. start–end). Place of publication: Publisher.
Journal article: Surname, X., Surname, X.Y. (year). Title of the article. Journal Title, volume(issue), start–end.
Foreign-language publication (translation): Surname, X. (year). Title of the book. Trans. I. Surname. Place of publication: Publisher.
Foreign-language publication (original): Surname, X. (year). Title of the book. Place of publication: Publisher.
Institutional publication: Institution name. (year). Title. Retrieved from: (website) / Place of publication: Publisher.
