In editing so many student’s manuscripts, one thing is universally true, that individual schools often take liberties with standard APA style. Where this causes difficulties is in editing the documents, editors must know the exceptions the school takes regarding APA requirements. For example, I recently edited a manuscript where the school wanted all block quotes and references to be single-spaced rather than double-spaced as is considered standard according to the APA 7th edition manual.

Other instances involve schools requiring either a DOI number or URL, where APA requires a DOI number and if not locatable, the URL from which the reference was retrieved. Also, some schools vary the requirements for the ancillary pages (table of contents, dedication, copyright page, acknowledgments, title page, etc.).

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