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Examples of APSA Headings

The examples below illustrate three levels of APSA headings you can use in your papers.

Example:
Primary headings

Primary headings are:

  • centered
  • uppercase and lowercase

The diagram below illustrates primary headings.

(NB: Heading font sizes enlarged for illustration purposes.
In an actual paper, headings are the same font size as regular text.)

Example:
Secondary headings

Secondary headings are:

  • flush left
  • uppercase and lowercase
  • followed by text on next line

The diagram below illustrates secondary headings.

(NB: Heading font sizes enlarged for illustration purposes.
In an actual paper, headings are the same font size as regular text.)

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Example:
Tertiary headings

Tertiary headings are:

  • flush left
  • underlined
  • sentence case (only 1st letter capitalized)
  • followed by a period, and then immediately by text

The diagram below illustrates tertiary headings.

(NB: Heading font sizes enlarged for illustration purposes.
In an actual paper, headings are the same font size as regular text.)

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