APA Style hacks: Top 15 APA7 style edits that will save you time (and money)

APA Style hacks: Top 15 APA7 style edits that will save you time (and money)

by | 21 Apr 2022 | academic editing, academic writing, APA 7th, APA style, APA Style hacks, efficiency, fiendish tips, How-to, scholarly publication, student writing, Word

The Detail Devil has turned 7 years old! And to celebrate, I’ve put together my Top 15 most commonly edited APA7 style points, gleaned from my applying APA style to hundreds of manuscripts over the last 7 years. This list isn’t intended to be comprehensive — you’ll...
APA Style hacks: How to implement the em/en dash in Word (4 simple ways)

APA Style hacks: How to implement the em/en dash in Word (4 simple ways)

by | 25 Nov 2020 | academic editing, academic writing, APA 7th, APA style, efficiency, fiendish tips, formatting, How-to, scholarly publication, student writing, Word

Devilish Details Fiendish Tips for Writers and Editors Microsoft Word 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019 or 365 (Windows) As a copyeditor, one of the most common American Psychological Association (APA) style errors I come across is the hyphen being used instead of the en or em...
APA Seventh: What’s New? 20 Changes You Need to Know About

APA Seventh: What’s New? 20 Changes You Need to Know About

by | 17 Nov 2019 | academic editing, academic referencing, academic writing, APA 6th, APA 7th, APA style, efficiency, fiendish tips, formatting, How-to, scholarly publication, student writing

Devilish Details Fiendish Tips for Writers and Editors The American Psychological Association (APA) published the seventh edition of its Publication manual on 1 October 2019. So what’s new? This blog post highlights changes from the sixth edition, including reference...