APA Writing Style

APA style is the style of writing used by journals published by the American Psychological Association. APA style web site states, that APA style is not a writing style but an editorial one that many of the social and behavioral sciences have adapted to present written material in the field. Editorial style is more like a formatting tool that a publisher observes to ensure clear and consistent presentation of written material. (http://www.apastyle.org/aboutstyle.html). The purpose of APA styling is to prevent plagiarism and to maintain consistency amongst the different leagues of writing communities. Also, there are many different editorial styles, but the two most recognized styles are the American Psychological Association (APA) and the Modern Language Association (MLA). APA style is more used for psychology and uses passive voice. On the other hand MLA uses the present tense to describe something that happened years ago.
The History of the APA Style
The origin of APA style goes back to February of 1929, when 7 page article on APA style was published in "Psychological Bulletin". …