Mastering the Sixth Edition

This online course is designed to give students, researchers, and instructors who are familiar with past editions of the Publication Manual an in-depth understanding of changes in the Sixth Edition. The overarching goals that guided the revision are noted along with all chapter-level changes.

Examples and chapter quizzes are provided to help readers familiarize themselves more quickly with new and expanded content, and an end-of-course assessment allows readers to test and refine their knowledge.

Individuals are required to meet a passing score of 75% or higher. Individuals are allowed two attempts to successfully complete the program. If the individual is unsuccessful on the second attempt, access to the online test will no longer be available.

This course has been reviewed and approved by the APA Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP) to offer continuing education credit for psychologists. The APA CEP Office and the APA Office of Publications and Databases maintain responsibility for this program and its content.

Increase awareness of ethical standards related to publication, of reporting standards for scientific writing, and of recommended practices for communicating the results of scholarly inquiries.

Become familiar with discussions of these topics in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Sixth Edition.

Apply guidelines on recommended publishing practices to the conceptualization and conduct of research and to the planning and execution of writing projects.