Students who have completed APA dissertations will tell you that it is an extremely difficult project to prepare. Sure, they know what they are talking about, and in this article, we will discuss some of the most challenging aspects of writing APA dissertations.
 
Yet, we should also tell that if you have an APA style manual and stick to all the requirements described there, your work will not seem that daunting. You simply need to be very accurate and follow all the rules step by step.
 
So, here are several important aspects you need to pay attention to when writing your APA dissertation.
 
General format requirements for APA dissertations
 
If you have completed papers in APA format before, these requirements will not be new. Anyway, make sure that your APA dissertation has:

• a double-spaced text;
• 1-inch margins on all sides;
• a 12 pt. legible font;
• a page header on every page;

Citations in APA dissertations
 
This aspect of APA dissertation writing may cause the most problems, because there are too many rules to follow. Therefore, do not risk and get an APA manual.
 
One of the main rules you need to remember is that the writers of APA dissertations use the author-date method to make in-text citations.
 
References in APA dissertations
 
The list of references is the last part of your APA dissertation. In a few words, it provides necessary information about all sources you have cited in the main text. Again, you need to follow a lot of rules, but the main are:

• All entries in your list should be alphabetized by the author’s last name;
• All major words in the titles of books and journals should be capitalized;
• Do not use italics, quotes or underline in the titles of short works like articles, essays, etc.

A dissertation abstract is one of the important components of your project, and here you will find more details about it. You can also read about APA format of a thesis.