This subject guide provides information about the 6th edition of the APA Publication Manual. Information about the 7th edition of the APA Publication Manual may be found on a separate subject guide, linked below.
All page numbers refer to the 6th edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association.
Abstract --pages 25 - 27
Introduction -- pages 27 & 28
Adding tables or figures to a paper -- 125-128
References -- page 37
Appendices-- page 38 & 39
All page numbers refer to the 6th edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association.
In general you use words to express numbers below 10 (There were four participants in the study) and numerals for 10 and above (The mean age of participants was 38.)
However, there are exceptions to this rule, for example, you use numerals for numbers which precede a measurement (The patient was administered a 5-mg dose.)
See pages 111-124 of the 6th edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association for all exceptions to the general numbers rule.