Reprint Corrections, Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Sixth Edition

• What is APA doing about the errors in the first printing of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Sixth Edition?
• I purchased a copy of the first printing of the sixth edition of the Publication Manual from a source other than APA, but I still want a replacement. What do I need to do?
• I received a desk copy of the first printing of the sixth edition of the Publication Manual. How can I get it replaced?
• Are there any mistakes in the second printing of the sixth edition of the Publication Manual?
• Are all copies of the sixth edition of the Publication Manual being sold now from APA free from errors?
• Is the ISBN different for the second printing of the sixth edition of the Publication Manual?
• How will I know that a particular copy of the sixth edition of the Publication Manual is a corrected edition?
• Can I get a refund for my first printing of the sixth edition of the Publication Manual?
• What should bookstores who sold copies of the first printing of the sixth edition of the Publication Manual tell their customers?
• Are there mistakes in the APA Style publication, Presenting Your Findings: A Practical Guide for Creating Tables?
• Are there mistakes in the APA Style publication, Displaying Your Findings: A Practical Guide for Creating Figures, Posters, and Presentations?
• Are there mistakes in Concise Rules of APA Style, Sixth Edition?
• Are there mistakes in Mastering APA Style: Student Workbook and Training Guide, Sixth Edition and Mastering APA Style: Instructor's Resource Guide, Sixth Edition?
• Are there errors in the APA Style tutorials?
• When will the second printing of the sixth edition of the Publication Manual be available?
• What if I have other questions about the return process for the first printing of the sixth edition of the Publication Manual?

We regret the errors that are present in the sixth edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association and the inconvenience this has caused you. We are working on ways to make it right.

We have produced a detailed corrections summary that supplies the error list in a user-friendly presentation. This document notes all the errors in the Publication Manual and puts them in context for greater understanding.

Download a PDF version of the corrections summary supplement (118 KB).

A printed version of the supplement, formatted to accompany the book, is also available through the APA Service Center. Please call 800-374-2721 for more information.

Many people have found that the corrections supplement meets their needs; if you find, however, that it doesn't meet yours, we will provide you an exchange replacement copy of the second printing of the Publication Manual at no cost to you. (The second printing corrects all identified errors.) We are making this replacement process available to individuals and institutions who have purchased the manual.

In order to receive an exchange replacement manual, you must return your current copy of the sixth edition to APA no later than December 23, 2009.

We would like to make this transaction as cost neutral to you as possible. A process has been created to provide you with a UPS postage paid return label that you can use to return the book to us. Please call the APA Service Center at 800-374-2721 for more information about the paid return postage process.

If you are interested in an exchange replacement copy, please contact the APA Service Center at your convenience for further information. Service Center staff can be reached at 800-374-2721 from 9:00 am until 6:00 pm (Eastern Time) Monday–Friday. E-mail correspondence can be directed to the Order Department.

Even though you purchased your first printing of the sixth edition of the Publication Manual from another source, you are still welcome to participate in the return/exchange program. In order to receive an exchange replacement manual, you must return your current copy of the sixth edition to APA no later than December 23, 2009.

We would like to make this transaction as cost neutral to you as possible. A process has been created to provide you with a UPS postage paid return label that you can use to return the book to us. Please call the APA Service Center at 800-374-2721 for more information about the paid return postage process.

If you are interested in an exchange replacement copy, please contact the APA Service Center at your convenience for further information. Service Center staff can be reached at 800-374-2721 from 9:00 am until 6:00 pm (Eastern Time) Monday–Friday. E-mail correspondence can be directed to the Order Department.

We regret the errors that occurred in the first printing of the sixth edition of the Publication Manual,and the inconvenience this has caused you. APA is not replacing desk copies. We have, however, produced a detailed corrections summary that should meet your needs. This document supplies the error list in a user-friendly presentation; it notes all the identified errors in the Publication Manual and puts them in context for greater understanding.

Download a PDF version of the corrections summary supplement (118 KB).

A printed version of the supplement, formatted to accompany the book, is also available through the APA Service Center. Please call 800-374-2721 for more information.

There are no mistakes in the second printing of the sixth edition of the Publication Manual. All errors have been fully corrected in the second printing.

All copies of the sixth edition of the Publication Manual that are being sold now from APA are free from errors. All errors have been corrected in the second printing.

The ISBN is the same for the first and second printing of the sixth edition of the Publication Manual. However, the APA warehouse has been instructed to destroy (i.e., recycle) all copies of the first printing so they will not be mistakenly sent out. Even though the ISBN number is the same, all errors have been corrected in the second printing.

Check the copyright page, opposite the Table of Contents. If it is a second printing, the second paragraph will read "Second printing: August 2009." If it is the first printing, this information will appear on the last line, near the bottom of the page.

APA is not issuing refunds for the sixth edition of the Publication Manual at this time. We are, however, offering other options that have proven to be quite satisfactory to our customers.

We have produced a detailed corrections summary that supplies the error list in a user-friendly presentation. This document notes all the errors in the sixth edition of the Publication Manual and puts them in context for greater understanding.

Download a PDF version of the corrections summary supplement (118 KB).

A printed version of the supplement, formatted to accompany the book, is also available through the APA Service Center. Please call 800-374-2721 for more information.

Many people have found that the corrections supplement meets their needs; if you find, however, that it doesn't meet yours, we will provide you an exchange replacement copy of the second printing of the sixth edition of the Publication Manual at no cost to you. (The second printing corrects all identified errors.) We are making this replacement process available to individuals and institutions who have purchased the manual.

In order to receive an exchange replacement manual, you must return your current copy of the 6th edition to APA no later than December 23, 2009.

We would like to make this transaction as cost neutral to you as possible. A process has been created to provide you with a UPS postage paid return label that you can use to return the book to us. Please call the APA Service Center at 800-374-2721 for more information about the paid return postage process.

If you are interested in an exchange replacement copy, please contact the APA Service Center at your convenience for further information. Service Center staff can be reached at 800-374-2721 from 9:00 am until 6:00 pm (Eastern Time) Monday–Friday. E-mail correspondence can be directed to the Order Department.

Please inform your students
(1) to visit the APA website at www.apastyle.org,
(2) to read and review the posted documents,
(3) to decide whether a revised copy is essential for their specific needs.

If so, they can contact APA directly by calling the APA Service Center at 800-374-2721 for more information about the paid return postage process. Service Center staff can be reached at 800-374-2721 from 9:00 am until 6:00 pm (Eastern Time) Monday-Friday. E-mail correspondence can be directed to the Order Department (order@apa.org). In order to exchange their copy for a replacement manual, they must return their current copy of the sixth edition to APA no later than December 23, 2009.

Presenting Your Findings: A Practical Guide for Creating Tables was published in 1999 and reflects APA Style according to the fourth edition of the Publication Manual. A revised edition of Presenting Your Findings will be released in 2010, and this version will not be affected by the corrections to the sixth edition of the Publication Manual.

This publication is still in production; it will not be off press until January 2010. You can be sure that Displaying Your Findings will be free from errors.

Most of the errors in the first printing of the sixth edition of the Publication Manual occurred in the sample papers, which are available to Concise Rules readers online, but are not included in the book. A small portion of nonsignificant typographical errors that occurred in the first printing of the sixth edition of the Publication Manual were duplicated in the first printing of Concise Rules.

Mastering APA Style: Student Workbook and Training Guide, Sixth Edition and Mastering APA Style: Instructor's Resource Guide, Sixth Edition are not affected by the errors in the sixth edition of the Publication Manual. Most of the errors in the first printing of the manual occurred in the sample papers, which are available to Mastering APA Style readers online, but are not referred to in either book. The remaining typographical errors that occurred in the first printing of the Publication Manual were not duplicated in either Mastering APA Style guide.

The APA Style tutorials have not been affected by the corrections to the sixth edition of the Publication Manual.

The softcover, hardcover, and spiral bound versions of the second printing of the Publication Manual are currently available.

If you have other questions that are not answered by this FAQ list, please call the APA Service Center at 800-374-2721 from 9:00 am until 6:00 pm (Eastern Time) Monday–Friday and select the Publication Manual line.