APA style places careful emphasis on how information is presented to the audience. APA requires the writer to avoid language that may cause offense to a particular racial or ethnic group, gender or age group or individuals of a certain sexual orientation. The guidelines recommend that writers avoid offensive labels, stereotypes and ambiguous terms.
The APA style guide provides extensive guidelines for writers of scientific data and for documents that includes many tables, formulas and statistics. The APA manual provides sample table layouts that writers can use to present data from scientific experiments and the accompanying notes the writer should include to assist the reader in understanding the material.
APA style places emphasis on the date of referenced material by placing it immediately after the author, providing a quick reference for the reader. APA style removes elements such as the database from which the source material was retrieved and the date the electronic source was last accessed. This makes it easier for the writer to create the reference list, and it removes distracting elements that are subject to change.
APA style requires an author's note in professional writing. The author's note includes details such as the purpose of the work, the names of authors and their affiliated institutions and the funding received for the work. This helps to appropriately recognize all contributions made to the work.