The abstract is the second part of an APA paper. Typically, the abstract will be the second page of your paper, immediately following the title page. Start the abstract on a new page and number it page 2. Page 1 should be the title page. The abstract will only take up one page.
The entirety of the APA paper should include a running header and the abstract is no exception. The header is the title of your APA paper. Included at the top of each page, the header will be written in all capitals and aligned to the left side of the page.
The first line of the abstract will be the title of the page, which is “Abstract.” Center that title. The body of the abstract will begin on the next line without any indentation. Align the text along the left of the page. You may also include keywords after the body of the abstract, which will formatted centered with “Keywords” in italics, followed by a colon and your keywords separated by commas.
The body of the abstract should provide a brief summation of the topics of the paper. Include things such as the main ideas, research methods, major finds of your research and its implications. Be concise as the abstract is limited to between 150 and 250 words.