Capitalize:
- Proper nouns and adjectives
- Racial and ethnic groups
- The following study present the ancestral customs of Indigenous women
- Names of specific university departments, academic institutions, and academic courses.
Capitalize | Do not capitalize |
Department of Linguistics, TUW | A department of linguistics, at a university |
Business 101 | A language course |
Neuroscience Practice | A neuroscience course |
- Trade and brand names
- APA style
- Wi-Fi
- iPhone
Do not capitalize:
- proper adjectives that have a common meaning.
- cesarian section
- except for those who have personal names.
- Wilks’ lambda
(Adapted from APA, 2020, pp.165-166)
Source
The American Psychological Association. (2020). Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association 7th edition