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Why do publication use style guides? What would happen if they did not?

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2nd question: I think if the didn’t there would not be able to do every thing that they have right now
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Answer:The APA's guidelines are important because they promote consistency within a discipline. Everyone writing biology papers, for example, uses the same rules. So everyone reading a biology paper knows where to find citations, how to read tables, when to look for a footnote, and so on.

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