Research paper formatting
guidelines
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For the paper itself:
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Margins:
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1 inch top, bottom,
left and right
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Type
size:
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10 or 12 (pica or
elite)
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Font:
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Book Antigua, Boston,
Courier, New York, Palatino, or Times
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Style:
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Normal (no italic,
bold, etc.)
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Spacing:
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Double
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Paragraph
Indentations:
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Standard tab (5 spaces)
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First
Page:
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Paper title double-spaced
above first paragraph; heading in upper right corner
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Heading:
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Name, date, class
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Title
Page:
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For papers 5 or more
pages in length only (See below)
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Page
number location:
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Upper right corner
of all pages after first;
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Page
number format:
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Your last name and
page number only (EX: Smith 2)
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Binding:
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One staple in upper
left corner (no covers, please)
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For citations:
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Format:
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In-text , enclosed
in parentheses
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Punctuation:
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No punctuation inside
parentheses; closing punctuation following parentheses
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Content:
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Author and page number;
abbreviated title and page number if author is not available;
page number only if author/title is clearly referenced
in text
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For list of references:
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Title:
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The title WORKS
CITED, centered, in all capital letters
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Sequence:
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Alphabetized by first
word of entry (Do not number entries)
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Entry
format:
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Hanging indent (
first line of each entry aligned flush left and all other
lines indented 5 spaces)
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Spacing:
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Double space each
entry, and between entries
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Style:
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Publication titles
underlined or italicized (use one or the other)
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For title pages:
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Use:
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For papers 5 or more
pages in length only
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Format:
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Page divided in thirds:
Title, Student name, Class information
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Language:
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Use "Submitted by" student
name, and "Prepared for" teacher name, date, and course
(See example page 15)
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