How a Scholarly Paper Should Look
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Font: Courier, Times New Roman, 12 point
1 space after periods.
Margins, 1.0 all around- ragged right margin
left margin can be l.5 inches if instructor has requested the paper to be bound.
Everything is double spaced – this includes quotes and reference page
Page numbers start with title page by setting header feature in your software.
Header includes 2 or 3 words from title, then 5 spaces and page number. See example of Title Page on next slide.
See example of a title page on in APA book, page 306.
1. Short quotes with fewer than 40 words are incorporated into text and enclosed by quotation marks.
Example: “Approximately 27% of the workforce displays poor emotional intelligence” (Miele, 1993, p. 276).
Miele (1993) found the following:
The placebo effect, which had been verified in previous studies disappeared when behaviors were studied in this manner. The behaviors were not exhibited again even when real drugs were given. (p. 40)
Properly cited sources add to the researchers credibility.
Electronic Example:
As Myers (2000, para. 5) aptly phrased
it, “. . . positive emotions are great.”
(Cheek & Hoa, 1981, p. 332)
(Jones, 1989, chap. 3)
(Myers, 2000, ¶ 5)
(Bow, 2000, para. 1)
Double space references.
First line is flush left with remaining lines of reference indented 5 spaces
Next slide provides an example
(APA, 2001, p. 313)
Elkind, D. (1978). The childs reality: Three developmental themes. New York: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Issac, G. (1995).