Topic |
6th edition |
7th edition |
Layout |
Double Space Time New Romans 12 Font 1 inch margins Flush left Indent first sentence of every paragraph 5-7 spaces Page numbers right upper corner Use two spaces after periods at the end of a sentence |
Double Space Time New Romans 12 font Calibri 11 Arial 11 Georgia 11 Lucida Sans Unicode 10 1 inch margins Flush left Indent first sentence of every paragraph 5-7 spaces (1 Tab button) Page numbers right upper corner Use one space after periods at the end of a sentence |
Title Page |
Title of Paper Name of College Centered on title page |
Title: Centered in upper half of page-title boldface (about 3-4 lines below top margin)-3 blank lines than proceed with the information below- Author’s name Baker College Course # and name Instructor’s name Assignment due date Centered in middle of page |
Header |
Running head: title |
Running head is required only for manuscripts being submitted for publication, not student papers |
Page numbers |
Begin on title page |
Begin on title page |
Abstract if required |
2nd page of paper Center Abstract in bold at the top |
2nd page of paper Center Abstract in bold at the top No citations in abstract Paragraph should not be indented |
Page 3 |
Paper title in upper and lower case letters centered Should not say “introduction” |
Paper title in bold upper and lower case letters centered Should not say “introduction” |
In Text Citation |
(Smith, 2007) |
(Smith, 2007) |
Direct quotes |
Include page number (Smith, 2007, p.134) |
Include page number (Smith, 2007, p.134) |
Quotations longer than 40 words |
Format in block. Indent the entire passage without quotation marks. Include citation with page number after period |
Format in block. Indent the entire passage without quotation marks. Include citation with page number after period |
Multiple citations |
Separate with semicolons (Smith, 1996; Jones 2007) |
Separate with semicolons (Smith, 1996; Jones 2007) |
Two authors citation |
Cite both names (Smith & Jones, 2003) |
Cite both names (Barber & Kent, 2003) |
Three, four or five authors citations |
Cite all authors in first citation-subsequent citation use et al. |
3 or more authors: list first author followed by et al. (Smith et al., 2012) |
Six or more authors citations |
First author followed by et al. (Smith et al., 2012) |
3 or more authors: list first author followed by et al. (Smith et al., 2012)
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First level Headings |
Centered bold face |
Centered bold face |
Second level headings |
Flush left bolded, ending with a period |
Flush left bolded |
Third level headings |
Indented boldfaced, italicized ending with a period |
Flush left bolded and italicized |
Fourth level headings |
Bolded, indented and in-line with paragraph italicized, ending with a period |
Bolded, indented and in-line with paragraph- not italicized- end with a period |
Fifth level headings |
Indented, italicized ending with a period |
Indented, bolded, italicized ending with a period |
Numbers in text |
Use numbers 10 and above throughout Use numbers when they immediately precede a unit of measurement, e.g., 5 mg Use numbers when they represent dates, ages, scores or points, e.g., 5 days Use words for numbers 0-9 and anytime they begin a sentence and for common fractions (one half of the people) |
Use numbers 10 and above throughout Use numbers when they immediately precede a unit of measurement, e.g., 5 mg Use numbers when they represent dates, ages, scores or points, e.g., 5 days Use words for numbers 0-9 and anytime they begin a sentence and for common fractions (one half of the people)
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Book Reference |
Include publisher location along with publisher Example: Covey, S.R. (2013). The 7 habits of highly effective people: Powerful lessons in personal change. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster. |
No longer need location Example: Covey, S.R. (2013). The 7 habits of highly effective people: Powerful lessons in personal change. Simon & Schuster. |
Multiple author reference |
For eight or more authors, separate the first six authors with commas then use ellipsis to connect the sixth author to the last author (. . .) |
Last names and initial for all authors up to 20 authors per citation (In-text: see Three or more authors) |
DOI |
Label DOI |
DOIs are formatted as URLs. Labeling as DOI is no longer necessary |
Website reference |
Use Retrieved from followed by the URL |
“Retrieved from” no longer needed Include website name |
Podcast reference |
Include host of episode |
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Reference with Author with two works published in the same year |
Check to see if there are more specific dates. List the work with only a year before the work with a more specific date. |
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Use “they” rather than “he or she” for a gender neutral pronoun Avoid the use of occupational titles that end in “-man” “police officer” is preferred to “policeman” For a transgender individual use their identified pronoun Avoid labels (instead of poor people, “People living in poverty”) |