This course will uphold the Academic Honesty
Policy stated in the Georgetown College Catalog.
Paper
8.5 x 11 inches, white bond paper (not
onionskin or erasable paper).
Margins
1.5 inches on all sides. Line length is 5.5
inches. Type no more than 25 lines of text per page.
Spacing
Double-space between all lines of the
manuscript.
Justification
Do not justify. Leave the right
margin uneven.
Hyphenation
Do not divide words at the end of a line.
Let a line run short or long rather than break a word at the end
of a line.
Order of manuscript pages
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Title page with title, author's name, course
name and number, semester date.
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Text (start on a new page, numbered page
2)--type Arabic numerals in the upper right corner of the
page.
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References (start on a new page)
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Appendixes, if any (start each on a separate
page).
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Footnotes (start on a new page) (double space)
Indentation
Indent the first line of every paragraph and the
first line of every footnote five spaces.
Spacing after punctuation
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After commas and semicolons: one space.
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After colons: two spaces.
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After punctuation marks at the end of
sentences: two spaces.
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After internal periods in abbreviations:
no space (e.g., a.m., i.e., U.S.)
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Dash: type as two hyphens with no space
before or after (e.g., Studies--published and unpublished--are
...)
Seriation
To show seriation, use lowercase letters in
parentheses: (a) ..., (b) ...
Quotations
When a period or comma occurs with closing
quotation marks, place the period or comma before rather
than after the quotation marks. Put other punctuation
outside quotation marks unless it is part of the quoted material.
For example:
Footnotes ... Endnotes
Number footnotes consecutively throughout the
paper, slightly above the line, following any punctuation marks.1
(Footnote references are placed at the end of the text, a.k.a., Endnotes.)
Bibliography sample (but double space)
Becker, L.J., & Seligman, C. (1981, December).
Do babies sing a universal song? Psychology Today,
pp. 70-76.
Also, please include web addresses for electronic
sources:
Find A Grave: http://www.findagrave.com
**Papers with only one or two references are NOT
research papers. Please list several
or more references to ensure that you have obtained a
sufficient amount of information upon which to formulate your
opinions.
Numbers
Use words to express numbers below 10 that do no
express precise measurements.
Levels of Headings (5):
CENTERED UPPERCASE HEADING (level 1)
Centered Uppercase and Lowercase Heading (level 2)
Centered, Underlined, Uppercase and Lowercase Heading (level
3)
Flush Left, Underlined, Uppercase and Lowercase Side Heading
(level 4)
Indented, underlined, lowercase paragraph heading ending with a
period. (level 5)
For example:
EXPERIMENT 1: AN INTERVIEW VALIDATION
STUDY
External Validation
Method
Subjects
The nonclinical group.
Not every article requires all levels of headings.
For a short paper, one level of heading may be sufficient.
Underline / italics
Words underlined in a manuscript appear in italics
when typeset. Use italics (or underlining) for
titles of books, periodicals, etc., or when introducing a new
technical term.
Nonsexist language
Strive to use nonsexist language whenever
possible. For example:
The above covers only the most basic elements of
style format. If you have specific questions, you may wish
to refer to the APA manual.
