TABLE OF CONTENTS

1) American Psychological Association (APA) ▪ MLA heading format & title page
Style Format p. 2-28 instructions
Paper and essay categories ▪ Running head & page numbers
▪ General paper length ▪ Quotations, Paraphrases & Abbreviations
▪ Margin sizes ▪ Numbers (includes the use of numbers in
▪ Title pages MLA outline format)
▪ Running Heads ▪ Images, tables, and musical scores
▪ APA Outline ▪ Lists
▪ APA Abstract ▪ MLA citation format (for in-depth citation
▪ The body of papers rules visit this MLA citation guide or MLA
▪ APA headings and subheadings in-text citation guide)
▪ Use of graphics (tables and figures) ▪ Edits & proofreading
Writing style tips 3) Chicago Manual of Style (CMOS) Format
▪ Verb usage p.52-61
▪ Proper tone
▪ Paper Formatting Guidelines
▪ Reducing bias and labels
▪ Citing Your Sources
▪ Spelling
▪ Notes and Bibliography Style
▪ Abbreviation do’s and don’ts
▪ Author-Date Style
▪ Spacing & Punctuation
▪ Formatting Your Bibliography or Reference
▪ Number rules
List
Citing Your Sources
4) American Medical Association (AMA) Style
▪ Citing Sources Format p. 61-67
▪ Reference Page ▪ Formatting Guidelines
Proofing Your Paper ▪ Sample Formatting for AMA Title Page
▪ Final checklist ▪ Sample Formatting for No Title Page
▪ Submitting your project ▪ Citing Sources
2) Modern Language Association (MLA) Style ▪ AMA Reference Section
Format p. 29-52 ▪ AMA Citation Guide
▪ Format background ▪ Tables and Figures
▪ The header
References p. 68
▪ General paper formatting
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