APA, MLA, and Chicago Style

INDICATORS AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL MODERN LANGUAGE CHICAGO STYLE (1906)

ASSOCIATION (APA 1929) ASSOCIATION (MLA 1883)
TEXT ALIGNMENT FULL JUSTIFY FLUSH LEFT FLUSH LEFT
FONT SIZE 10-12 POINT FONT SIZE 12-POINT FONT SIZE 10-12 POINT FONT SIZE
SPACING DOUBLE SPACED DOUBLE SPACED DOUBLE SPACED
INDENT 5-7 SPACES OR ½ INCH ½ INCH 5-8 SPACES
FONT TYPE TIMES NEW ROMAN TIMES NEW ROMAN
DO NOT USE /- UNDERLINING
ABBREVIATIONS NOT ALLOWED ALLOWED
ABBREVIATIONS YES
ENDNOTES FOOTNOTES
HEADINGS OPTIONAL CAPITALIZATION
MARGIN SIZES 1 INCH ALL SIDES 1 INCH ALL SIDES 1 INCH ALL SIDES
PAPER TYPE 20 POUND/GRAM PAPER 20 POUND/GRAM PAPER 20 POUND/GRAM PAPER
8.5 X 11 INCHES 8.5 X 11 INCHES 8.5 X 11 INCHES
NUMBERING ARABIC NUMERALS UPPER RIGHT CORNER ARABIC NUMERALS
UPPER RIGHT CORNER
DATE FORMAT 23 APRIL 2012