APA format

General Overview of document

1. 1 Inch margin on each side of the document
2. 8.5 by 11 should be the page size
3. Document must be double spaced
4. 0’0 word spacing
5. All the text excluding the headings must be left align
6. Every new paragraph must have intent
7. Running heading on left top side is compulsory and it must be capitalized and times new
roman 12 pt should be considered
8. Page number on top right side is compulsory with times new roman 12 pt
Title Page
1. Double spaced
2. It must contain the following information: Title, student’s name and institutional
affiliation in Capitalized Each Word Format. But remember that these might change
according the instructions.
3. It must be centered
4. first name, middle initial(s), and last name. Do not use titles (Dr.) or degrees (PhD).
Abstract Page
1. Begin a new page.
2. Your abstract page should already include the page header (described above).
3. Title of abstract must be center and bold (no italics, underlining, or quotation marks).
4. Do not indent
5. No more than 250 words
6. Key words must be italicized. (Keywords:) and indent
7. Abstracts are common in scholarly journal articles and are not typically required for
student papers unless advised by an instructor.
Body Page
1. Start by inserting title on the top, centralized and capital each letter format
 2. Start writing the paragraph by pressing TAB “hanging paragraph”.
3. Each paragraph must be intent
4. No need to insert the heading style format until and unless you are supposed to
generate the table of content.
Headings
1. Heading 1: Centered, Bold
2. Heading 2: Left aligned, Bold
References
1. References tile should be in centered and not bold or italicized
2. 2nd line and so one of the references must be intent.
3. References should be on another separate page.
In-text Citation for single authors
1. Jones (1998) found
2. As Ahmed (2016) mentions
3. Jones (1998) has found
4. (Jones, 1998).
In-text citation for authors mentioning page number
5. (Jones, 1998, p. 199)
6. (Jones, 1998, pp. 199–201)
In-text citation for two authors
7. (Wegener & Petty, 1994)
8. Research by Wegener and Petty (1994) supports
In-text citation for Three or more authors
9. List only the first author’s name followed by “et al.”
10. (Kernis et al., 1993)
11. Kernis et al. (1993) suggest
In-text citation for unknown authors
12. (Anonymous, 2001)
In-text citation for Organization authors
 13. According to the American Psychological Association (2000),
14. If the organization has a well-known abbreviation, you may include the abbreviation in
brackets the first time the source is cited and then use only the abbreviation in later
citations. Example is given below
15. First citation: (Mothers Against Drunk Driving [MADD], 2000)
16. Second citation: (MADD, 2000)
In-text citation for two or more works in same parenthesis authors
17. (Berndt, 2002; Harlow, 1983)
18. If you cite multiple works by the same author in the same parenthetical citation, give the
author’s name only once and follow with dates. For example: (Smith, n.d., 1995, 2002, in
press)
In-text citation for authors with the same last name
19. To prevent confusion, use first initials with the last names. For example (E. Johnson,
2001; L. Johnson, 1998)
 MLA FORMAT

General Overview of document

1. 1 Inch margin on each side of the document
2. 8.5 by 11 should be the page size
3. Document must be double spaced
4. 0’0 word spacing
5. All the text excluding the headings must be left align
6. Every new paragraph must have intent
7. Page number on top right side is compulsory with times new roman 12 pt with the last
name of author (Abbas 1) (Abbas 2) ……
Title page
1. No such title page is required
Introductory page
2. Start from the same page for the introduction and the headings. The main headings here
include: Student’s Name, Instructor’s Name, Course Code and Date
3. Do not underline, italicize, or place your title in quotation marks.
4. Then write the main title of the document in center and it should not be bold and
italicize. Start writing and the paragraph must be left aligned and indent.
Headings
1. Heading 1: Left aligned and bold
2. Heading 2: Left aligned and italicized and not bold
3. Heading 3: Centered and bold
4. Heading 4: Centered and italics
5. Heading 5: Underlines, flush left
References
1. References must be entitled as “Works Cited” not “References”
2. 2nd, 3rd and the remaining lines of references must be indent.
Citations for known authors
 1. Authors last name and page number (Abbas 399). Below is the way of writing this in two
ways.
2. Wordsworth stated that Romantic poetry was marked by a "spontaneous overflow of
powerful feelings" (263).
3. Romantic poetry is characterized by the "spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings"
(Wordsworth 263).
Citations for print sources with known authors
1. Human beings have been described by Kenneth Burke as "symbol-using animals" (3).
2. Human beings have been described as "symbol-using animals" (Burke 3).
References
1. Don’t use the word reference use “works cited”
2. Indent the 2,3,4 and so on lines of references.
 Chicago Format
General Overview of document
1. 1 Inch margin on each side of the document
2. 8.5 by 11 should be the page size
3. Document must be double spaced
4. 0’0 word spacing
5. All the text excluding the headings must be left align
6. Every new paragraph must have intent
7. Page number on top right side is compulsory from 2nd page do not include it on title
page.
Title Page
1. Centered, not bold or italicized
2. Add these headings: Title and then after several gaps add student’s name, class
information and date.
Main body
1. The main body starts with a bold centered main title
2. Use indent
Headings
1. Heading 1: Centered bold
2. Heading 2: Centered not bold
3. Do not forget to add footnotes from Zotero
References
1. Not references, it’s “Bibliography”
2. 2,3,4 and so on lines of references must be indent.
In-texted Citations
1. Use zotero
 Harvard Format
General Overview of document
1. 1 Inch margin on each side of the document
2. 8.5 by 11 should be the page size
3. Document must be double spaced
4. 0’0 word spacing
5. All the text excluding the headings must be left align
6. Every new paragraph must have intent
7. Page number on top right side is compulsory with 5 spaces after the short main title
Title Page
1. Main title capitalized and after 3 spaced add by student’s name. After 4 consecutive

spaces add the Class/Course/Code, Professor’s Name, University/School, City, State,

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Main Body

1. The main title must be centered but not bold or italicized

2. The indent is compulsory

Headings

1. Heading 1: centered and not bold or italicized

2. Heading 2: Left aligned and italicized

References

1. Take from Zotero

2. 2,3,4 and so on lines of references must be indent