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3. Overview
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4. APAGuidelines
• Double-spaced lines;
• Times New Roman 12, one-inch for all
edges;
• Upper right some portion of each page
has a number + short title of the work;
• References/endnotes are also double-
space;
• In-content references involve creator,
publication year, page (Slezinger, 2016,
p.6) for direct citations. A paraphrased
idea must involve the creator’s name +
year (Slezinger, 2016);
• Bibliographic order must use in making
reference list;
• Sequential request for creators;
• Creators’ names in references list are
mention in recipe Last name + First Initial
+ Middle beginning;
• In periodicals’ titles, just the primary
word needs to is capital, no quotes;
• The title must be in the center;
• Incorporate abstracts for long papers.
Its standards include
5. MLAGuidelines
Its standards include
• Double-spaced lines;
• Times New Roman 12, one-inch for all
edges;
• A bibliographical list of works referred to;
• In sequential order request for creators;
• Direct in-content references have just
name and page, without a comma
(Slezinger 242); indirect references have
an only page (According to Slezinger
(242), advances develop… );
• No additional line-break between
references;
• Page number with the creator’s name on
the upper right corner (Moran 3) articles’
titles are taken in quotes; each word
must be capitalized.