APA Research Paper Format

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APA Research Paper Format

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The Importance of Making the Proper Formatting

• As the untooled diamond is not a precious stone,
  your research paper without formatting is not a
  finished document to be shown to anyone as well.
• After you have finished the writing and checking
  of your paper, you are to make it look like a
  real formal document.
• Below you will find a detailed instruction on how
  to make a proper formatting in this style.

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The title page

• APA style always requires a title page.
• The running header on the first page should look
  like Running head Endangered Species. All the
  additional pages should contain only title
  ENDANGERED SPECIES as a running header.
• The page number should be on every page in the
  right top corner.
• The title of your paper should be situated in the
  center of the front page.
• After the title of your paper you are to put
  your name and the name of your college (centered,
  double-spaced and each on the new line).
• Below these information you should write the name
  of the course, the name of your professor and the
  date.

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Abstract

• Abstracts may be not used in writing different
  assignments, but in case of a research paper they
  are highly recommended.
• The word Abstract should be centered on the top
  of the second page.
• The indent shouldn't be used in the first line of
  an abstract - this section of a research paper
  should look like a text block.

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The paper itself

• At the beginning of the main body of your paper
  you should write the full name of your work
  (centered).
• Your paper should be double-spaced, written in
  Times font, have 1-inch margins from all the
  sides and contain indents to paragraphs
  (half-inch or 5-7 spaces).
• You may use additional headings in your research
  paper in this case they should be written in
  bold, centered and with all major words
  capitalized.
• Concerning sub-headings the requirements are the
  same except for the fact that they should be left
  hand justified.

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• If you need to provide additional information
  which shouldnt be used in the paper itself, you
  may use footnotes.
• To add the footnote you are to put a
  superscripted number near the word and add the
  paper of footnotes in the end of your document.

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References

• Make sure that you have centered the word
  References on the top of your references page.
• The distinguishing feature of APA style is that
  the sources here are listed alphabetically by the
  author.
• The first line of each reference shouldnt
  contain any indents, all the following ones
  should begin half-inch from the right margin.

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Appendix

• If you need to include any tables, graphs or
  pictures you may include them in this section.
• The word Appendix should be centered on the top
  of the page.
• If you have several appendices, each one should
  appear on a new page and be named Appendix A,
  Appendix B and so on.

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