1. APA Format
Rules and Guidelines

2. Title Page (page 1) All information is centered.
Title of paper (summary of main idea in words)
Author’s name
Author’s affiliation/institution
all 12 point TNR font (no italicizing)

3. Title page continued
Running head = shortened version of paper’s full title
Running head is flush with left side, in all caps
Page number is flush with right side
Running head cannot exceed 50 characters

4. Second page (Abstract)
center the word Abstract
begin paragraph with no indentation (all other paragraphs in paper will be indented)
Abstract = summary of paper (write this last!), words, any acronyms are defined in this section

5. Third Page (start of the paper)
Full title is centered at the top
Introduction begins right underneath (indented)
Introduction paragraph presents the problem the paper addresses

6. Paper Headings Paper headings are in bold, centered
paragraphs start immediately beneath (no extra spaces)

7. Paper Headings
Literature Review (one for each essay)

8. APA parentheticals MLA = (author’s last name, page number)
APA = (author’s last name, year of publication, page number)
(Smith, 2009, p.4).