1. Dr. Debbie Beard June 6, 2008

2.  Consider your target audience and possible publication venues  Access the most recent copy of the appropriate style guide and editorial policy and style instructions  General and specialized, i.e. academic, science, medicine, journalism, the law, government, business, and industry, international  Consult your Faculty Mentor for their preference  Be consistent

3.  The MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers  The Publication of the American Psychological Association (APA)  A Manual For Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations (Turabian)  The Chicago Manual of Style  The Elements of Style by Struck and White  The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation

4.  American Chemical Society Style Guide: Effective Communication of Scientific Information  American Medical Association Manual of Style  American Sociological Association Style Guide  IEEE Style  Geosciences Reporting Guidelines  Modern Humanities Research Association Style Guide  Scientific Style and Format: The CSE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers  The Style Manual for Political Science

5.  A recent study found a possible genetic cause of alcoholism (Pauling, 2005).  Pauling (2005) discovered a possible genetic cause of alcoholism  A recent study found a possible genetic cause of alcoholism (Pauling & Liu, 2005).  Pauling and Liu (2005) discovered a possible genetic cause of alcoholism.

6.  A recent study found a possible genetic cause of alcoholism (Pauling, Liu, & Guo, 2005).  Pauling, Liu, and Guo (2005) conducted a study that discovered a possible genetic cause of alcoholism.  Pauling et al. (2005) discovered a possible genetic cause of alcoholism.  A recent study found a possible genetic cause of alcoholism (Pauling et al., 2005).

7.  Recent studies have found a possible genetic cause of alcoholism (Pauling, 2004, 2005a, 2005b).  Pauling (2004, 2005a, 2005b) conducted several recent studies study that discovered a possible genetic cause of alcoholism  Recent studies have found a possible genetic cause of alcoholism (Alford, 1995; Pauling, 2004, 2005; Sirkis, 2003)

8.  When asked why his behavior had changed so dramatically, Max simply said "I think it's the reinforcement" (Pauling, 2004, p. 69).

9.  Depend on source of information—book, periodical, website, interview, etc.  An example: ◦ Deno, N. C.; Richey, H. G.; Liu, J. S.; Lincoln, D. N.; Turner, J. O. J. Amer. Chem. Soc. 1965, 87, 4533- 4538

10.  Title Page: Title, Your Name, Professor’s Name, Course title, Date of Submission  Abstract  Table of Contents  List of Illustrations  Introduction  Background and Related Literature  Data and Method  Results  Limitations  Conclusions and Implication for Future Research  References or Bibliography  Endnotes/Appendices/Tables/Figures