Research Paper Format

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Research Paper Format
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The Most Common Formats of a Research Paper
Chicago\ Turabian

• MLA

APA
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MLA Research Paper Format

• Paper
• Your paper should be twenty-pound, 81/2- by
  11-inch and of a white color.

• Margins
• You should put 1-inch margins all over your paper
  - on the both sides, top and bottom.
• Each paragraph should be put half an inch from
  the margin.

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• Spacing double.
• Title page. MLA style does not require title
  pages.
• At the left top corner of your first page type
  your name, the name of your professor, the course
  name and the date - each item on a separate line
  (with double spacing).
• Then you should write a title. It shouldnt be
  bold or underlined, simply use capital letters to
  write the principal words of it.
• The title may be in a question form or contain an
  exclamation mark.

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• Page headers
• Each page of your paper should have a page
  header, consisting of a page number and your last
  name.
• Make sure that the page number is one-half inch
  from the top and one inch from the right side of
  the sheet.

• Tables
• If you add different tables into you paper, make
  sure you name it Table 1, Table 2 and so on.
  
• If you want to attach any other materials such as
  images, charts or anything else you should label
  them Figure 1, Figure 2, etc.

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Other Research Paper Formats

• The main differences between MLA format and the
  others (APA and Chicago/Turabian)
• APA and Chicago/Turabian require the title page
  in contrast to MLA
• Chicago/Turabian style should contain footnotes
• Each of the styles has a completely different way
  of arranging the list of references.
• There are a lot of other distinguishing features
  of each paper format, so you have to be attentive
  and careful applying one of them to your paper.

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Be Attentive to the Whole Work

• it is necessary to choose the right format for
  your research paper and to apply it correctly
• however, there are more important issues like the
  contents and sensical burden of your paper
• the main focus should be put on the writing
  itself
• after the whole work is done, revised and
  proofread, one is to start formatting.

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