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Writing Styles
Writing papers for a class or for submission to a journal can mean putting in
a lot of research and sweating out the content. But you've also go to worry
about the formatting of your paper (or thesis or dissertation). Many papers need
to be written in one of the major standard formats:
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APA Style is typically used for behavioral science, business, and
history documents. |
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Chicago/Turabian Style is required by many religious
schools and courses. |
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MLA Style is typically used for humanities. |
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AMA Style is used for medical and other
health-related documents. |
- APA Style is typically used for behavioral science, business, and
history documents.
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Chicago/Turabian Style is required by many religious
schools and courses.
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MLA Style is typically used for humanities.
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AMA Style is used for medical and other
health-related documents.
Writing Resources is here to help you understand these formats, and to
provide you with links to other resources, including companies that sell
software that automate writing in these formats.
There are several important aspects to writing your papers in accordance
with a specific standard. You need to make sure that:
- Your page layout matches the
standard's specifications. This includes the physical appearance of the
your pages and paragraphs, including font usage, spacing, margins, and
correct ordering of your document's components.
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Your references
(bibliography entries) are properly formatted and include all required
information.
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Your citations
– footnotes, endnotes, or parenthetical citations – are correctly
formatted and include all required information.
Read more about
using APA Style, and learn about
software that's available to help you with this style.
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