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Now that we have finished our 3-part series on APA style formatting (the formatting used for papers written in science and social science disciplines), we are moving on to MLA style formatting. MLA—or Modern Language Association—is the style of formatting you will most likely be asked to use when writing papers for classes that fall under the broad heading of humanities. For instance, you will be asked to use MLA style formatting for papers written for english classes, or for comparative studies classes. Today, in part one of our three-part series on MLA style formatting; we will be talking about how to properly notate in-text citations.
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We have spent the last couple of days talking about some of the intricacies of APA style citations. APA—or American Psychological Association—style is the format you will most likely be asked to use when writing papers for classes that fall under the categories of science or social science. So far, we have talked about the proper notation of in-text citations and the formatting of your references section. Today, wrapping up our three-part series on APA style, we will discuss the overall formatting of a paper under current APA guidelines.

First off, your entire paper needs to be double-spaced, in a legible and reasonably sized font (11 or 12 pt. Times New Roman is usually best), and have one inch margins on all sides of your standard 8 ½ by 11 inch piece of paper. I know that these items seem pretty basic, but many students inadvertently forget to set margins appropriately or double-spacing and are docked points unnecessarily. Don’t be one of them.
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APA—or American Psychological Association—style is the format you will most likely be asked to use when writing papers for classes that are in science or social science departments, such as biology, physics, psychology, or human nutrition, just to name a few. Yesterday, we talked about how to properly notate in-text citations. Today, in part two of our three part series, we will be discussing how to format a bibliography in APA style.

A bibliography is the place where you list your references at the end of your paper. This is done so that your reader can quickly find your source material. It is important that you format this page correctly, as it is often a source of point deductions in many classes. (more…)

APA—or American Psychological Association—style is the format you will most likely be asked to use when writing papers for classes that are in science or social science departments, such as biology, physics, psychology, or human nutrition, just to name a few. In this part of our three part series on APA style, we will be discussing how to properly notate in-text citations.
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Trying to write that pesky research paper? Do you have no idea which format and citation style you are supposed to use? Or maybe you do know, but don’t know what the differences are between the two…

There are two main formatting and citation styles that you will be asked to use when writing papers for your college classes. These are known as APA (or American Psychological Association) and MLA (or Modern Language Association). While these are similar styles, it is important to know the differences between the two, when to use which, and how to use both correctly and effectively.
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