Research Paper

! Using APA format ensures consistency in the conventions writers use and readers expect in publications.

! Including in-text citations and full references credits writers in their field for the research they have conducted.

! Using APA format protects writers from being plagiarized and from plagiarizing others.

The reference list gives the reader the information necessary to locate and retrieve any source you cite in your paper. Full references are always listed on a separate page at the end of a paper and match one-to-one with a citation that appears in a paper. Every source you cite in the paper must appear in your reference list; and, every entry in the reference list must be cited in your text. If you review other sources, but do not cite them, they are not included in the reference list. The reference page is labeled as: References centered and bolded and always plural. Each reference appears in alphabetical order by the first word, and no numbering is used. Each entry is double spaced, with the first line at the margin and the second and subsequent lines indented one-half inch. Use double spacing between entries.