Work & Discussion 5

6th Edition

7th Edition

Level 1 headings should be centered (and in bold), Level 2 headings should be left-aligned (and in bold), Level 3 headings should be indented and bold in sentence case. Level 4 and 5 headings are in sentence case, indented in bold italics and unbold italics respectively.

Level 1 headings should be centered (and in bold), and Level 2 and 3 headings should be left-aligned (and in bold or bold italic, respectively). Level 4 and 5 headings are bold, indented, and regular and italics respectively. All levels are in title case.

Times New Roman is the only accepted font style.

A variety of fonts are permitted. But for GCU courses, Times New Roman should be used.

Title page for papers does not require professor or due date. Running head required.

Title page for student papers requires professor and due date. No running head required.

Figure number and title one double-spaced line below figure with no line space between number and title. Figure number italics and not bold. Figure title in normal text and sentence case.

Figure number and title above figure with single line space between them. Figure and table number bold. Figure title in italics and title case.

Blue and underlined URLs not okay.

https://www.merriam-webster.com

Blue and underlined or black with no underline URLs okay.

https://www.merriam-webster.com

No clear directions on creating annotated bibliography.

Clear directions on creating annotated bibliography.

Titles are recommended to be 12 words or less.

No limit on title length, but keep them concise.

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7th Edition

Two spaces after end punctuation for drafts.

One space after end punctuation.

Hyphens or spaces in many new words for digital sources.

e-mail, e-book, and e-reader; Web page, the Web; Internet.

No hyphens or spaces for now common words.

email, ebook, and ereader; webpage, the web; internet

Use Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary as a default for spelling, hyphenation, and capitalization.

Use Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary as a default for spelling, hyphenation, and capitalization.

Italics used to refer to a letter, word, phrase, or sentence as a linguistic example or as itself.

The word they is sometimes used as a singular pronoun.

Quotations marks used to refer to a letter, word, phrase, or sentence as a linguistic example or as itself.

The word "they" is sometimes used as a singular pronoun.

Use of singular “they” and associated pronouns not considered academic writing.

Use of singular “they” and associated pronouns considered academic and non-biased writing.

Numbers spelled out for approximation of days, months, and years.

about six months ago

Numerals used for approximate time units.

about 8 months

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7th Edition

Use et al. in subsequent citations of sources with three or more authors and every citation of sources with six or more authors.

First time the citation appears: (Bradley, Ramirez, Soo, & Walsh, 2006) Second time and all times after that:   (Bradley et al., 2006)

Use et al. in every citation of sources with three or more authors, unless more author names are needed to differentiate between sources.

(Nazzal et al., 2020) (Johnson, Peterson, et al., 2019)  (Johnson, McGuire, et al., 2019)

No year for original work in secondary source citation.

Authors were aware of the issue of digital preservation and the need for stable texts early on, with writers such as Tennant noting that due to changes in technology, digital collections have the same concerns over degrading content as print collections (as cited in Griffin, 2003).

Year of original work (if known or not in dispute) included in secondary source citation.

Authors were aware of the issue of digital preservation and the need for stable texts early on, with archivists noting that due to changes in technology, digital collections have the same concerns over degrading content as print collections (Tennant, 1999, as cited in Griffin, 2003).

The Bible does not require a reference list entry, only an in-text citation.  No publication date is included.

In 1 Peter 5:5 (King James Version) we are told to submit to our elders, while all of us are exhorted act with humility as God gives grace to the humble.

The Bible does require a reference list entry, along with an in-text citation. The citation and reference include publication dates, sometimes two dates in the same entry for reprints, the original date of publication and the reprint date.

In-Text: (King James Bible, 1769/2020, Psalm 23:1) Reference : King James Bible. (2020). King James Bible Online. https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/ (Original work published 1769)

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7th Edition

Retrieval line for material from the internet.

Bell, M. A. (n.d.). Teaching web page evaluation using hoax sites. Retrieved from http://www.shsu.edu/~lis_mah/documents/TCEA/hoaxtable.html  

No retrieval line for material from the internet unless source information may change over time.

Bell, M. A. (n.d.). Teaching web page evaluation using hoax sites. http://www.shsu.edu/~lis_mah/documents/TCEA/hoaxtable.html

Use DOI (digital object identifier) without https://doi.org.

Herbst-Damm, K. L., & Kulik, J. A. (2005). Volunteer support, marital status, and the survival times of terminally ill patients. Health Psychology, 24, 225-229. doi:10.1037/0278-6133.24.2.225

Use DOI with https://doi.org.

Herbst-Damm, K. L., & Kulik, J. A. (2005). Volunteer support, marital status, and the survival times of terminally ill patients. Health Psychology, 24(2), 225-229. https://doi.org/10.1037/0278-6133.24.2.225

Reference citation of authors’ names permits naming first six authors followed by three ellipses and last author's name if eight or more authors exist. If seven authors exist, name all seven

Shreve, D., DePastino, J., Castellano, D., Sayban, A., Swanson, N., Watson, A.,...Copeland, T. A.

Reference citation of authors’ names permits naming first 20 authors followed by three ellipses and last author's name if 21 or more authors exist. If 20 exist, name all 20.

Kalnay, E., Kanamitsu, M., Kistler, R., Collins, W., Deaven, D., Gandin, L., Iredell, M., Saha, S., White, G., Woollen, J., Zhu, Y., Chelliah, M., Ebisuzaki, W., Higgins, W., Janowiak, J., Mo, K. C., Ropelewski, C., Wang, J., Leetmaa, A., … Joseph, D. H.

All publisher locations required.

Daresh, J. C. (2004). Beginning the assistant principalship: A practical guide for new school administrators. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin.

No publisher locations required.

Goldfinger, K. B. (2019). Psychological testing in everyday life: History, science, and practice. SAGE Publications. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781071802830

In journal references, include issue number only if the journal is paginated separately by issue.

Herbst-Damm, K. L., & Kulik, J. A. (2005). Volunteer support, marital status, and the survival times of terminally ill patients. Health Psychology, 24, 225-229. doi:10.1037/0278-6133.24.2.225

In journal references, always include the issue number after the volume number if there is one.

Herbst-Damm, K. L., & Kulik, J. A. (2005). Volunteer support, marital status, and the survival times of terminally ill patients. Health Psychology, 24(2), 225-229. https://doi.org/10.1037/0278-6133.24.2.225

No examples of social media.

Examples of social media: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and Reddit.

Titles of articles on websites and webpages in regular type. Website names not included.

Starbucks. (2017). What is the role and responsibility of a for-profit, public company? Retrieved from https://www.starbucks.com/responsibility

Titles of articles italicized in sentence case. Name of website or webpage included in normal text in title case.

Roos, D. (2020, May 18). When did people start eating in restaurants? History Channel. https://www.history.com/news/first-restaurants-china-france

The Bible does not require a reference list entry, only an in-text citation.  No publication date is included.

In 1 Peter 5:5 (King James Version) we are told to submit to our elders, while all of us are exhorted act with humility as God gives grace to the humble.

The Bible does require a reference list entry, along with an in-text citation. The citation and reference include publication dates, sometimes two dates in the same entry for reprints, the original date of publication and the reprint date.

In-Text: (King James Bible, 1769/2020, Psalm 23:1) Reference : King James Bible. (2020). King James Bible Online. https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/ (Original work published 1769)