What does the reference provide?
- It presents the reader sources used.
- It allows the reader to locate the source used on the paper
Basic Rules
- The Reference list should be the last page of your paper
- The Reference list should start on a new page.
- Label your new page “References” at the top of the page
- Do not Bold
- Do not underline
- Do not use quotation marks
- Each source used in the paper needs to be cited.
- Double space your entire paper including references
- References need to be in Alphabetical order.
Basic Rules-Citation
- The reference list should be in alphabetical order
- Multiple articles by the same author should be in chronological order earliest to most recent
- The reference page should start on a new page.
- The title of the page should be References
- Double space your page
- Use Hanging Indentation
- Lines after the first line of each reference used should be indented ½ from the left margin (move lines ½ to the right)