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Formatting

Formatting your References page

  • See 9.43 of the Manual, p. 303
  • Begin on a new page after the text of your paper but before any tables, figures and/or appendices
  • Label the page "References," capitalized, bold, and centered
  • Double space the entire list
  • Use a hanging indent*
  • Organize references in alphabetical order by the first word of the reference list entry. See 9.44-9.48 for more information and an example

* To create a hanging indent in Word:

1. MS word paragraph editing group 2. Special dropdown in the paragraph dialog

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