All text, including block Exception: Students in the MALEAD programs should Incorrect line-spacing Search for or see page 9 “line spacing” Line-spacing quotations and the references, single-space block quotations and references. in the . should be double-spaced (APA, 2010, p. 229). Only the table of contents and any table/figure text are single-spaced (p. 229). on Incorrect margins Search for or see page 9 in At least 1”/2.5 cm margins “margins” Margins all sides (APA, 2010, p. 229). the . The academic convention at RRU is that margins should be cms on all sides unless 1”/2.5 otherwise stated by the instructor. Page number appears in the top Incorrect: page numbers appearing anywhere other than Page numbering Search for or see page 9 “page numbers” Page numbers right corner of each page of the the top right corner. The page number should be just the in the . text (see examples on p. 41 of number, versus of “Page 2”, “Page 2 8”, etc. the APA manual). The academic convention is that the Correct: Top right corner: 2 title page is included in the overall page count but doesn’t show a page number. head is an Example of running head on title page: Incorrect running Search for or see pages “The running “running head” Running head abbreviated title that is printed Running head: TITLE OF DOCUMENT head format 9-10 in the . at the top of the pages of a manuscript or published article must appear as the identifier of the “Running head” to identify the article for the text on the title page (APA, 2010, p. 229). readers” Example of running head on second and subsequent The running head appears in pages: the heading in the top left corner of every page, must not TITLE OF DOCUMENT exceed 50 characters (including spaces), and appears in all capital letters.
Line-spacing All text, including block quotations and the references, should be double-spaced (APA, 2010, p. 229). Only the table of contents and any table/figure text are single-spaced (p. 229). Exception: Students in the MALEAD programs should single-space block quotations and references. Incorrect line-spacing Search for “line spacing” or see page 9 in the . Margins At least 1”/2.5 cm margins on all sides (APA, 2010, p. 229). The academic convention at RRU is that margins should be 1”/2.5 cms on all sides unless otherwise stated by the instructor. Incorrect margins Search for “margins” or see page 9 in the . Page numbers Page number appears in the top right corner of each page of the text (see examples on p. 41 of the APA manual). The academic convention is that the title page is included in the overall page count but doesn’t show a page number. Incorrect: page numbers appearing anywhere other than the top right corner. The page number should be just the number, versus “Page 2”, “Page 2 of 8”, etc. Correct: Top right corner: 2 Page numbering Search for “page numbers” or see page 9 in the . Running head “The running head is an abbreviated title that is printed at the top of the pages of a manuscript or published article to identify the article for the readers” (APA, 2010, p. 229). The running head appears in the heading in the top left corner of every page, must not exceed 50 characters (including spaces), and appears in all capital letters. Example of running head on title page: Running head: TITLE OF DOCUMENT “Running head” must appear as the identifier of the text on the title page Example of running head on second and subsequent pages: TITLE OF DOCUMENT Incorrect running head format Search for “running head” or see pages 9-10 in the .
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