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Comprehensive Guide to Setting Up and Referencing a Research Paper

This guide provides step-by-step instructions for formatting a research paper, including setting up the cover page, page numbers, and overall layout. It elaborates on creating a Works Cited page with examples for different types of sources, such as books, articles, and multimedia. Key formatting details include double-spacing, the use of 12-point font, and proper citation styles. This resource is ideal for students and researchers looking to enhance their writing and citation skills for academic work.

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Comprehensive Guide to Setting Up and Referencing a Research Paper

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  1. How to reference/work cited page How to set up a research paper

  2. Setting up your paper • Second page to the end of your paper: • Page number in upper right hand corner • Include your last name before the page number • Double-space all typing • 12 font • First page • (your name) • (your teacher’s name) • (your course name) • (date upper left hand corner) • Title ( centered on page)

  3. How to reference • Book • (author last name first). (book title italics). (place published): (publishing company), (date published). • Example: • Lowry, Lois. The Giver. New York: HughtonMiffin Company, 1993. • Anthology • (editor last name first). (title italics). (place): (publisher), (date). • Example: • Horowitz, Anthony. Myths and Legends. NewYork: Kingfisher, 1994.

  4. Online News article or source • Online sources • (author of article, last name first). (title of article). (name of newspaper, journal or website name), (date of article you accessed the page). • (website address) • Example: • Annenbery Learner Presents. How Birds Fly An In-Depth Journey North Lesson. Journey North, 1997-2014. • http://www.learner.org/jnorth/tm/FlightLesson.html

  5. Article in a book • (author of article). (article). (book title). (place published): (publishing • company), (date). • Example: • Calvert, Patricia. “Tug, in His Own Time.” But That’s Another Story. New • York: Walker and Company, 1996. Newspaper Article: • (writer of article). (article’s title). (newspaper’s name italics), date of • article in newspaper). • Example: • George, Jordan. “Seashells”. The Daily Review, April 3, 2007.

  6. Movie • Shrek. (title) Directed by Andrew Adams and Vicky Jenson. (directors) • Dreamworks, (production company) 2011. (release date). • Television Program: • 60 Minutes. (name of program) CBS NEWS. (station) New York. (placed aired) April 3 2014. (date viewed)

  7. Interview • Smith, Professor Len. (who was interviewed) personal interview by • author. (type of interview) April 3, 2014 (date of interview).

  8. How to Set up works cited page- make an alphabetical list of sourcesa works cited page for a research paper on sharks my look like this: • Allen, Thomas B. “When a Shark Attacks”. The Shark Almanac. Connecticut: Lyons Press, 2003. [selections fro a book of collected essays] • Benchley Peter. Sharks Trouble. New York: Random House Audio, 2002 (From a CD) • Caloyianis, Nick. “Greenland Sharks”. National Geographic, September, 1998 (from a magazine) • Ellis, Richard. The Book of Sharks. New York: Knopf, 1989. [From a book with one author] • Francis, Malcolm. “Deep Sea and Unusual Sharks”. April 1, 2007. http://www.teara.govt.nz/EarthseaandSky/SeaLife/SharksAndRays/4/en [Website home page and date you accessed it] • Usher, Richard. “Risk Transfer: Surviving the Circling Sharks”. ASA Multimedia Presentation. Hill + Usher LLC: Phoenix, Arizona, 2006. [from visual multimedia version]

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