This structure makes it clear where each entry begins. Title and entries are the same font size (12 point). Title is 'References,' not 'Bibliography' or 'Works Cited.' Center title on page. It should begin at the top line of a brand new page. Step 7Ĭreate a hanging indent so that the second and any subsequent lines in each entry become indented one-half inch. A Reference page should be separate from the body of your essay. When starting a new entry, press the "Return" or "Enter" key just once to avoid putting an extra space between entries. Put articles, conjunctions and prepositions in lower case.
For example, an article with no author titled "100 Days without Smoking" would be alphabetized as if it began with the word "One." Step 5Ĭapitalize the first word in all publication titles along with any successive important words. If a title begins with a number, alphabetize that entry as if the number were spelled out. For entries without an author, open with the piece's title, alphabetize by the first word, excepting the articles a, an and the. For most entries, that will be the author's last name. Label the page Works Cited (do not italicize the words Works Cited or put them in quotation marks) and center the words Works Cited at the top of the page. It should have the same one-inch margins and last name, page number header as the rest of your paper. Step 4Īrrange the entries alphabetically by the first word in each entry. Begin your Works Cited page on a separate page at the end of your research paper.
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