• Use of Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx) is required.
• Text of your paper (not including title page, abstract, and bibliography) should be approximately 1500 words – no less than 1,400 words and no more than 1,700 words.
o Times New Roman, size 12 font (title can be larger)
o Standard margins
o Double-spaced
• Paper must contain your name:
o Research paper submitted without author’s name are not graded.
o Students not submitting a Research Paper (includes papers with no name) receive a zero
• Title page optional
• Bibliography is required; use either MLA or APA format.
o MLA: http://www.library.cornell.edu/resrch/citmanage/mla
o APA: http://www.library.cornell.edu/resrch/citmanage/apa
• At least two refereed journal articles are required and included within your citations. (I suggest using Google Scholar to search for articles in refereed journals.)
• Cited material cannot exceed 15% of the total word count.
• Use of third-person format is required. (No “I” or “you”)
• No table of contents
• Abstract optional and does not count as part of the paper’s required word count. If you choose to include an abstract, it should be no longer than 150 words.

Rubric:
Content
70 points
Length (approximately 1,500 words)
10 points
Use of two refereed journals, cited within text and bibliography
10 points
Proper MLA or APA citations used within text and bibliography
5 points
Correct formatting (See “Sample Format for Research Paper)
5 points

I take off 10 percentage points for each day the paper is past due.

I use Turnitin. If I detect any hint of plagiarism, you will receive a 0%.