Checklist for Your Formating

When you've finished writing your paper, ask yourself the following questions:

• Are the References on their own page at the end of the paper/report?
• Is the References page in the same font and size as the rest of your paper? (12-point, Times New Roman or Arial)
• Is the References page double spaced?
• Do you have a header that includes the paper title and page number in the upper right corner? Your Title (tab) page number.
• Is the title References capitalized and centered one inch from the top of the page?  (The title should not be underlined, placed in quotation marks, nor punctuated in any way.)
• Has every work you cited in your paper been included in the References page?
• Are all entries in alphabetical order by the authors' last names? (For works with no author listed, alphabetize by the first word of the work's title, ignoring A, An, or The.)
• Does each entry have a hanging indent? Indent all but the first line of each entry one-half inch or five spaces (this is the hanging indent.)
• Have you eliminated extra spaces between entries? Maintain double-spacing.
• Have you double-checked your entries for accuracy?

Checklist for Your References List

When you've finished writing your References List, ask yourself the following questions:

• Do you have a header (aka ‘running header') in the upper right corner on each page: Your Title (tab) current page number?
• Do you have a title page that includes your ‘running header', title, name and school?
• Is your title page centered and double-spaced?
• Are your margins set to one inch on all sides?
• Is your paper in the same font and size (12 point, Times New Roman)?
• Is your paper aligned to the left and not justified?
• Is your whole paper double-spaced?
• Do you only have one space between your paragraphs?
• Do you indent each new paragraph with only one tab?
• Is there only one space after each of your periods?