Use a minimum of eight different sources written within the past five to six years, unless you have a particular reference that is of significant importance to the development of your topic, or your topic is historical in nature. Books as well as journal articles may be used, although the most recent research is generally reported first in journals. The paper should be written in a formal style, in third person. Papers should be well-written, accurate, and checked for typographical errors, poor grammar, and poor sentence structure before being submitted. Use NO special covers.
Staple pages together in the upper left-hand corner.
To document your work, cite other authors' work in the text of your paper, not in footnotes. If you cite works in the body of your paper that are referenced in the articles that you have read but that you have not read yourself, do reference these works, but indicate that they are cited in the article you have read. Describe the topic you will be addressing, state why it is important, and describe how you will present the material in the paper. You may find it useful to organize this literature around several sub-topics. If so, headings for each sub-topic will be helpful to the reader.