should a term paper be double spaced
The text of the research paper is aligned on the left. The first line of each paragraph must be indented by 5 spaces or half an inch. For APA research paper spacing, the paper must be double spaced, all through out except for the footnotes, which is single spaced. When you are going to use a quotation and it happens to be more than forty words, set it off from the main text by indenting it by half an inch. The quotation must be double spaced.
Below are guidelines for the formatting of essays based on recommendations from the MLA (the Modern Language Association). 1  Fonts: Your essay should be word processed in 12-point Times New Roman fonts. 2  Double space: Your entire essay should be double spaced, with no single spacing anywhere and no extra spacing anywhere.