ASA Style Guide: Paper Formatting

Title Page

Includes:

• A full title
• The name and institution of the author(s)
• A running head
• The word count
• A title footnote

Abstract

• Begins on a separate page
• Includes the title of the paper as its heading
• Leaves out the author's name
• Is restricted to one paragraph (no more than 200 words)

Key Words

• Choose three to five key words for indexing purposes

Text

• Should begin on a new page
• Has the title as the header
• Omit author identification throughout
• Footnotes, appendixes, tables, and figures are in separate sections

Footnotes

• Placed as text at the end of the manuscript
• Must be indicated by superscripted numbers
• Limited to 100 words (each)

Reference List

• Follows the text and footnotes
• Separate section headed References
• Should be double-spaced

THIS IS A FIRST-LEVEL HEAD

This Is a Second-Level Head

This is a third-level head

Quotes containing 50 words or more should be indented in a separate paragraph and contain no quotation marks.

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