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McNair Scholars Workshop

McNair Scholars Workshop. Dr. Debbie Beard June 6, 2008. Reviewing, Citing Works, and the Organization of the Paper. Consider your target audience and possible publication venues Access the most recent copy of the appropriate style guide and editorial policy and style instructions

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McNair Scholars Workshop

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  1. McNair Scholars Workshop Dr. Debbie Beard June 6, 2008

  2. Reviewing, Citing Works, and the Organization of the Paper • Consider your target audience and possible publication venues • Access the most recent copy of the appropriate style guide and editorial policy and style instructions • General and specialized, i.e. academic, science, medicine, journalism, the law, government, business, and industry, international • Consult your Faculty Mentor for their preference • Be consistent

  3. Examples of Style Guides and Manuals • The MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers • The Publication of the American Psychological Association (APA) • A Manual For Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations (Turabian) • The Chicago Manual of Style • The Elements of Style by Struck and White • The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation

  4. Examples of Style Guides and Manuals • American Chemical Society Style Guide: Effective Communication of Scientific Information • American Medical Association Manual of Style • American Sociological Association Style Guide • IEEE Style • Geosciences Reporting Guidelines • Modern Humanities Research Association Style Guide • Scientific Style and Format: The CSE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers • The Style Manual for Political Science

  5. Examples of Citations Within Text • A recent study found a possible genetic cause of alcoholism (Pauling, 2005). • Pauling (2005) discovered a possible genetic cause of alcoholism • A recent study found a possible genetic cause of alcoholism (Pauling & Liu, 2005). • Pauling and Liu (2005) discovered a possible genetic cause of alcoholism.

  6. Examples of Citations Within Text • A recent study found a possible genetic cause of alcoholism (Pauling, Liu, & Guo, 2005). • Pauling, Liu, and Guo (2005) conducted a study that discovered a possible genetic cause of alcoholism. • Pauling et al. (2005) discovered a possible genetic cause of alcoholism. • A recent study found a possible genetic cause of alcoholism (Pauling et al., 2005).

  7. Examples of Citations Within Text • Recent studies have found a possible genetic cause of alcoholism (Pauling, 2004, 2005a, 2005b). • Pauling (2004, 2005a, 2005b) conducted several recent studies study that discovered a possible genetic cause of alcoholism • Recent studies have found a possible genetic cause of alcoholism (Alford, 1995; Pauling, 2004, 2005; Sirkis, 2003)

  8. Examples of Citations • When asked why his behavior had changed so dramatically, Max simply said "I think it's the reinforcement" (Pauling, 2004, p. 69).

  9. References or Bibliography • Depend on source of information—book, periodical, website, interview, etc. • An example: • Deno, N. C.; Richey, H. G.; Liu, J. S.; Lincoln, D. N.; Turner, J. O. J. Amer. Chem. Soc.1965, 87, 4533-4538

  10. Organization of the Paper • Title Page: Title, Your Name, Professor’s Name, Course title, Date of Submission • Abstract • Table of Contents • List of Illustrations • Introduction • Background and Related Literature • Data and Method • Results • Limitations • Conclusions and Implication for Future Research • References or Bibliography • Endnotes/Appendices/Tables/Figures

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