An abstract is a summary of your paper, including the key ideas and conclusions. It should be about 200 words, give or take 50 words. You can list keywords after the abstract if you wish in a new paragraph that begins with “Keywords:”

Level 1 headings should be for the main title. They should be centered, bolded, and in title-case capitalization, meaning you capitalize the first and last word and other important words, like this: Coffee Mugs and Other Knickknacks

Coffee Mug Collections

Sentence-case capitalization is where you only capitalize the first word. Use a period at the end, and begin the text immediately afterwards: Coffee mugs with sayings. Many coffee mugs include sayings on the side…

You also begin the text immediately, use sentence-case capitalization and italicize the text: Types of Coffee Mug Sayings. Coffee mug sayings fall into several categories…

Funny Coffee Mug Sayings. Some of the best sayings are hilarious ones…

In this citation, “Bard” is the author’s last name, and “S” is the first initial. “1999” is the date of publication. “Coffee and caffeine” is the title, using sentence-case capitalization, meaning only the first word is capitalized. Finally, “Salt Lake City, UT” is the place of publication, and “Buzzed Books” is the publisher.

“A standard cup of coffee has an average of 100 milligrams of caffeine (Bard, 1999, p. 24). ”

In this instance, “Grace, G. ” is the author of the essay, while “Grey, H. ” is the editor of the anthology. “Green tea” is the title of the essay (no italics), and “Caffeine in beverages” is the title of the book. “55-89” is the page numbers of the essay in the book. Make an in-text citation with the author of the essay. For example “Green tea has less caffeine than coffee (Grace, 2002, p. 57).

In this case, “All about Tea” is the name of the journal, and 23(4) is the volume and issue number, while “44-76” is the page range. To make an in-text citation, use the same format: “Green tea is a calming beverage (Smith, 2005, p. 47). ”