1. Academic Reports
Using the MLA Format

2. Academic Reports The format for an Academic Reports is the
MLA style format.
Modern Language Association

3. Academic Paper Formats
Academic research papers may be written in different formats depending on the type of paper being written. Commonly used styles are:
MLA (Modern Language Association) - used in literature, arts and the humanities
APA (American Psychological Association) - used in social sciences, such as psychology and education
AMA (American Medical Association) - used in biological sciences, such as medicine and health
Chicago – commonly used by individuals in the humanities
Turabian - designed to be used by college students for any subject

4. The MLA Format For a single document or page use the following:
1-inch top, bottom, side margins
Double Space the entire report
Heading Information
Your name, teacher name, class name and military style date to the left margin
Center and type the title in CAPS
Indent paragraph .5 inches
Insert Page Numbers

5. Unbound Reports
A complete unbound Academic Report will include the following:
Title Page
Table of Contents
Footnotes/Endnotes
Bibliography/Works Cited

6. Title Page
The first page of a report. It gives the title of a report, the name of the writer, the name of the person for whom the report was prepared and the date.
The academic format contains the name of the course.

7. Title Page Format Use ss and center the page vertically
Center all lines horizontally.
Type the report title in CAPS and bold, ds the subtitle in initial Caps
Press enter 12xs and type By followed by your name.
Press enter 12xs, ss type teacher’s name, name of course and current date.

8. Table of Contents Format
Usually follows the title page and is an outline of the headings in a report
Table of Contents Format
2 inches from top or enter 6xs, center and type the word CONTENTS in CAPS and bold, then ds.
In your document, assign styles from the Home tab to each Heading:
Ex. Heading 1, Heading 2, Heading 3

9. Example (not needed for notes)

10. Footnotes and Endnotes
Footnotes and endnotes include the name of the author, the title of the book or article, the publisher, the place and year of publication, and the page #’s being referenced.
Both are indicated in the body of a report by superior figures.
Footnotes appear at the bottom of the page on which the reference appears
Endnotes appear at the end of a report, on the last or separate page.

11. Example (not needed for notes)

12. Bibliography Works cited
An alphabetical listing of sources used in a report (similar to a works cited).
All entries are alphabetized by the author’s last name.
Each line after the first line of an entry is indented. (This is called a hanging indent.)
All citations are double spaced.
Works cited

13. Format for Bibliography (not needed for notes)
Center and type the title, BIBLIOGRAPHY in CAPS and bold (approx 2” from top margin).
Hanging indent for each entry and leave a blank line between entries.
List entries in alphabetical order by authors’ name, title (in italics), publisher, place of publication, and year.
Arrange journal articles as follows: author’s name, “article title”, journal title, followed by information on the journal issue, (series, vol, iss; date and pg.#’s)

14. Example (not needed for notes)

15. Book citation A book citation has six elements: Author Title
Place of Publication
Publisher
Copyright Date
Medium of Publication

16. Journal article citation
A journal article citation contains different elements than a book. In general, a journal citation includes the following:
Author(s)
Article Title
Journal Name
Volume Number
Issue Number
Publication Year
Page Numbers

17. Website citations
Website citations can be very tricky. It is sometimes difficult to find all of the required information on the website. Here is some of the information to look for:
Author
Title of website
Sponsoring organization
Date updated
Medium of publication
Date of access
URL (MLA 7 does not require this, but your teacher may!)

18. General Spacing Rules 1 space after a comma, 2 spaces after a period.
1 space after a semicolon;
1 space after a question mark?
1 space after a exclamation point!
1 space after a colon:
ss – single space (press enter 1x)
ds – double space (press enter 2x’s)
Ts – triple space (press enter 3x’s)
qs – quadruple space (press enter 4x’s)