Essay Format
Essay Format: MLA, APA, Chicago
| Chicago/ Turabian | MLA | APA | AMA | |
| Fonts | Times Roman , 12-point for text and 10-point for notes | 12-point . no clear preference | 12-point or 10-point. no requirement for the typeface. | Not specified |
| Indents | 0,5 inch, MLA block quotes 1 inch | |||
| Right Justification | justify without leaving large gaps between words. Manuscripts submitted for publication use a ragged right margin | Do not justify the lines of your paper at the right margin | Not specified | A ragged right margin is preferred |
| Spacing | The text is double-spaced. Block quotations, notes and references, captions, and long headings single spaced with a blank space between items | Double space everything, including long titles that may wrap to a second line. | Single space within the abstract, notes, titles and headings, block quotes, tables and figures, and references (everything but the main text), double space before and after each single spaced block. | Double space the text, single space block quotes, references, abstract. Space once after all punctuation . |
| Page numbers | Every page beginning a major section, at the bottom center of the page 3/4 inch from the edge. Other pages - upper right corner double spaced above the text. | required on every page.The header and page number go inside the margin space, 0,5 inch from the top margin | Every page starting with the title page. Do not change numbering systems through the text, | Page numbers are required on every page: Number pages consecutively. |
| Emphasis | Italics | Preference for underlining wherever you might use italics. | Italics | Italics |
| Footnotes | Start on the page where they are referred to the text, separated by a short rule Each footnote must begin on a new line, are usually single-spaced, with a blank line between notes. | No footnotes! Use only endnotes - if any. References in endnotes require a special style | No footnotes | Rarely used, except for author affiliation and contact information - the author note. |
Essay outline format
MLA headings format
|
Title and Major Section |
Centered |
Heading Caps |
b |
|
First-Level Heading |
Flush Left |
Heading Caps |
b |
|
Second level heading |
Indent |
Sentence caps |
b |
|
The third level heading |
Indent |
none |
|
This run-in or paragraph heading
The third level heading is just a number indented and preceding the paragraph.
APA headings format
|
Title and Major Section |
Centered |
Heading Caps |
b |
|
First-Level Heading |
Centered |
Heading Caps |
b |
|
Second Level Heading |
Flush Left |
Heading Caps |
i,b |
|
The third level heading |
Indent |
Sentence caps |
i,b |
Run-in paragraph heading, need not be a complete sentence but end with a period or other appropriate punctuation
Chicago headings format
|
TITLE AND MAJOR SECTION |
Centered |
FULL CAPS |
b |
|
First-Level Heading |
Centered |
Heading Caps |
b |
|
Second Level Heading |
Flush Left |
Heading Caps |
i,b |
|
The third level heading |
Indent |
Sentence caps |
i,b |
TITLE dropped two inches from the top of the page
The third level heading ending with a period it need not be a complete sentence
AMA headings format
|
Title and Major Section |
Centered / Flush Left |
Heading Caps |
b |
|
FIRST LEVEL HEADING |
Flush Left |
FULL CAPS |
b |
|
Second Level Heading |
Flush Left |
Heading Caps |
b |
|
The Third Level Heading |
Indent |
Heading Caps |
b |
The third level heading is a run-in or paragraph heading