General Formatting

While APA is more specific than the standard MLA header, the guidelines for APA formatting are easy to break down. This section will cover standard APA formatting, title page formatting, abstract formatting, section headers, title formatting, and types of APA papers (literature reviews and research papers). Below is a basic checklist of the standard formatting requirements for APA. For more specific formatting questions, visit the APA style page on Paper format. 

CHECKLIST // General Formatting

• Double-spaced line spacing
• 1-inch margins
• Page header with page numbers, right-aligned
• Legible font (ex. 12-point Times New Roman, 11-point Arial)
• Includes four major sections: Title page, Abstract (if required), Main body, References