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Style Sheet for Articles and Notes

FORMAT

1. The title and abstract of the essay should be left justified in the following format:

Making Thinking Real Enough to Make It Better: Using Posters to Develop Skills for Constructing Disciplinary Arguments
Patricia O'Connell Killen
Pacific Lutheran University

Abstract: How does one teach critical thinking, the procedures of an academic discipline, and the composition of plausible interpretations and arguments to students who are . . .

2. The text of the essay should be double-spaced.

STYLE

3. Inclusive language should be used with reference to human communities. "Man," "men," "he/his" are to be used when they clearly refer to (solely) male referents, not for mixed or indeterminate referents. Use "person," "people," or "he and/or she"/"his and/or her."

For further suggestions with regard to gender-sensitive writing, see:

Language, Gender, and Professional Writing;

The Elements of Nonsexist Usage: A Guide to Inclusive Spoken and Written English;

The Handbook of Nonsexist Writing;

Grammar and Gender.

4. Diacritical marks must be visible.

CITATIONS

5. Please follow the author-date system as prescribed by the Chicago Manual of Style , 15th edition.

Text citations should be indicated by the author’s name and date, enclosed in parentheses, within the flow of the text. Full documentation should appear in a reference list at the end of the article. Use footnotes for parenthetical material or acknowledgments that are not appropriate for the article text itself.

6. List of references should appear on a separate page at the end of the document. Refer to The Chicago Manual of Style , 15th edition, for proper citation form.

HEADINGS AND SUB-HEADINGS

7. Levels of headings must be clearly differentiated and consistent. Do not use more than three (3) levels of headings. Mark headings as A, B, or C level, as below.

A level: The heading should be preceded by an extra double space hard return. The line should be left justified. The heading should be in bold and have major words capitalized. The text should begin on a new line without paragraph indentation.
Sample:

General Requirements
In the dark before the dawn of this new age of automated permission processing, would-be users can help reduce . . .

B level: The heading should be underlined and left justified, with first word capitalized only. The text should begin on a new line without paragraph indentation.
Sample:

General requirements
In the dark before the dawn of this new age of automated permission processing, would-be users can help reduce . . .

C level: The heading should be underlined and left justified, with first word capitalized only, followed by a period. Text begins immediately, without a hard return.
Sample:

General requirements. In the dark before the dawn of this new age of automated permission processing, would-be users can help reduce . . .

TABLES AND FIGURES

8. Tables and figures should be numbered and supplied on separate sheets, with the position where they are to be inserted in the text clearly marked. Captions should be typed in upper and lower case.

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