The MCC Guide to Writing Research Papers

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Stasia J. Callan, English/Philosophy Department
Mary DiSano, Chemistry and Geosciences Department
Ann P. Penwarden, ETS: Libraries

Revised 2012.
Copyright Monroe Community College,
Rochester, NY. 2010.

Table of Contents

Preface

Part A
I. Introduction
II. Writing the Text of the Research Paper
III. Resources for Research
IV. Evaluation and Selection of Resources
V. Giving Credit to Avoid Plagiarism
VI. Documenting a Paper: When and How
VII. Evaluation Checklist for Final Copy

Part B
I. American Chemical Society Style - ACS
II. American Psychological Association Style - APA
III. The Council of Science Editors Style - CSE
IV. Modern Language Association Style - MLA
V. Abstracts and Annotations

Works Cited
Works Consulted