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SWBTS and Scarborough College Style GuideSpecifications for Turabian 9th EditionA Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Thesis, and Dissertations, 9th ed., is the manual of style for SWBTS and Scarborough College. Specifically students shall use “Notes – Bibliography Styles Format” (chapters 16 and 17). The “Author-Date Format” (chapters 18 and 19) may not be used.Font Times New Roman, Courier, or Helvetica for text and notes 12 pt font for text 10, 11, or 12 pt font for footnotes (10 preferred) Printed only in black Bold only used for headings and subheadings No underlining in any part of the paperItalics used for Emphasis Foreign words in Roman alphabet, including words transliterated from non-Roman alphabets Titles of bound, published works, such as books and journalsLine Spacing Double space the body of the textSingle space: Footnote text Block quotations Multi-line headingsMargins 1 inch margin for all four margins for all pages EXCEPT for theses, dissertations, and doctoral projects: use 1.5 inch left margin and 1 inch for the other three margins Main section headings are placed 1 inch below the top margin (2 inches from top of page) Bottom margin may vary slightly to accommodate footnotes; should be no more than 1.5 inches and no less than0.75 inch.Footnotes Set footnotes to print below text rather than at the bottom of full page of text For an incomplete page of text, set footnotes to print at the bottom of the page___Superscript the number within the text; the number of the footnote maybe superscript or normal fontPage Numbers All pages which include text should be numbered, except title page. For class papers, all page numbers located at upper right corner. (See Turabian A.4.2, p. 386). *Note: Thesis and dissertation will follow different pagination guidelines as specified by Turabian.Front matter numbered with Roman numerals (ex. Table of Contents) centered at the bottom of the page. (iii, iv, v, etc.)Body of text numbered with Arabic numerals in the same font as the body of the text (1, 2, 3, etc.)Tab Settings.5 inch indentation for Normal paragraph indentation Footnote indentation Indentation of a block quotation Indentation within a block quotation Indentations in a table of contents or in an enumerated list of figures, tables, or examples Hanging indentation of bibliographic entriesCitations___Full bibliographic information must be present for the first citation. Do not use Ibid., rather use short citation format (Turabian 16.4.1, p. 164).___Scripture version must be specified in first citation. Subsequent references unless changing versions do not require version notation.___Scripture citation should be noted using the short form (Turabian 24.6.1, p. 352)___DOI (Digital Object Indicator) is preferred when available especially for articles. If no DOI, use permalink/static address provided by the database supplier.___Web pages and related content (blogs, Wikipedia, social media, etc.) will require different types of citations. The student is encouraged to refer to Turabian 19.5, p. 261.Order of Sections in a Research Paper Title page (required; unnumbered) Table of Contents (optional; with Roman numerals) Lists of tables, examples, or figures (optional; if you have several such tables, examples, or figures) Body of the paper (required; begin numbering with Arabic numeral “1”) Appendices (optional; if used) Bibliography (Required)Most research papers will be composed of a title page, the body of the paper, and a bibliography.NOTE: Consult the webpage for additional information regarding research paper template, book review template, and dissertation template. ................
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