NCOA Policy Letters - Soldier Support Institute - U.S. Army

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RUNNING HEAD: LET’S RETURN TO THE “FULL SPECTRUM” NCO 3General Document GuidelinesMargins: One inch on all sides (top, bottom, left, right)Font Size and Type: 12-pt. Times New RomanIndent first sentence of each paragraph Line Spacing: Double-space throughout the paper,including the title page, introduction/abstract, body of the document, references, appendixes,footnotes, tables, and figures.Spacing after Punctuation: Space once after commas, colons, and semicolons within sentences,two spaces after punctuation ending sentences.Alignment: Flush leftParagraph Indentation: 5-7 spacesActive voice: As a general rule, use the active voice rather than the passive voice. For example,use "We predicted that ..." rather than "It was predicted that ..."Order of Pages: Title page, Introduction/Abstract, Body, Conclusion, References, Appendixes,Tables, Figures.Length: no less than three and no more than five pages. Title page, appendixes, figures andreference pages do not count towards the length of the paper.5
RUNNING HEAD: LET’S RETURN TO THE “FULL SPECTRUM” NCO 4ReferencesReferences: All sources included in the References section must be cited in the body of thepaper and all sources cited in the paper must be included in the References section.Format: The references begin on the line following the References heading. Entries areorganized alphabetically by surnames of first authors. Most reference entries are listed in thesame order as specified in the source, commas separate all authors. When there are seven ormore authors, list the first six and then use "et al." for remaining authors. If no author isidentified, the title of the document begins the reference.Year of Publication: In parentheses following authors, with a period following the closingparenthesis. If no date is identified, use "n.d."Source Reference: Includes title, journal, volume, pages (for journal article) or title, city ofpublication, publisher. Italicize titles of books, titles of periodicals, and periodical volumenumbers.Electronic Retrieval Information: For sources that are available online, include electronicretrieval information following the basic elements of the source reference. Electronic retrievalinformation may include digital object identifiers (DOIs) or uniform resource locators (URLs).DOIs are unique alphanumeric identifiers that lead users to digital source material.Text citations: Source material must be documented in the body of the paper by citing theauthor(s) and date(s) of the sources. The underlying principle is that ideas and words of othersmust be formally acknowledged.Example: Wirth and Mitchell (1994) found that... Note: “and” is used when multiple authorsare identified as part of the formal structure of the sentence.6
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