PART Ⅰ: The Processes of Research and Writing 1
Chapter 1: Writing Research Papers 2
Choosing a Topic 2
Collecting Information 5
Outlining the Paper 18
Writing the Paper 23
Elements of Research Papers: Sample Pages 27
Chapter 2: -Theses and Dissertations 37
The Preliminaries （Front Matter） 37
The Text （Body） of the Paper 42
Reference Materials（Back Matter, or End Matter） 46
Elements of Theses and Dissertations: Sample Pages 49
Chapter 3: Quotations 56
Indirect Quotation （Summary and Paraphrase） 57
Direct Quotation 59
Chapter 4: Style and Mechanics 78
Style 78
Mechanics 84
Editing and Proofreading 95
Chapter 5: Figures and Tables 96
Figures 96
Tables 101
Tables and Figures: Sample Pages 107
Chapter 6: The Finished Copy 116
The Final Draft 116
Equipment and Supplies 116
Printing Your Paper 117
PART Ⅱ: Systems of Documentation 129
General Information on Documentation 130
Purposes of Notes and Parenthetical References 130
The List of Sources 132
Chapter 7: Chicago Manual Style 135
Footnotes and Endnotes 135
Bibliographies 144
Examples of Footnote and Endnote Formsand Bibliography Forms 169
Chapter 8: Modern Language Association Style 202
Content of Parenthetical Citations 202
Placement and Punctuation of Parenthetical Documentation 207
The List of Works Cited 208
Works Cited Forms 211
MLA-Style Shortened Forms of Publishers Names and Imprints 227
Sample Pages 231
Chapter 9: American Psychological Association Style 233
Parenthetical Reference Citations in Text 234
Reference Forms 239
The List of References 257
Sample Pages 259
Glossary 265
Index 269