Formatting a Works Cited Page
Now that you have the individual citation entries created, you need to format the Works Cited page.
Common Formatting Guidelines
- Works Cited is centered at the top.
- Entries are in alphabetical order by first word. Ignore the words the, an and a.
- Double space the page. Do not include an extra break between entries.
- The first line of the entry is on the margin. Subsequent lines within the same entry are indented. This is called a hanging indent.
- Make sure you are using correct punctuation, formatting and abbreviations within the entry. For example, publication/website/database names are italicized. Articles are placed in quotation marks.