Writing Toolkit: Formatting Your Paper For Submission

  • Please use 1 inch for all margins.
  • Please format your papers with 12 pt Times New Roman font.
  • Please double-space your entire paper—headings, title, text itself.
  • Please have a title that is specific to your paper’s content and purpose (longer than a word or two). 
  • Please use headers that state your last name and the page number.
  • Please format your headings according to MLA.  Please refer to the model paper in your book or review the model below: 

Model MLA Paper