HYPOTHESIS & DESIGN REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE - REFERENCES - RUBRIC The references are to begin at the top of the page with the heading “References” positioned at the center of the page (2 points). Doublespace after the heading (2 points), and begin with the first reference positioned at the left-margin (2 points). All references are doublespaced (4 points). Refer to the American Psychological Association Publication Manual, 5th Edition for properly referencing all sources. Each time an in-text reference error is made, one point is deducted. The maximum number of points that may be deducted for this aspect is 20 points. Page numbers are continuous from Review of Related Literature (5 points). Use proper font – type (5 points) and size (5 points). Each section of every reference has the value of 1 point: author; publication date; title; source or publisher; volume, page number(s) – if applicable.
COMMENTS ** References must include a minimum of 12 printed books, a minimum of 12 scholarly or academic periodicals, and a maximum of 30% of references can be private web sites.