Formatting Your Paper
General Chicago Manual of Style Guidelines for
Formatting your Research Paper
• Double-space between each line of type on the page. Double-space between all lines of the manuscript.
• Only use single-spacing or one-and-a-half spacing for block quotes.
• Leave uniform margins of at least 1 inch (2.54 cm.) at the top, bottom, left and right of every page.
• Do not justify lines. Use the flush left style and the right margin uneven.
- The order of manuscript pages is:Title page (do not number).
- Text
- Endnotes if applicable
- Appendixes
- Tables
- Figure captions
- Figures
Example of the Title page of Chicago Style Manuscript:
½”
1”
1”
Name of University or College
Center Title of the paper Double-space
The title and number of the course
The date
Student Name
