Parts of the Final Paper (In Order of Appearance)

Sections without page numbers: Cover Page Title Page Abstract Approval Form (page i) Acknowledgements (page ii) Table of Contents (page iii onwards) List of Tables (if applicable, [Table of Contents] + 1) List of Figures (if applicable, [List of Tables] + 1) Introduction (page 1) Review of Related Literature Materials and Methods Results and Discussion Summary and Conclusions Recommendations Bibliography Appendices (if any)

Sections with lower-case Roman numerals for page numbers

Sections with Hindu-Arabic numerals for page numbers

General Specifications
The Research Paper should be formatted with the following specifications: Paper size: 8.5 x 11" Margins: Left and Bottom: 1.25"; Top and Right: 1.0" Page Numbers: In page footer, 1" from bottom and right of page (lower right-hand corner). Typeface is Times New Roman, 12 points Typeface and Alignment: Chapter Title Text ("Introduction", "Review of Related Literature", etc.) Times New Roman, 12 points Boldface UPPERCASE Horizontally centered on page Times New Roman, 12 points Boldface Title Case Left-justified alignment on page

Section Heading Text ("Background of the Study", "Process Flowchart", etc.)

Subsection Heading Text (Under sections in the RRL chapter) Times New Roman, 12 points Italicized Title Case Left-justified alignment on page Times New Roman, 12 points Left- or fully-justified alignment on page Arial or Arial Narrow (as appropriate), 10 points Exercise aesthetics to guide text justification Arial or Arial Narrow (as appropriate), 10 points Left-justified text inside a horizontally-centered text box Arial, 10 points Boldface Left-justified alignment on page

Normal Text

Table Text

Figure Label Text:

Table Label Text:

Line Spacing and Indentation: Double line-space without additional line-spaces before and after each paragraph, chapter title, section, and subsection. Paragraph bodies should have a 0.5" first-line indentation. Must have at least five (5) items Should be bulleted If all the list items fit nicely on single lines, use single line-space for the list, with no additional line-spaces between list items If a list item takes up two or more lines, use single line-space for the list, but add a blank line-space between list items

Lists (if any):

Each chapter (the items listed in the parts above) should start on a new page If a section heading takes up more than half of the width of the page, break the line. The upper line should be longer than the lower line, and this upper line should be set to single-line space.

Cover Page
School name and campus 1.5" from top edge of paper Garamond, 14 points Centered text alignment Single line-space, no additional line-spaces before and after each line First line: "Philippine Science High School"

Second line: "Main Campus" 2.5" from top edge of paper Garamond, 24 points Centered text alignment Single line-space, no additional line-spaces before and after each line If the title takes up more than one line, break the text to form an inverted triangle, i.e., the line below is shorter than the line above it

Project title:

Authors and Submission date: Submission date should be 1.5" from bottom edge of paper Garamond, 12 points Centered text alignment Single line-space, no additional line-space before and after each line One blank line-space between names of group members and submission date No required order of group member names, although it is recommended that the group leader should be placed first. Group name: "First Name MI. Surname" Submission date: "March 2013"

Title Page
Project Title: 2.0" from top edge of paper Times New Roman, 16 points Centered text alignment Single line-space, no additional line-spaces before and after each line If the title takes up more than one line, break the text to form an inverted triangle By-Line: 0.5" from bottom of the last line of the Project Title Times New Roman, 12 points Centered text alignment Single line-space, no additional line-spaces before and after each line First line: "by" One blank line-space Names: Same order as in the Cover Page Submission date is 1.25" from bottom of edge of paper Times New Roman, 12 points Centered text alignment Single line-space, no additional line-spaces before and after each line First line: "Submitted to the Faculty of the"

Submission Information:

Second line: "Philippine Science High School - Main Campus" Third line: "in partial fulfillment of the requirements for" Fourth line: "Science and Technology Research 2" One blank line-space Submission date: "March 2013"

Abstract
Chapter title: Typeface: Times New Roman, 12 points Boldface Centered text alignment Text: "ABSTRACT" Paragraph form Should not exceed 250 words Should fit one page Typeface: Times New Roman, 12 points (can be shrunk to 10 points to fit to one page) Indentation and line-spacing: 0.5" first-line indent; double line-space (can be shrunk to 1.5 line-space to fit to one page) First line should discuss what your project is all about Include the following: What is the project about? Why was the project done? What is the purpose? What is the real-life problem and how is it solved by your project? How was the project done? What is the methodology? What is your research design (replication, local control, variables, data gathering steps) What are the results? Is there anything of note in your data? What does it imply? What conclusion can be drawn? What objectives were addressed by your project? What is the significance of your project?

Abstract proper:

This (as with any section of your paper) must reflect the true state of your project. If there are no results, state that you have none (or whatever state the project is in). Do not bluff your conclusion if you have no data.

Table of Contents

Consider learning how to use Styles and Tables of Contents in Microsoft Word. If you refuse to (or simply can't), aim to make it look similar to the finished product (see Attachments below). Typeface: Times New Roman, 12 points Indentation and line-spacing: Single line-space, with an additional 12 point-space after each line; every sub-level is indented 0.5" from the left of the parent level Items must be in Title Case Order of Items: Approval Sheet (i) Acknowledgements (ii) Table of Contents (iii) List of Tables (if applicable, [TableOfContents.End] + i) List of Figures (if applicable, [ListOfTables.End] + i) Introduction (1) Background of the Study (1) Statement of the Problem (+) Significance of the Study (+) Scope and Limitations (+) <Topic List> Process Flowchart <Procedure List> <Results List>

Review of Related Literature Materials and Methods

Results and Discussion Summary and Conclusion Recommendations Bibliography Appendices (if applicable) Appendix A: <Title>

List of Tables and List of Figures

Microsoft Word doesn't agree with the Research Unit's format for these two, so it has to be done manually. Typeface: Times New Roman, 12 points Indentation and line-spacing: Single line-space, with an additional 12-point space between each entry Table format: 3-column table, about 0.75" for the first and third column Column 1 Heading: "Table", centered horizontally All text under Column 1 is centered horizontally

Column 2 Heading: "Title", centered horizontally All text under Column 2 is left-justified All text under Column 3 is centered horizontally Column 3 Heading: "Page", centered horizontally

"Titles" are the labels used in the paper for the referred table or figure

File Template History

The source document is the Office Open XML document (.docx). All other document formats (Microsoft Word 97 to 2003 .doc and OpenOffice.org Open Document .odt) are derived from this source. When in doubt about your word processor's capabilities, download the .docx file. Version 3: Added bulleted list example Version 2: Corrected margins, used text box instead of table for cover page and title page Version 1: Original uploads