Format of Exercise 1B (Transplants and Ants Experiment) report

PART CONTENTS REMARKS

TITLE PAGE  title of report 1. well-spaced and balanced symmetrically about vertical axis
 name of author 2. title should not be too long but adequate enough to indicate scope of study; starting title with “A Study of … “ or
 date submitted similar phrases usually gives no advantage
 footnote
RESULTS  tables 1. tables are used to put results in an organized form; they are labeled with numbers and titles at the TOP
AND  discussion and 2. present results neatly and completely – 1.e. with proper headings, units, labels, etc.
DISCUSSION analysis of data 3. in the discussion, the results must be well-explained
 sources of errors 4. tables are placed near their respective discussion – on the page next to the one on which they have been mentioned
(if any) in the text
5. for statements directly or indirectly derived from another author, the name of the author and the date of publication
are cited – e.g. Campbell and Reece, 2002
6. full bibliographic entries of publications where citations were taken are placed in the Literature Cited
LITERATURE  bibliographic 1. regardless of the type of publication, the bibliographical entries are arranged alphabetically according to authors’
CITED entries of names
publications from 2. double-spaced between entries, single-spaced within an entry
which citations 3. follow correct format of a bibliographic entry (note indention)
were made 4. should use at least five books or journal articles EXCLUDING electronic sources (www sites)
a. for a book
Author(s). Year of publication. Title of book (first letter of important words capitalized). Edition or volume. Place of
publication: Publisher. Page(s).
e.g. Campbell, N.A. and Reece. 2002. Biology. 6th ed. San Francisco: Benjamin Cummings Pub. Co., Inc. pp. 102-15.
b. For a journal or encyclopedia
Author(s). Year of publication. Title of Article (first letter of title and proper Nouns capitalized). Name of Journal.
Volume (number if applicable): page(s).
e.g. Villa, N.O,. K. Kageyama, T. Asano and H. Suga. 2006. Phylogenetic relationships of Pythium and Phytophthora
species based on ITS rDNA, cytochrome oxiade II and β-tubilin gene sequences. Mycologia 98(3): 410-422.
c. For an electronic source – www sites
Author(s). Year posted or updated. Title of article. <URL>. Date accessed.
e.g. Watson, I. and M.J. Dalwitz. 1992. The Families of Flowering Plants: Descriptions, Illustrations, Identification and
Information Retrieval. <http://biodiversity.uno.edu/delta/>. Accessed December 14, 2000.
Disclaimer: This format is an excerpt from Biology 1 Lab Manual format of a Scientific Paper.