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Style Guide for Lit Lab
Purpose
Lit Lab was created with the purpose of unifying the STEM and humanities majors at Drexel, allowing students to engage in both of these fields of study. It serves as a writing outlet for students to dive into specific topics in each of these areas and gain experience in writing for an academic audience in a way that is easy to comprehend, yet scholarly.
Eligibility
All undergraduate Drexel students of all majors. Lit Lab does not permit plagiarism. Every submission must be original work.
Submission Limit
A member can submit up to three articles per term.
Title Guidelines
Titles should be eye-catching and informative, but they should not disclose the entirety of your paper (e.g. Learning in Writing: An Analysis of High School to College Writing)
Word Limit
- Articles (generally 1000 words max; easy-to-read, digestible style)
- Essays (over 1000-2000 words; academic writing style)
- Research Papers (from 1000-1500 words, plus citations)
Font Guidelines
All submissions must have 12 pt font. (e.g. Times New Roman, Arial, Calibri)
Captions
Include captions for images and graphics. All images should be under Creative Commons usage, unless taken or made by the submitter or by someone else whom we’ve received permission from.
e.g. Photo by Pexels user booknerd91
Citation Style
Follow the APA Format.
- Reference: Smith, T. (2020). The citation manual for students: A quick guide (2nd ed.). Wiley.
- In-text: (Smith, 2020)
Allowed Content
The range of topics a member can write about is broad. It is always best to run ideas past the co-presidents to determine if they are suitable for Lit Lab content. Example topics: Urban Mobility, The History of the Oxford Comma, Why Teaching Grammar in Schools Affects Student Writing Confirdence)
Language Style
Lit Lab is an academic style magazine. The language used in submission should be formal and well-researched, but not overly complex, as we would like to reach many audiences and make the information we publish accessible.