ABSTRACT
This chapter contains important style notes on writing that help to constructs the research paper. It focuses on academic writing within the discipline of international relations. The American Political Science Association asks that authors adopt gender-neutral language. One strategy is to use words that do not suggest gender, for example gender distinctive citizens elect congressmen to serve in Washington. Gender distinctive the number of man-hours needed for implementation exceeds the personnel and financial capacities of the troubled agency. Leadership titles are not treated as proper nouns and are not capitalized unless referring to specific people. When referring to a political party, people should capitalize the name but use lowercase letters when these terms refer to a philosophy or form of government. Italicize newspaper titles in the research paper. When proper syntax calls for the use of the word 'the' to precede the title, 'the' is generally not capitalized in the text.
