Before you submit your draft, please go through this short checklist. Once everything on the list is completed, submit your paper for edits! If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to one of your editors for help or read through the rest of this guide!
First draft quick check:
- Is your paper at least 1500 words? We’re flexible on the exact number – reach out to your first-draft editor if you want to know if your paper is long enough!
- Have you cited at least 10 peer-reviewed journal sources (commonly found via Google Scholar or Dartmouth Library)?
- Have you cited all your information within the paper using parathentical citations?
- Are all your in-text citations in APA format with the author(s)’ last name(s) and year?
Second draft quick check:
- If you added extra sources, have you added them to your bibliography and have the proper intext citations?
- Do you have at least 3 images?
- Are all of your images open source? Examples of open-source websites include Wikimedia Commons and some images on Pixabay and Flickr. Note: We cannot accept non-open sources images – if you’re having trouble, reach out to your second-draft editor!
- Do you have a cover image clearly labeled at the top of your paper?
- Have you addressed all edits and comments from your first-draft editor?
Final draft quick check:
- If you added extra sources, have you added them to your bibliography and have the proper intext citations?
- Have you addressed all edits and comments from your second-draft editor?