Length: The research paper should be 2000 – 2500 words (9-10 pages) in length. The page count does not include the Works Cited, Reference, or Bibliography page, or the title page or abstract if required by your documentation style. The page count refers only to the text of the paper itself. Submitting a paper that is doesn’t fall within the word count range is not a good idea. Papers that are too long are as problematic as those that are too short. Part of effective writing is being able to complete the assignment within the designated limits set.
Sources: Your final source page should contain at least seven (7) sources, with at least four (4) sources coming from peer-reviewed journals taken from the APUS library; you will lose points if you have fewer. You must cite sources both intext and in the References list. Every intext citation must point to a References entry, and every References entry must refer to at least one intext citation. Sources must be verifiable. That is to say, I must be able to find them from the bibliographic information you provide.
You MUST cite all of the sources intext and in the bibliography at the end. Failure to cite in both places will, at best, result in your having to revise and resubmit the paper. Depending upon the egregiousness of the error, it could also lead to formal plagiarism charges.