Literature Cited

4-page limit
Sacco Scholars program ONLY: no page limit

List all literature citations for your Research Plan. Citation references should be limited to relevant and current literature; be concise and select only those references cited in the Research Plan. This section is intended ONLY for your citations, and no other materials.

Literature citations should be marked in the text of the Proposed Research Plan. The mark may be a number or letter. You may use superscript, such as 1 or brackets [1]. When citing specific sections or page numbers, you may indicate these with superscript, such as 1, pp. 345-361 or within brackets [1, pp. 345-361]. The works cited should not be listed in the Proposed Research Plan. Full and complete citations with marks that correspond to those in the Proposed Research Plan are to be listed in this “Literature Cited” upload of up to four pages.

Standard abbreviations are acceptable with two exceptions: Full titles and full paging must be provided. 

Each reference must list:

  • Corresponding mark in the Proposed Research Plan
  • Authors in the same order as they appear on the paper (list all or up to 15)
  • Full Title
  • Name of the book or journal
  • Volume number
  • Page numbers
  • Year of publication

Upload your completed document into ProposalCentral as a PDF.

Note: In the Personal Statement section of your Biosketch, you may cite up to four preprints,  publications or research products that highlight your experience and qualifications for this project.