Dr Paper Software includes document templates, to help you create papers that are properly formatted, as well as a reference manager (CiteWrite) to format your Reference List. Requirements for research papers submitted to satisfy course assignments sometimes differ from the standard guidelines defined in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. Before you create your first paper, find out if your instructor or editor has any special requirements that differ from the standard guidelines set out in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 5th edition.