Lists should follow these guidelines:
1. The first word of each item should be capitalized.
2. If none of the items in the list is a complete sentence, no punctuation should follow the items. If one or more of the items is a sentence, each item should be punctuated with a period. The construction of the items in a list should be parallel.
3. In some context, numerals may be used to identify list items. Arabic numerals followed by periods should be used.
When items are enumerated within a paragraph, rather than broken out into a list, an arabic numeral enclosed in parentheses should precede each item.
Example: There are a number of reasons that this plan will not work: (1) we don't have the time; (2) we don't have the money; (3) we don't have enough people; and (4) we don't really want it to work.
When a list or outline with subdivisions is required, use the standard outline style to identify each item, as given below.
- Upper-Case Roman Numeral
- Upper-case Arabic letter
- Arabic numeral
- Lower-case Arabic letter
- Lower-case Arabic letter
- Arabic numeral
- Upper-case Arabic letter
