Writing a Formal Research Paper in the Social Sciences: This guide from Germanna Community College provides general tips for writing a research paper in the Social Sciences (which is somewhat different than a research paper in other disciplines). It also provides some advice for formatting.
Writing a Good Social Science Paper: This source provides more detailed information about formatting and organizing a paper in the Social Sciences.
Talking About Sources: This e-book chapter discusses the use of sources in social science writing, including summary, quotation, paraphrase, and patchwriting.
Active vs. Passive Voice: This source explains active vs. passive voice and describes when passive voice would be the better choice in academic writing.
USC’s Guide to the Social Science Research Paper: This is a comprehensive guide to writing a research paper in the social sciences. It has a navigation bar that allows you to jump to various aspects of social science papers, including Academic Writing Style appropriate for the discipline.