These sites have several good suggestions.
http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/EngPaper/font.html
http://64.233.169.104/search?q=cache:P6DS15rxmqEJ:www.lclark.edu/~writing/handouts/FAP.pdf+font+academic+papers&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=3&gl=us&ie=UTF-8
You can also check with your professor to see which font is preferred.
What type of FONT is required for academic papers please?
Thank you
2 answers
Twelve point Times New Roman with one inch margins all the way around and double spaced throughout.