Citation and Style Guides
American Chemical Society (ACS)
- ACS Style Guide
- Developed by the American Chemical Society, style conventions for citing references within a manuscript and for listing complete reference citations.
- ACS citation style
- Basic introduction to the ACS citation style from Concordia University.
American Psychological Association (APA)
- American Psychological Association Documentation
- These webpages explain how to correctly format parenthetical citations and reference list entries for some of the most common print and electronic sources.
- APA Citation Style
- From Cornell University Library.
- APA Quick Citation Guide
- This guide contains examples of common citation formats in APA (American Psychological Association) Style 7th edition.
- Cite your Sources: APA
- From University of Guelph.
- APA Citation Guide
- Based on the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (2010). From Ohio State University Libraries.
- APA Citation Style
- This short guide from Okanagan College Library covers frequently used citation forms only.
- APA Style (6th Edition)
- Integrated lessons on formatting, style, in-text citation, and reference list citation in APA Style (6th Edition).
Chicago style
- Chicago Manual of Style Online
- Author-Date: Sample Citations.
- Chicago-Style Citation Quick Guide
- From Cornell University Library
- Chicago Manual of Style Notes-Bibliography System Style Guide
- This guide is based on The Chicago Manual of Style 16th ed. (University of Chicago Press, 2010). Examples are shown for the Notes-Bibliography system recommended for literature, history, and the arts.” From Ohio State University Libraries.
- Chicago Notes and Bibliography
- From Writing Services, Learning Commons, University of Guelph.
Council of science editors (CSE)
- CSE Citation Style
- This guide from Thompson Rivers University outlines how to cite some of the more common information sources i n the Council of Science Editor’s (CSE) Style Name-Year system.
- Cite Your Sources: CSE (Citation-Name)
- From Writing Services, Learning Commons, University of Guelph.
- CSU – Council of Science Editors
- This site answers all those questions and more regarding CSE.
Harvard style
- Harvard System of Referencing Guide
- Covers PRINT and ELECTRONIC sources. From Anglia Ruskin University Library.
- Harvard (Author-Date) style
- From Macquarie University Library.
IEEE style
- IEEE Reference Guide
- From IEEE Periodicals.
- IEEE Referencing
- Getting started with IEEE referencing from University of Victoria.
- EEE Style LibGuide
- From Murdoch University Library.
Medical style
- Citation & Writing: NLM Style
- Sources and samples for creating the reference page of your research paper with NLM.
- NLM Style
- From Health Science Library, University of Washington.
- AMA Manual of Style
- University of Waterloo Guide based on American Medical Association Manual of Style.
- AMA Style Guide
- Provides brief examples for both PRINT and ONLINE recommended by the American Medical Association.
Modern language association of America (MLA)
- MLA Citation Guide (MLA 8th Edition)
- A concise, helpful guide from Seneca Libraries.
- Works Cited: A Quick Guide (The MLA Style Center)
- See how the template of core elements is used. Accompanies the MLA Handbook. 8th ed. In print.
- MLA Style
- A basic guide from University of Guelph, based on the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 8th ed.
- MLA Style Guide Eighth Edition: Author
- Easy to use MLA style guide from South Connecticut University.
Turabian style
- Turabian Style Guide
- Brief PDF document covering parenthetical citations and bibliography listings for print and e-resources. From Concordia University Libraries.
All styles
- Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)
- Purdue University’s OWL provides a citation generator to produce a citation of many styles and formats.
- EasyBib
- Automatic works cited and bibliography formatting for MLA, APA and Chicago/Turabian citation styles.
- EndNote
- EndNote allows you to collect, store and organize citations to journal articles, books, web sites and more. Endnotes automatically formats your papers and bibliographies to any style you specify (e.g. APA, MLA, CBE and more). Watch YouTube Video on how to use EndNote.
- Google Scholar Citation
- Google scholar provides citations for articles from the search result list (currently MLA, APA, Chicago, Harvard and etc.).
- Mendeley
- This link provides access to video tutorials related to using the citation management tool Mendeley.
- Citation Management Tools
- This page discusses different citation management software, including Zotero, Mendeley, and EndNote. From Cornell University Library.