2.3 How do I know what style manual to use?
Even within the same program, different professors might ask you to use different citation styles, so it's very important that you always ask your professors at the beginning of the semester what citation/formatting style they want you to use for assignments.
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FIELD OF STUDY/RESEARCH |
STYLE FOR CITATIONS & REFERENCES |
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Social Sciences, such as Psychology, Political Science, Sociology, Linguistics, Education |
APA (American Psychological Association |
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Humanities, such as English, TV/Film Studies, Art History, Philosophy, Political Science |
MLA (Modern Language Association) |
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Humanities, such as History, Communication Studies, Journalism, Information Science, TV/Film |
CMS (The Chicago Manual of Style); sometimes called Turabian style |
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Health Sciences |
APA (American Psychological Association), but instructors may use other styles depending on the course. |
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Biology |
CSE (Council of Scientific Editors); also called CBE (Council of Biology Editors). |
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Chemistry |
ACS (American Chemical Society). |
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Engineering |
IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers) |
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Civil Engineering |
ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers). |
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Law, Legal Studies |
McGill Guide (Canadian Guide to Uniform Legal Citation) |
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Mathematics |
AMS (American Mathematical Society) |
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Management |
Various styles: APA, Chicago (CMS), American Management Association guidebook |
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Physics |
AIP (American Institute of Physics) |
