Citing Research Materials

ACS     |     APA     |     Bluebook     |     CSE     |     Chicago     |     MLA     |     Turabian

Do you know how to cite material in the format your professor stipulates? Look at these Internet sites for more information and avoid plagiarism! Need another style? Ask your instructor or the reference librarian. (Print copies of these style manuals are available in the Library.)

ACS: American Chemical Society

• ACS Reference Style Guidelines
• ACS Style Guidelines from UC Berkeley Libraries

APA: Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association

• APA Citation Style Guide  (pdf format)
• APA format for electronic references
• Concordia University's Style & Citation Guide
• UW-Madison Writing Center guide

The Bluebook, or an "Introduction to Basic Legal Citation"

• By Peter W. Martin, Cornell Law School

CSE or American Journal of Botany: "Scientific Style and Format: the CSE Manual for authors, editors and publishers" (CSE stands for Council of Science Editors)

• Biology Dept. at Tufts University - see Citation Handouts
• Documentation Styles for the Sciences, and includes APA and ACS also
• UW-Madison Writing Center guide (CBE - Council of Biology Editors style)

Chicago Manual of Style: "Chicago Manual of Style: for authors, editors and copywriters"

• Chicago Manual of Style Quick Guide
• Concordia University's Style & Citation Guide
• UW-Madison Writing Center guide

MLA: "MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers"

• CNU's MLA Citation Style Guide   (pdf format)
• Concordia University's Style & Citation Guide
• Library of Congress "Learning Page" for citing films, legal documents and government publications, maps, photographs, recorded sound, special presentations, and texts
• UW-Madison Writing Center guide

Turabian: "A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations"

• CNU's Turabian Documentation Guide   (pdf format)
• Concordia University's Style & Citation Guide   (pdf format)
• UW-Madison Writing Center guide