Citation Style Resources
Common Citation Style Resources
- Modern Language Association (MLA) Style
- American Psychological Association (APA) Style
- Chicago (CMS) / Turabian Style
Other Style Guides
American Sociological Association (ASA) Style
ASA is a variation of APA style.
- The Owl at Purdue University manuscript formatting in Sociology.
- The American Sociological Association offers a short handout outline APA: Quick Tips for ASA Style (pdf).
- ASA Style (pdf) formatting from the Department of Sociology at Harvard University
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American Political Science Association (APSA) Style
The most recent APSA Style Manual (2006) asks writers to use the parenthetical documentation system in the Chicago Manual of Style (not the note system) for documentation in political science writing.
- APSA Style Manual (pdf)
- APSA Style Guide for Citations and References (pdf) from UNT's Department of Political Science
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Council of Science Editors (CSE)
- University of Wisconsin's guide to the CSE Documentation Style.
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Associated Press (AP) Style
- The Owl at Purdue University's guide to Associated Press Style.
- Associated Press Style: Quick Reference Guide (pdf) from Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
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Additional Resources
- Looking for a citation style not listed above, check out the resources in Subject-Specific Resources. Student Success has accumulated helpful information for every major the University of West Georgia provides for the Undergraduate level.
- Also, check out our quick guides to setting up some common Microsoft and Google Formatting Resources.
- Zotero is a free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, cite, and share research.