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Citing Sources

Citation styles and tools for citing sources/managing citations

Citation Styles & Disciplines

Your professors will often require a particular format, but if they have no preference, these guidelines may be helpful. Each discipline typically has a preferred citation style.

Different Citation Formats

Different citation formats are used by different academic disciplines. Professors will often require a particular format, but if they have no preference, these guidelines may be helpful:

  • APA: Psychology, education, and other social sciences
  • MLA: Literature, arts, and humanities
  • Turabian: Designed for college students to use with all subjects
  • Chicago: Used by all subjects in the "real world" -- by books, magazines, newspapers, and non-scholarly publications