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Citation Styles

Links to online and print citation style guides and citation management tools.

Major Citation Styles

APA

(American Psychological Association)

Psychology, Business, other Social Sciences

BC APA Guide       |    Purdue OWL APA Guide     |     APA Style Blog


Chicago

History, Religion & Theology, other Humanities, some Sciences

BC Chicago Guide      |    Chicago Quick Guide     |     Chicago Manual of Style Online


MLA

(Modern Language Association)

English Literature, non-English Literature, Language, other Humanities

BC MLA Guide           |   Purdue OWL MLA Guide     |     Ask the MLA


Turabian

Religion & Theology, History, other Humanities

BC Turabian Guide (for Theology)     |     Turabian Quick Guide


Scientific Citation Styles

In the sciences, researchers often use the citation style of the leading journal in their area instead of following a standard style guide published by their professional organization.  Check the syllabus or consult with your instructor regarding the preferred style for the assignment.  Your subject librarian can help you find the guidelines for each style.

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Legal Citation

The most frequently used style manual for citing to Legal Documents is the The Bluebook : a uniform system of citation.  APA, MLA and Chicago Manual of Style all refer to the Bluebook for citing to certain documents such as cases. More Legal Citation Help.

Check with Your Instructor

Librarians can help you locate the right resources for your research tasks, including style guides. Many librarians can even provide some citation instruction. For the following questions, however, you should check with your instructor:

  • Which citation style should I use?
  • Is this paraphrase too close to the original language?
  • Is this an accurate summary?
  • Is this citation correct?
  • Is this bibliographic entry correct?