Citation Style Guides

These quick reference guides are designed to provide easy access to common formatting and stylistic requirements for each citation style. We are in the process of creating guides for each of the major citation styles. If we do not currently have a citation guide for a style you are working with please let us know.

MLA (Modern Language Association)
Frequently used in the Humanities

HTML Handouts
Preparing the Reference List MLA Citing Electronic Sources Word  /  PDF
In Text Citation (Parenthetical) MLA Citing Print Sources Word  /  PDF

APA (American Psychological Association)
Frequently used in the Social Sciences

HTML Handouts
Preparing the Reference List APA Citing Electronic Sources Word  /  PDF
In Text Citation (Parenthetical) APA Citing Print Sources Word  /  PDF

SSSA (Soil Science Society of America)
Frequently used in Soil Science, Agronomy, and Crop Science

HTML  
Preparing the Reference List  
In Text Citation (Parenthetical)  
Citation Examples  

NLM (National Library of Medicine)
Frequently used in Medical disciplines

HTML  
Preparing the Reference List  
In Text Citation (Parenthetical)  
Citation Examples