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Citation Style Quick Guides

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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, or you suspect that there may be an error please let us know.

MLA (Modern Language Association)

• Frequently used in the Humanities

APA (American Psychological Association)

• Frequently used in the Social Sciences

CSE (Council of Science Editors formerly CBE)

• Frequently used in the Natural Sciences (Biology, Chemistry, Geology, Mathematics, Physics)

NLM (National Library of Medicine)

• Frequently used in Medical disciplines

SSSA (Soil Science Society of America)

• Frequently used in Soil Science, Agronomy, and Crop Science

Chicago Manual of Style

• The Chicago Manual of Style has two methods of documentation, the humanities style (notes and bibliography) and the author-date style.