Which Style Should Your Use?
Your professor should tell you which style they want you to use. If they have no preference, you may follow these Citation Guides (UNC-Greensboro)
ACM: Articles, books, websites
ACS: Articles, books, websites, data, theses and dissertations
AP: Newspapers, magazines, etc.
APA: Psychology, education, and other social sciences.
ASA: American Sociological Association
MLA: Literature, arts, and humanities.
AMA: Medicine, health, and biological sciences.
Turabian: Designed to be used for college students for most any subject.
Chicago: Used in the professional publishing world for books, magazines, etc.
CSE (Council of Science Editors) Used for Biology
Citing U.S. Government Publications (University of North Florida)
Citation Generators
Citation Machine – Resources and Guides (Includes a list of unusual items you might need to cite)
Your professor should tell you which style they want you to use. If they have no preference, you may follow these Citation Guides (UNC-Greensboro)
ACM: Articles, books, websites
ACS: Articles, books, websites, data, theses and dissertations
AP: Newspapers, magazines, etc.
APA: Psychology, education, and other social sciences.
ASA: American Sociological Association
MLA: Literature, arts, and humanities.
AMA: Medicine, health, and biological sciences.
Turabian: Designed to be used for college students for most any subject.
Chicago: Used in the professional publishing world for books, magazines, etc.
CSE (Council of Science Editors) Used for Biology
Citing U.S. Government Publications (University of North Florida)
Citation Generators
Here are a few citation generators to try out:
Citation Machine – Resources and Guides (Includes a list of unusual items you might need to cite)
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Search Credo for Reference Books
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