Citation Style Guides

APA Citation Guide
Based on the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 5th edition, this guide provides examples for citing books; book chapters; encyclopedia, journal, magazine, and newspaper articles; Government Printing Office and ERIC reports; online databases; and Internet resources.

 

Council of Science Editors (CSE) Citation Guide
Based on the Scientific Style and Format: The CSE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers, 7th edition, this guide provides examples for citing books; book chapters; journal articles; conference papers and abstracts; technical reports; and dissertations theses. The developers of this citation style were formerly known as the Council of Biology Editors (CBE).

 

Citing Net Sources - net.TUTOR Quick Guide
Examples of citation style for electronic format materials (listservs, the World Wide Web, databases, etc.) from the OSU Libraries net.TUTOR tutorial

 

Chicago Manual of Style Citation Guide
Based on The Chicago Manual of Style, 14th edition, this guide provides examples in "Humanities" as well as "Scientific" styles for citing books; book chapters; encyclopedia, journal, magazine, and newspaper articles; online databases; and Internet resources.

 

Modern Language Association (MLA) Citation Guide
Based on the MLA Handbooks for Writers of Research Papers, 4th edition, this guide provides examples for citing books; anthologies and works in anthologies; encyclopedia, journal, magazine, and newspaper articles; reviews; works of art; television programs; sournd recordings; online databases; and Internet resources.

 

Turabian Citation Guide
Based on the A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, 6th edition, this guide provides examples in "Humanities" as well as "Scientific" styles for citing books; encyclopedia, journal, magazine, and newspaper articles; and online databases.