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How To Cite

Avoiding Plagiarism

See also: Citing Sources within your paper; Assembling a List of Works Cited

Which Style Guide Should I Use?

  1. Follow the format your professor suggests.

  2. Ask your professor what to use if no format was assigned.

  3. If you have no advice from your professor, try these:

    Humanities (especially literature or languages)
    Modern Language Association (MLA) Handbook

    Social sciences (especially psychology and behavioral science)
    American Psychological Association (APA) Publication Manual

    Physical and natural sciences
    CSE (Council of Scientific Editors) Manual

    A general guide
    Turabian is used by students in all disciplines. It is designed to complement the Chicago Manual of Style, but be simpler and easier to use.

    A very detailed guide
    The Chicago Manual of Style is used by scholarly writers in all disciplines. It contains two separate styles, one for writers in literature, history, and the arts, and one for writers in the physical, natural and social sciences.
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