Citation Style Guides
Clear, step‑by‑step examples for citing every source type in nine major academic styles. Click any style below to explore guides for websites, books, articles, and more.
APA 7th Edition
American Psychological Association style — used in psychology, education, and social sciences. Covers in‑text citations and reference lists.
APA 7MLA 9th Edition
Modern Language Association style — standard for literature, languages, and humanities. Emphasizes authorship and container elements.
MLA 9Chicago 17th Edition
Chicago Manual of Style — used in history, business, and fine arts. Offers notes‑bibliography and author‑date systems.
Chicago 17Harvard
Author‑date referencing common in UK, Australia, and many sciences. Very similar to APA but with regional variations.
HarvardVancouver
Numbered citation style used extensively in medicine and biomedical sciences. References are listed in the order they appear.
VancouverIEEE
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers — numbered style for engineering and computer science. In‑text citations use brackets.
IEEETurabian
Kate L. Turabian's manual — essentially Chicago style adapted for student research papers. Two systems: notes‑bibliography and author‑date.
Turabian 9AMA 11th Edition
American Medical Association style — predominant in medicine, nursing, and health sciences. Uses superscript numbers in text.
AMA 11ASA 6th Edition
American Sociological Association style — based on Chicago author‑date but with sociology‑specific formatting rules.
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