How to pick a style
Consider the following when choosing what citation style to use:
- The preferred style used by your faculty member, ask what they would like to see in your assignments.
- The style used by the journal or conference you are submitting your work to.
- The discipline you are writing for. Social sciences tend to use APA (American Psychological Association), while many medical professionals use NLM (National Library of Medicine), a modified version of the Vancouver system.
- Be consistent, pick a style and stick to it throughout your paper.
Style guides
MLA (Modern Language Association)
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MLA Handbook by Call Number: WZ 345 M467 2016ISBN: 9781603292627Publication Date: 2016-04-01The Modern Language Association, the authority on research and writing, takes a fresh look at documenting sources in the eighth edition of the MLA Handbook, the official guide to MLA format.
APA (American Psychological Association)
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Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association by Call Number: WZ 345 P976 2020ISBN: 9781433832161Publication Date: 2019-10-01The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Seventh Edition is the official source for APA Style.
Biomedical Styles
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AMA Manual of Style, 11th edition by Call Number: OnlineISBN: 9780190246556Publication Date: 2020-03-02The AMA Manual of Style is a must-have resource for anyone involved in medical, health, and scientific publishing. Written by an expert committee of JAMA Network editors, this latest edition addresses issues that face authors, editors, and publishers in the digital age. -
Citing medicine : the NLM style guide for authors, editors, and publishers. 2nd edition by Call Number: OnlinePublication Date: 2007Citing Medicine provides assistance to authors in compiling lists of references for their publications, to editors in revising such lists, to publishers in setting reference standards for their authors and editors, and to librarians and others in formatting bibliographic citations.
