Citing your Sources
The Felix G. Woodward Library has compiled information about writing your paper in the style guide required by your professor. Select the style guide from the list below. If you're not sure, check the syllabus, ask your professor, or look at the "Suggested for" section for each style guide.
MLA Style - 9th Edition
Suggested For: Art, Languages & Literature, Philosophy, Religion, and Theatre
How to format:
- Books
- Periodicals (journals, magazines, newspapers)
- Electronic Sources (websites, online and database articles)
- Other Common Sources (speeches, art, movies, music & sound)
Other MLA Resources:
APA Style - 7th Edition
Suggested for: Business, Communications, Education, Geography, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, Women's Studies
How to format:
- Books
- Periodicals (journals, magazines, newspapers)
- Electronic Sources (websites, online and database articles)
- Other Print Sources (encyclopedias, government documents and private reports)
- Other Non-Print Sources (interviews and correspondence, movies, music & sound)
Other APA resources:
- What's New in the Seventh Edition of the Publication Manual?
- The Basics of APA Style [free tutorial from APA]
- Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association 7th ed. - [Ref: BF76.7 .P83 2020]
Chicago Manual of Style (CMS) - 17th Edition
Suggested for: History, Philosophy, Religious Studies
Other Chicago Style resources:
- Chicago Style: Author-Date and Notes-Bibliography
- FAQs from University of Chicago
- The Chicago Manual of Style - [Ref: Z253 .U69 2017]
Turabian Style - 7th Edition
Suggested for: History, Philosophy, Religious Studies
Other Turabian resources:
- Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations - [Ref: LB2369 .T8 2013]
- How to Teach Turabian Instructor's Guide
CSE Style - 7th Edition
Suggested for: Astronomy, Biology, Engineering, Geology, Mathematics, Nursing & Health Sciences, Physics
Other CSE resources:
- Scientific Style and Format: the CSE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers[CSE] - [Ref: T11 .S386 2006]
ACS Style - ACS Guide to Scholarly Communication (2020)
Suggested for: Chemistry
Other ACS resources:
- ACS Style Quick Guide (2020)
- ACS Guide to Scholarly Communication (2020)
- The ACS Style: A Manual for Authors and Editors - [Ref: QD8.5 .A25 2006]
American Society of Agronomy (ASA), Crop Science Society of America (CSSA), and Soil Science Society of America (SSSA)
ASA Style - 6th Edition
Suggested for: Sociology
Other ASA resources:
- Citation Examples
- American Sociological Association Style Guide - [Ref: HM569 .A54 2010]