Style Guides
Find the right citation guide for your research paper.
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APA Style
APA (American Psychological Association) is the most commonly used style to cite sources in the social sciences.
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MLA Style
MLA (Modern Languages Association) is the most common citation style for writing in the humanities.
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Chicago Style
The Chicago Manual of Style is used in disciplines in many disciplines that prefer using footnotes or endnotes to cite sources.
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Citing in the health professions
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- : Direct links to dozens of journal publishers instructions for publication
- Uniform requirements for manuscripts submitted to biomedical journals (2008)
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- these uniform requirements
- Help for students in health professions: Kellogg.Library@dal.ca
Subject specific citiation styles
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Managing citations
Refworks is an efficient, popular online system for gathering and editing the bibliographies for your research papers.
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Avoiding plagiarism
When writing research papers you enter into an academic dialogue. The importance of understanding the responsibilities the academic community places on you as a writer cannot be understated.
- Bookmark . This site outlines the standards of of conduct that must be met.
- The Plagiarism tutorial provides you with the tools to avoid avoid plagiarism.