Citation Styles & Formatting
Citation Styles & Formatting
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If you are frustrated with citations, you are not alone! But, remember that these citation styles exist for a reason and that there is a careful internal logic within their structure (even if we don't see the intricacies right away). Start early in formatting your documents, follow the model set by the examples provided within the links below, and seek help when needed.
APA
APA
American Psychological Association (APA) Style & Grammar Guidelines: The Style & Grammar Guidelines on the official APA website provide a searchable supplement to the publication manual and contain tutorials and webinars, handouts and guides, and sample papers to help you learn and apply APA7 style. Frequently used by those in education, management, psychology, health and other social sciences.
Citation Help for APA7 (CSS LibGuide)
New to APA? Try this APA Tutorial! (From APAStyle)
**NEW!!** Need a template to help you get started with APA formatting? Check out our CSS APA templates! Each one includes instructions for use in Google Docs or MS Word.
Our BASIC template is useful for most undergraduate writing projects and shorter (under 15 pages) essays.
Our ADVANCED template includes help with building appendices and is meant for graduate writers and longer essays.
MLA
MLA
Modern Language Association (MLA) Style Center: The official MLA provides free resources on research, writing, and documentation for learning and applying MLA 9th edition formatting and style. Frequently used by those in the humanities, English, history, philosophy, music, and the fine arts.
AMA
AMA
American Medical Association (AMA) Manual of Style: The official citation style site (fully searchable) of the AMA and its publications. Frequently used by those in the health sciences, including those in the Physician's Assistant, Physical Therapy and Athletic Training programs here at CSS.
CSE
CSE
Council of Science Editors (CSE) Style: The official "quick guide" to CSE style. Frequently used by those in the natural and physical sciences, biology, chemistry, and beyond.
If you have questions about your citations or formatting, or if you're working with a citation style not represented in the resources here, don't hesitate to contact us: writingcenter@css.edu
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