LibGuides: Cite Your Sources: Common Citation Styles

Common Citation Styles

Purdue University's Online Writing Lab publishes up-to-date quick reference guides for common citation styles. You can also access the full official style guides through UIS Library. The UIS Learning Hub also provides handouts about citation styles.

MLA Formatting and Style Guide (Purdue OWL)

MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing by Modern Language Association of America Staff (Created by)
Call Number: PN147 .G444 2008

ISBN: 9780873522977

Publication Date: 2008-01-01

Reorganized and revised, the third edition of the MLA Style Manual offers complete, up-to-date guidance on writing scholarly texts, documenting research sources, submitting manuscripts to publishers, and dealing with legal issues surrounding publication.

Purdue OWL APA Formatting and Style Guide

Publication Manual (OFFICIAL) 7th Edition of the American Psychological Association by American Psychological Association
Call Number: BF76.7 .P83 2020

ISBN: 9781433832154

Publication Date: 2019-10-01

With millions of copies sold worldwide in multiple languages, the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Seventh Edition is the style manual of choice for writers, researchers, editors, students, and educators in the social and behavioral sciences, natural sciences, nursing, communications, education, business, engineering, and other fields.

Purdue OWL Chicago Formatting and Style Guide

Chicago Manual of Style (CMOS)
The Chicago Manual of Style is an authoritative reference for style, usage, and grammar.
CSE Manual : Scientific Style and Format for Authors, Editors, and Publishers
Compiled by the Council of Science Editors, the CSE Manual: Scientific Style and Format for Authors, Editors, and Publishers is a reference resource containing complete coverage of rules and best practices in scientific publishing.