Women's and Gender Studies
Citation Styles
Which citation style guide you use will depend on the following:
- Instructor - check your assignment guidelines or ask your instructor if he/she has a preference/recommendation
- Field of Study - certain citation styles are used for certain disciplines.
- Writing for Publication - check the guidelines in the publication (journal) to whom you would like to submit your article.
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association by Call Number: BF 76.7 P83 2020 (at Reference Desk)ISBN: 97814338332161Publication Date: 2020The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Seventh Edition is the official source for APA Style. With millions of copies sold worldwide in multiple languages, it 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.
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research PapersCall Number: LB 2369 G53 2009 (at Reference Desk)ISBN: 1603290249Publication Date: 2009Published by the Modern Language Association, the 7th edition of this classic style guide provides students and researchers with important updates on the formatting and style of academic papers. MLA style is widely used in the Humanities (especially Literature, Rhetoric, and Cultural Studies).
The Chicago Manual of Style by Call Number: LB 2369 C55 2017 (at Reference Desk)ISBN: 9780226287058Publication Date: 2017-09-05The Chicago Manual of Style has been prepared with an eye toward how we find, create, and cite information that readers are as likely to access from their pockets as from a bookshelf. It offers updated guidelines on electronic workflows and publication formats, tools for PDF annotation and citation management, web accessibility standards, and effective use of metadata, abstracts, and keywords.- Online Writing Lab (OWL) byCall Number: OnlineDetailed summaries of APA and MLA styles, with examples of in-text citations and references for a multitude of information formats.
- Chicago-style Citation Quick Guide byCall Number: OnlineA quick summary of the main aspect of the style, with examples.
Tip: If You Quote It, Note It
Remember to always properly document the sources you have used to write your essay; failure to do so can result in academic penalties. For further information see Section 8 - Regulations and Policies in the Course Calendar.
RefWorks
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RefWorks provides you with your own space and folders to organize references. It is really usefull for automatically importing your references and formatting them with the click of a button in a variety of styles (APA, MLA, Chicago, etc.).
Using RefWorks effectively takes practice!
When you are searching a database, you can usually move your references into a folder or check them off and then automatically export them to RefWorks into your account. The trick? Each database is different in the exporting process, so you have to know how it works before you start searching.
Explore a variety of databases, especially those that you'll use on a regular basis and check out the process used to export to your RefWorks account.
For more information, please see the RefWorks Guide