Citation guides, or style manuals, are used to cite sources and format papers for specific courses and disciplines. The most common citation guides are as follows:
1. Common Citation Styles:
- MLA (Modern Language Association)
- APA (American Psychological Association)
- Chicago (or Turabian)
- CSE (Council of Science Editors)
- AMA (American Medical Association)
2. Citation Resources:
- Click on over to our How-To Guides page for handouts and other resources related to the most common citations styles.
3. Disciplines and Citation Styles:
The Writing Center at CU Denver maintains a small library with numerous discipline-specific citation guides. These guides provide the most up to date and comprehensive information on citing sources.
- Biology: CSE: Council of Science Editors.
- Chemistry: ACS: American Chemical Society
- Earth Sciences: Geowriting: A Guide to Writing, Editing, and Printing in Earth Science
- English: MLA: Modern Language Association
- Engineering: IEEE: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
- Foreign Languages: MLA: Modern Language Association
- History: Chicago (formerly Turabian)
- Humanities: MLA: Modern Language Association
- Journalism: The Associated Press Stylebook, or The Authoritative Handbook for Writers, Editors, and News Directors
- Law and Legal Studies: The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation
- Linguistics: LSA: Linguistic Society of America Handbook
- Math: A Manual for Authors of Mathematical Papers
- Medicine: AMA: American Medical Association Manual of Style
- Physics: Style Manual for Guidelines in the Preparation of Papers
- Psychology: APA: Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association
- Political Science: The Style Manual for Political Science
- Social Sciences: APA: Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association
- Sociology: ASA: American Sociological Association Style Guide
