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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.