Citing Your Sources: Style Manuals
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General Style Manuals
Science, Health and Engineering Style Manuals
General Writing Guides
Sci/Tech Writing Guides
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RefWorks:
Refworks lets you keep track of all of your references, cite your sources, and format your bibliographies automatically!
Tutorials from Boston College Library:
- Entering in a reference manually
- Exporting from Academic Search/Ebscohost (says it's for Business Source, but works the same)
- How to use Write-n-Cite
General Style Manuals
Style manuals show how to format bibliographies and footnotes; some also provide information on outlining, editing and writing. If your instructor has not specified a particular format or recommended a style manual, consult one of the following, widely-used manuals.
These four general style manuals are used in some sci/tech publications and disciplines and may also be used in student papers.
ASU graduate students may want to also consult the ASU Graduate College Format Manual.
- Chicago Manual of Style. 14th ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1993.
Z 253 .U69 1993 Science Reference (shelved behind reference desk)
Copies also available at Hayden Reference.
Instructions for the Chicago style are available at:- Chicago/Turabian Documentation Style (University of Wisconsin - Madison Writing Center)
- Chicago/Turabian Documentation Style (University of Wisconsin - Madison Writing Center)
- Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. New York: Modern Language Association, 1995.
LB 2369 .G53 1995 Science Reference (shelved behind reference desk)
1999 5th edition available at Hayden Reference.
- Instructions for the MLA style are available at:
- Bibliography Styles Handbook: MLA Format (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
- MLA Documentation Style (University of Wisconsin - Madison Writing Center)
- Using Modern Language Association (MLA) Format (Purdue University Online Writing Lab)
- For details on citing electronic/online sources in MLA style:
- MLA Style: How do I document sources from the Web in my works cited list? (Modern Language Association)
http://www.mla.org/publications/style/style_faq/style_faq4 - Using MLA Style to Cite and Document Sources (Online!: Citation Styles, Andrew Harnack and Eugene Kleppinger)
http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/online/cite5.html
- Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. 5th ed. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association, 2001.
BF76.7 .P83 2001 Science Reserve
Copies also available at Hayden Reference and Hayden Reserve.
- Instructions for the APA style are available at:
- APA Research Style Crib Sheet (Georgia Southern University)
- Bibliography Styles Handbook: APA Format (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
- APA Documentation Style (University of Wisconsin - Madison Writing Center)
- Using American Psychological Association (APA) Format (Purdue University Online Writing Lab)
- For details on citing electronic/online sources in APA style:
- Electronic Reference Formats Recommended by the American Psychological Association (American Psychological Association)
http://www.apastyle.org/elecref.html - APA Style Electronic Formats (Mary Ellen Guffey)
http://www.westwords.com/guffey/apa.html - Electronic Sources: APA Style of Citation (Nancy Crane)
http://www.uvm.edu/~ncrane/estyles/apa.html - Using APA Style to Cite and Document Sources (Online!: Citation Styles, Andrew Harnack and Eugene Kleppinger)
http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/online/cite6.html
- Electronic Reference Formats Recommended by the American Psychological Association (American Psychological Association)
- Turabian, Kate L. Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations. 5th ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1987.
LB 2369 .T8 1987 Science Reference (shelved behind reference desk)
Copies also available at Hayden Reference and Hayden Reserve.
1996 6th edition is available at Hayden Reference.
Instructions for the Turabian style are available at: - Chicago/Turabian Documentation Style (University of Wisconsin - Madison Writing Center)
- Turabian Style Guide (University of Southern Mississippi)
Style Manuals for Specific Sci/Tech Disciplines
Some style manuals are developed for specific subject areas or publications. Also, many journals and societies publish "instructions for authors" as guides for individuals submitting papers for publication. These guides vary greatly and could include everything from the size of margins to the use of correct nomenclature. Information that may be of use for student papers would be how to cite references, how to format the paper, and writing tips.
Some of the following "styles" promote a shortened form of bibliographic citation that may not be acceptable to some instructors. Students are advised to check with their instructors before selecting one of these guides.
- Biology
- ASM Style Manual for Journals and Books. Washington, D.C.: American Society for Microbiology, 1991.
QR 11 .A44x Science Reference
- Author's Guide to Biomedical Journals: Complete Manuscript Submission Instructions for 235 Leading Biomedical Periodicals. 2nd ed. Larchmont NY: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., 1996.
R119 .A97 1996 Science Reference - Council of Biology Editors Style Manual Committee. Scientific Style and Format: the CBE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers. 6th ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1994.
QH 304 .C33 1994 Science Reference (shelved behind reference desk)
Instructions for the CBE style are available at:
CBE Documentation Style (University of Wisconsin - Madison Writing Center)
- ASM Style Manual for Journals and Books. Washington, D.C.: American Society for Microbiology, 1991.
- Chemistry
- ACS Instructions for Authors
Select the appropriate journal or magazine to find the instructions for authors. - ACS Style Guide: A Manual for Authors and Editors. 2nd ed. Washington D.C.: American Chemical Society, 1997.
QD 8.5 .A25 1997 Science Reference- ACS Style Guidelines (University of Wisconsin at Madison)
http://chemistry.library.wisc.edu/instruction/acstyle.htm - Reference Style Guidelines (ACS)
http://pubs.acs.org/books/references.shtml
- ACS Style Guidelines (University of Wisconsin at Madison)
- ACS Instructions for Authors
- Earth Sciences
- Clark, Suzanne M., Mary L. Larsgaard and Cynthia M. Teague. Cartographic citations : a style guide. Chicago: Map and Geography Round Table, American Library Association, 1992.
GA108.7 .C55x 1992 Science Map Reference - Cochran, Wendell. Geowriting: A Guide to Writing, Editing, and Printing in Earth Science. 3rd ed. Falls Church, VA: American Geological Institute, 1979.
QE 48.85 .C62 1979 Science Reference
- Hansen, Wallace R. Suggestions to Authors of the Reports of the Untied States Geological Survey. 7th ed. Reston, VA: U.S. Dept. of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey; 1991.
I19.2:Su 3/5/991 Gov Docs (Hayden Library, Government Documents Service, 3rd floor) - Writer's Guide to Periodicals in Earth Science. 2d ed. Alexandria VA: American Geological Institute, 1986
QE48.85 .W743x 1986 Science Reference
- Clark, Suzanne M., Mary L. Larsgaard and Cynthia M. Teague. Cartographic citations : a style guide. Chicago: Map and Geography Round Table, American Library Association, 1992.
- Engineering
- ASCE Author's Guides for Publications.
The American Society of Civil Engineer's publications: Writing for Civil Engineering Magazine, ASCE Authors' Guide to Journals, Books, and Reference Publications, and ASCE Press Guidelines for Book Submittal. - IEEE's Information for Authors
Information for authors for IEEE's transactions, journals and letters. IEEE also recommends that authors examine specific publications for more specific instructions.
- ASCE Author's Guides for Publications.
- Health Sciences
- American Medical Association Manual of Style. 8th ed. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins, 1989.
R 119 .A533 1989 Science Reference (located behind reference desk)
- Author's Guide to Biomedical Journals: Complete Manuscript Submission Instructions for 235 Leading Biomedical Periodicals. 2nd ed. Larchmont NY: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., 1996.
R119 .A97 1996 Science Reference - Patrias, Karen. National Library of Medicine Recommended Formats for Bibliographic Citation. Bethesda: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, National Institutes of Health, National Library of Medicine, Reference Section, 1991.
R 119 .P38X 1991 Science Reference (located behind reference desk)
- See also: Health Sciences: Writing Guide
- American Medical Association Manual of Style. 8th ed. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins, 1989.
- Mathematics
- Author Packages for Publishing with the AMS
Provides links for retrieval of style manual information for manuscripts that are to be sent to the American Mathematical Association. Retrieval for booklets for AMS-TeX and AMS-LaTeX are provided. In addition generic packages, and packages for specific publications can also be retrieved along with copyright and other legal notices. - "A Manual for Authors of Mathematical Papers." Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society, Volume 63, no. 5, September 1962.
QA 1 .A52 Science 2nd Floor
- Author Packages for Publishing with the AMS
- Patents/Trademarks
- Patents and Trademarks Style Manual: A Supplement to the United States Government Printing Office Style Manual. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1984.
T 223 .K6 U56x 1984 Science Reference
- Patents and Trademarks Style Manual: A Supplement to the United States Government Printing Office Style Manual. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1984.
- Physics
- AIP Style Manual. 4th ed. New York: American Institute of Physics, 1990.
QC 5.45 .A45 1990 Science Reference (located behind reference desk) - American Institute of Physics: Author Services
This site provides all necessary links to web pages that deal with the preparation of a manuscript for publication in AIP journals. This information should be used in concert with the AIP Style Manual.
- AIP Style Manual. 4th ed. New York: American Institute of Physics, 1990.
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