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How to Cite Your Work | Giving Credit | Citation Styles

Style Guides

Style manuals prescribe a format to be used for papers and citations, and are often discipline-based. Below are some resources to acquaint you with the styles most commonly used at SAIC. Currently enrolled students may also make appointments at the Writing Center for help with citations.

Chicago Manual of Style 
Chicago and Turabian Styles
APA 
American Psychological Association
MLA 
Modern Language Association

The Chicago Manual of Style 17th Edition [print]

  • 18th Edition is on order

Chicago Manual of Style Online 18th Edition [Requires ARTIC login] 17th Edition linked here.

Purdue Online Writing Lab: Chicago

[Turbanian] A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations [print]

Turabian Online - based on Chicago Style

Publication manual of the American Psychological Association 7th Edition [print]

Purdue Online Writing Lab: APA

MLA Handbook 8th Edition [print]

Purdue Online Writing Lab: MLA