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Basic Information
When citing, you need:
- WHO created the work
- WHEN it was published, created, or performed
- WHERE it was published, created, or performed
- WHAT is the format (book, film, play, study, proceeding)
When using online resources, you need:
- The URL or Database Name
- WHEN the URL or database was visited
Common Citation Styles
Below is a list of common citation styles by academic discipline.
PLEASE NOTE: This is a general guide only. The citation style required by your department may be different from what appears here. If you are undertaking a thesis or dissertation, you should always check with your faculty advisor.
Common Citation Styles by Academic Discipline
| Program | Sub-Discipline | Style |
| Anthropology | Cultural Anthropology | American Anthropology Assoc. |
| Anthropology | Primatology | APA |
| Anthropology | Archaeology | Society for American Archaeologists / American Antiquity |
| Art and Art History | Chicago | |
| Communication | APA | |
| English | English |
MLA |
| English | Linguistics | MLA |
| English | Rhetoric | MLA |
| History | Chicago | |
| Music | Music Education | APA |
| Music | Music History | Chicago |
| Music | Music Pedagogy | Chicago |
| Music | Music Psychology | APA |
| Music | Music Theory | Chicago |
| Philosophy | APA | |
| Political Science | APA | |
| Spanish | MLA | |
| Spanish | Linguistics | APA |
| Spanish | Translation and Interpreting Studies | APA |
| Program | Style |
| Bicultural-Bilingual Studies | APA |
| Counseling | APA |
| Educational Leadership and Policy Studies | APA |
| Educational Psychology | APA |
| Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching | APA |
| Program | Style |
| Criminology and Criminal Justice | APA |
| Demography | Check with your department/advisor |
| Kinesiology | APA |
| Psychology | APA |
| Public Administration | APA |
| Social Work | APA |
| Sociology | APA |
| Program | Style |
| Accounting | The Accounting Review |
| Economics | APA |
| Finance | Journal of Financial Economics |
| Information Systems and Cyber Security | MISQ or IEEE |
| Management | APA |
| Management Science and Statistics | APA |
| Marketing | APA |
| Program | Style |
| Chemistry | Check with your department/advisor |
| Computer Science | Check with your department/advisor |
| Earth & Planetary Sciences | Check with your department/advisor |
| Integrative Biology | Check with your department/advisor |
| Mathematics | Check with your department/advisor |
| Molecular Microbiology & Immunology | Check with your department/advisor |
| Neuroscience, Developmental & Regenerative Biology | Check with your department/advisor |
| Physics & Astronomy | Check with your department/advisor |
| Program | Style |
| Architecture & Planning | Check with your department/advisor |
| Biomedical Engineering | AMA or APA |
| Chemical Engineering | ACS |
| Civil and Environmental Engineering & Construction Management | APA or ASCE |
| Electrical and Computer Engineering | IEEE or APA |
| Mechanical Engineering | ASME |