Check your syllabus or assignment instructions for information about which citation style to use.
Here are some citation styles that are assigned at UPEI:
- APA (American Psychological Association) style is common in the social sciences and some sciences
- MLA (Modern Language Association) style is common in the humanities
- Chicago style (or a variation called Turabian style) is used in history and related subjects
- CSE (Council of Science Editors) style is used in some science courses
- ACS (American Chemical Society) style is sometimes used in chemistry
- NLM (National Library of Medicine) style is used in paramedicine
- AAA (American Anthropological Association) and ASA (American Sociological Assocation) style are sometimes used in Sociology/Anthropology.
We have print versions of many complete style guides available on reserve at the library services desk.
The tutors at the Writing Centre can also help you with citations and formatting.
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