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Humanities & Social Sciences Graduate Student Guide

Using APA Style

APA Style is used by the American Psychological Association. Current guidelines are contained in their 7th edition that was published in 2020.

More information about citing resources using APA can be found on their Reference Example page. It is easy to navigate and you can quickly find how to cite specific types of research materials, including:

  • Textual Materials
  • Data and Assessment Measurements
  • Audiovisual Media
  • Online Media

APA also offers online guidelines for:

Using Chicago Manual of Style

The Chicago Manual of Style is currently on its 18th edition. By clicking on the book cover above, you will be directed to the CMS Online Guide. 

You can also access the Citation Quick Guide, where you will find information about how to format CMS citations in two varieties:

  1. Notes and Bibliography Style 
  2. Author-Date Style

Always ask your instructor which CMS format they want you to use for your assignments. 

Using MLA

MLA citations were developed by the Modern Language Association; current formatting guidelines are outlined in their 9th Edition that was published in 2021.

More information about formatting MLA citations is available online from the MLA Style Center. The page quickly breaks citations by source type and provides examples. 

Did you know...?

InfoHawk+ provides citations for you! After you open the library record for a journal article or a book, scroll down to the bottom of the page to the "Send to" heading. There, you will see a citation icon that will generate a full reference citation that can be copied to your clipboard in MLA (9th ed.), APA (7th ed.), Chicago/Turbian, Harvard, and Vancouver styles. 

Screenshot of library catalog record on InfoHawk+ displaying source citation