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Citation Styles & Tools: Specialty Citations

A quick guide for MLA, Chicago, APA, and other citation styles.

Citing Government Docs

Guide to citing government documents
(Columbia University)

AP Stylebook

AP E-Book
Associated Press stylebook and briefing on media law

Basic Legal Citation

Guide to basic legal citation
(Cornell University)

Writing about Music

A Style Sheet
(UCPress)

SBL (Society of Biblical Literature)

SBL Handbook of Style
For those looking to publish in ancient near Eastern, Biblical, and early Christian studies

ACS (American Chemical Society)

The ACS Style Guide

ACS Style Guide (Chapter 14)--covers references

AMA (American Medical Association)

AMA MANUAL of STYLE, 11th EDITION
Publication Date: 2020

AMA Citation Style
Guide developed by George Washington University. The guide includes example citations as well as information on how to format your paper.

CSE (Council of Science Editors)

Scientific Style and Format: The CSE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers
Call Number: T11 .S386 2006
Ellis Library Reference

ASA (American Sociological Association)

American Sociological Association Style Guide
Call Number: HM569 .A54 2014
Ellis Library Reference

Engineering Style Guides

Science and Engineering Books on Writing

A Guide to writing as an Engineer
Craft of Scientific presentation: Critical steps to succeed and Critical errors to avoid
Writing for Science
Enjoy writing your science thesis or dissertation

Engineering Guides for Authors

Citation Styles by Disciplines

MAE Technical Communication Stylebook 2 (pdf)

Science Citation Styles by Discipline