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Common Citation Styles
Modern Languages Association (MLA) Style:
Important: MLA Style has recently been updated. The newer edition is the 9th edition. Please pay close attention to the edition of MLA required by your professor.
- MLA Style Center (9th edition)
- MLA Style: Citations by Format (9th edition)
- Purdue OWL: Chicago Manual of Style 17th Edition
American Psychological Association (APA) Style:
- American Psychological Association
- APA Style: Paper Format
- Purdue OWL: 7th edition changes
- Quick Answers–References (APA Style Blog)
Chicago Style:
Turabian Style: (a version of Chicago style for student writers)
Other Citation Styles
American Medical Association (AMA) Style:
American Sociological Association (ASA) Style:
- Purdue OWL: Manuscript Formatting
- Purdue OWL: In-Text (Citation) References
- Purdue OWL: References Page Formatting
Bluebook Legal Citation:
Council of Science Editors (CSE) Style:
Composition and Writing in the Disciplines
General College Writing Guidelines:
- Paragraph Structure (Purdue OWL)
- EVOKE-Tips Elevating Your Academic Writing
- Issues of Style
- Writing an Essay Introduction
- Writing an Essay Conclusion
- Model Student Papers (several majors from W.W. Norton)
Grammar, Spelling, and Punctuation Help:
Technical Writing: (including scientific, finance, and legal writing resources)
- Purdue OWL: Technical, Professional Writing Tips
- Technical Communication textbook resources
- Plainlanguage.gov tips and resources
Integrating Sources and Avoiding Plagiarism
Research and Citation:
- Avoiding Plagiarism (Purdue OWL)
- Quoting, Paraphrasing, Summarizing (Purdue OWL)
- Synthesizing Sources (Purdue OWL)
- The Research Roadmap (RSU Libraries)
- See All Tutorials from RSU Libraries
Technical tools.
Turnitin: is required by some professors to check for plagiarism.
Capstone Guides