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Exploring Academic Integrity in Your Research: A Tutorial

A UO Libraries self-guided tutorial on integrity in library research and using sources ethically

13 - Citation Styles

Citation styles

In academic writing, there are many different citation styles. Here are a few of the most common, and their related disciplines.

Click the links in the Format column to be taken to official information about each style.

 

Accessibility note: Below is a chart with two columns for format and discipline.

Format Discipline
Modern Language Association
(MLA)
Humanities
American Psychological Association
(APA)
Social Science
Education
Business
Nursing
Council of Science Editors
(CSE)
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
Mathematics
Chicago Manual of Style
(Chicago)
Humanities
Social Sciences

For more information about citation styles, including how to read and understand the different parts of a citation, see the Citation Section in our Getting Started with Research guide.