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Guide to Writing Styles
Format a manuscript or research paper with one of several commonly accepted
styles.
APA Style
American
Psychological Association (APA)
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For a comprehensive guide, see (External)
APA
Formatting and Style Guide
provided by Purdue University.
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The latest print edition of the
Publication Manual of the American Psychological
Association
is available in most of the University Libraries reference collections
(call number: BF 76.7.P83)
Chicago Style
Chicago
Manual of Style
MLA Style
Modern
Language Association (MLA)
Turabian Style
Turabian
Style Guide
Other useful style guides
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(External)
AAA Style Guide.
Produced
by the American Anthropological Association.
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ACS Style Guide: A Manual for Authors and Editors. The American Chemical
Society's authorized guide. The latest edition is available in Waldo Library
Science Reference (call number: QD 8.5 .A25).
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Style Manual for Political Science. Produced by the American Political Science
Association. The latest edition is available in Waldo Library Reference Desk
Coll. (call number: JA86.A52x).
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American Sociological Association Style Guide (ASA). The ASA Style Guide
is designed to aid authors in preparing manuscripts for all ASA journals and
publications. The latest edition is available in Waldo Library Reference (call
number: HM73.A54x).
Citation formatting tools
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(External)
RefWorks
is
a citation management software that allows WMU students and faculty to import
citations directly from select databases and create and manage your own bibliographies.
Use with Microsoft Word to cite and format references in a variety of writing
styles. You'll have to sign up for an account the first time you use RefWorks.
An excellent tutorial is available in RefWorks under Help.
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(External)
Citation Machine
is
a free Web site that provides software allowing you to create MLA or APA citations
for books, journal articles, and a variety of other references. You provide details
about titles, author, publisher or journal name, volume, and page numbers. The
site then provides a formatted citation for use in your reference lists. You
should double-check the citations the system generates since it occasionally
makes a mistake.
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Quick Citation Formatting in Databases
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Many databases
allow you to format citations into various writing styles. When available, look
for the wording “cite” or “cite now,” or see if it is
an option after clicking on “save, print, email.”
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