Citing Sources
Academic Integrity and Avoiding Plagiarism
- Academic Integrity: Responsible Use of Source Material (NDSU Center for Writers)
- Exposing the "Root" of Plagiarism (NDSU Center for Writers)
- Copyright and Fair Use (NDSU Libraries)
- Copyright Fair Use for Educators (NDSU General Counsel)
Useful Websites
- Defining and Avoiding Plagiarism: The WPA Statement on Best Practices (Council of Writing Program Administrators)
- Office of Research Integrity (U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services)
- Best Practices for Avoiding Plagiarism (Purdue University Online Writing Lab--OWL)
Most Used Citation Styles
APA Format
- APA Formatting and Style Guide (Purdue University Online Writing Lab--OWL)
- APA Style Blog (American Psychological Association)
- APA Style Handouts and Guides (American Psychological Association)
- APA Style Sample Papers (American Psychological Association)
- APA Style Tutorials and Webinars (American Psychological Association)
- The Basics of APA Style (Tutorials) (American Psychological Association)
MLA Format
- Ask the MLA--The MLA Style Center (Modern Language Association)
- Formatting a Research Paper--The MLA Style Center (Modern Language Association)
- MLA Eighth Edition: Formatting and Style Guide (Purdue University Online Writing Lab--OWL)
- MLA 8th Edition Formatting and Style Guide (PowerPoint Presentation) (Purdue University Online Writing Lab--OWL)
- MLA 8th Edition--Web-based Resource (Saginaw Valley State University Writing Center)
- Sample Papers in MLA Style (Modern Language Association)
- What's New in the Eighth Edition--The MLA Style Center (Modern Language Association)
- Works Cited: A Quick Guide--The MLA Style Center (Modern Language Association)
Chicago Format
- Chicago Manual of Style (Purdue University Online Writing Lab--OWL)
- The Chicago Manual of Style Online (The Chicago Manual of Style)
- Chicago-Style Citation Quick Guide (The Chicago Manual of Style)
Legal Elements
- Copyright Fair Use for Educators (NDSU General Counsel)
Style Manuals (A-Z Index)
AAA (American Anthropological Association)
- AAA Style (American Anthropological Association)
ACS (American Chemical Society)
- The ACS Style Guide (American Chemical Society)
AIP (American Institute of Physics)
- AIP Style Manual (American Institute of Physics)
AJAE (American Journal of Agricultural Economics)
- AJAE Instructions to Authors (Agricultural and Applied Economics Association)
AJPR (American Journal of Potato Research)
- AJPR Instructions to Authors (Potato Association of America)
AMA (American Medical Association)
- AMA Manual of Style (American Medical Association)
- AMA Online Resources (St. Mary's University of Minnesota Writing Center)
- AMA Style (Purdue University Online Writing Lab--OWL)
- AMA Style Insider (Official Blog of the AMA Manual of Style)
AP (Associated Press)
- Associated Press Style (Purdue University Online Writing Lab--OWL)
APA (American Psychological Association)
- APA Formatting and Style Guide (Purdue University Online Writing Lab--OWL)
- APA Style Blog (American Psychological Association)
- APA Style Handouts and Guides (American Psychological Association)
- APA Style Sample Papers (American Psychological Association)
- APA Style Tutorials and Webinars (American Psychological Association)
- The Basics of APA Style (Tutorials) (American Psychological Association)
APSA (American Political Science Association)
- Style Manual for Political Science (The American Political Science Association)
ASA (American Society of Agronomy)
- Publications Handbook and Style Manual (Alliance of Crop, Soil, and Environmental Science Societies)
ASA (American Sociological Association)
- Formatting in Sociology (ASA Style) (Purdue University Online Writing Lab--OWL)
- Quick Tips for ASA Style (American Sociological Association)
- ASA In-text Citations and Works Cited Guide (University of Nebraska Kearney)
ASABE (American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers)
- Information for Authors (American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers)
ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers)
- Publishing in ASCE Journals: A Guide for Authors (American Society of Civil Engineers)
BMC Biology (BioMed Central/Journal of Biology)
- Instructions for Authors (BMC Biology)
Chicago Manual of Style (CMOS)
- Chicago Manual of Style (Purdue University Online Writing Lab--OWL)
- The Chicago Manual of Style Online (The Chicago Manual of Style)
- Chicago-Style Citation Quick Guide (The Chicago Manual of Style)
- Chicago Style for Selected Electronic Sources (Valencia College Library)
- Chicago Style for Selected Print Sources (Valencia College Library)
CSE (Council of Science Editors)
- Council of Science Editors Documentation Style (University of Wisconsin-Madison Writing Center)
CSSA (Crop Science Society of America)
- Crop Science Society of America (CSSA) Author Instructions
- CSSA Reference Guide
ESA (Entomological Society of America)
- Publish with ESA (Entomological Society of America)
Harvard
- Harvard System (Anglia Ruskin University Library)
ICMJE (International Committee of Medical Journal Editors)
- Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals (International Committee of Medical Journal Editors)
- Sample References (U.S. National Library of Medicine)
IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)
- Author Rights and Responsibilities (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)
- IEEE Editorial Style Manual (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)
MLA (Modern Language Association)
- Ask the MLA--The MLA Style Center (Modern Language Association)
- Citing Sources (Citation Styles): MLA Style, 8th Edition (University of West Florida Libraries)
- Formatting a Research Paper--The MLA Style Center (Modern Language Association)
- MLA Eighth Edition: Formatting and Style Guide (Purdue University Online Writing Lab--OWL)
- MLA 8th Edition Formatting and Style Guide (PowerPoint Presentation) (Purdue University Online Writing Lab--OWL)
- MLA 8th Edition--Web-based Resource (Saginaw Valley State University Writing Center)
- Sample Papers in MLA Style (Modern Language Association)
- What's New in the Eighth Edition--The MLA Style Center (Modern Language Association)
- Works Cited: A Quick Guide--The MLA Style Center (Modern Language Association)
NLM (National Library of Medicine)
- Citing Medicine: The NLM Style Guide for Authors, Editors, and Publishers (National Institutes of Health)
SAA (Society for American Archaeology)
- Style Guide (Society for American Archaeology)
SSSA (Soil Science Society of America)
Turabian
- Turabian Quick Guide (Turabian Manual for Writers)