How to Cite Sources

Citation style guidelines involve the placement and format of citations, which includes electronic information, footnote usage and formatting a bibliography. Citation management tools such as Zotero can help organize your sources for citation in any style.

The library’s Citing Sources guide provides resources for the following common citation styles:

• American Chemical Society (ACS)
• American Institute of Physics (AIP)
• American Medical Association (AMA)
• American Mathematical Society (AMS)
• American Psychological Association (APA)
• American Political Science Association (APSA)
• Chicago Manual of Style and Turabian Style
• Council of Science Editors (CSE)
• International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE)
• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
• Modern Language Association (MLA)

Managing Sources with Zotero

Zotero is a free citation management tool that can help you collect sources, create bibliographies, generate in-text citations, and more. Check out Citation Management with Zotero to learn how to use Zotero.

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