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Citing Your Sources

Why We Cite

How We Cite

Plagiarism

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Gender-Sensitive Language

Latin Terms and Abbreviations

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Using "I"

Sentence Patterns

Style

Word Choice

Style Guides

Using Style Guides

Common Style Guides

APA American Psychological Association • Used in the sciences, including social and behavioral

CMS Chicago Manual of Style • Used in the humanities and for scholarly publishing

MLA Modern Language Association • Used in literature and the arts

Turabian • An academic version of Chicago for use in history

AP Associated Press • Used in journalism and a guide to business writing by administrators

Style Guides by Discipline

Anthropology

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Chemistry

English Literature

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Engineering

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Government

History

Computer and Information Sciences

Journalism

Law

Management

Mathematics

Medicine

Physics

Political Science

Psychology

Science and Technical Writing

Social Sciences

Sociology

Theatre

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