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Citation Styles and Tools

Citation Styles

  • APA   - American Psychological Association style is a set of rules that authors use when submitting papers for publications in APA journals.  
  • Chicago -There are two basic styles (1) notes and bibliography used by scholars in the humanities, and (2) author-date used by those in the physical, natural, and social sciences.
  • MLA - Modern Language Association style for documentation is widely used in the field of humanities. MLA is sometimes considered simpler and more concise than the other styles.
  • Harvard Referencing Style - The system incorporates references to the source material in the text and thus they are more easily read in context with the sourced material.
  • OSCOLA  - The Oxford University Standard for Citation of Legal Authorities is designed to facilitate accurate citation of authorities, legislation, and other legal materials -

Bibliographic Tools

  • Citation Machine   - Provides an interactive tool to help create reference citations for research papers.
  • EndnoteWeb - A web-based service designed to help students and researchers through the process of writing a research paper.
  • Reference Manager - One of the standard software tools for publishing and managing bibliographies. (NB  UWI registered students and staff  have access to  this software for downloading to personal computers.  Check MITS for more details.
  • Zotero - A powerful, easy-to-use research tool that helps you gather, organize, and analyze sources and then share the results of your research.
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