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Academic Honesty and Avoiding Plagiarism
Citation Styles
In academic writing, there are many different citation styles. Here are a few of the most common, and their related disciplines. In other words, no matter the type of writing, it’s always critical to provide credit for other people’s thoughts and ideas. In academic writing, there are discipline-specific rules for how to cite sources.
Click each format for a full explanation of each style and example citations!
| Format | Discipline |
| Modern Language Association (MLA) |
Liberal Arts |
| American Psychological Association (APA) |
Nursing, Education,Psychology |
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Notes/Bibliography: Humanities |
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Physical Therapist Assistant |
How Do Citations Look in Different Styles?
Below is how this article would be cited in each of the different citation styles.
| MLA | Alkadhi, Karim et al. “Neurobiological Consequences of Sleep Deprivation.” Current Neuropharmacology 11.3 (2013): 231–249. PMC. 25 Apr. 2016. |
| APA | Alkadhi, K., Zagaar, M., Alhaider, I., Salim, S., & Aleisa, A. (2013). Neurobiological Consequences of Sleep Deprivation. Current Neuropharmacology, 11(3), 231–249. doi:10.2174/1570159X11311030001 |
| Chicago (A/D) | Alkadhi, K., Zagaar, M., Alhaider, I., Salim, S., & Aleisa, A. 2013. “Neurobiological Consequences of Sleep Deprivation.” Current Neuropharmacology 11(3): 231-249. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3648777/?tool=pmcentrez |
| Chicago (N/B) | Alkadhi, K., Zagaar, M., Alhaider, I., Salim, S., & Aleisa, A. “Neurobiological Consequences of Sleep Deprivation.” Current Neuropharmacology 11, no.3 (2013): 231-249. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3648777/?tool=pmcentrez |
| AMA | Alkadhi K, Zagaar M, Alhaider I, Salim S, Aleisa A. Neurobiological consequences of sleep deprivation. Curr Neuropharmacol. 2013;11(3):231-249. doi:10.2174/1570159X11311030001 |
Practice: Citing Different Formats
You will be asked to use a variety of formats in your course work and they will all need a citation.
Drag each MLA citation on the left to the correct format on the right.
“Galentine’s Day." Parks and Recreation. NBC. KNBC, Los Angeles. 20 Mar. 2014.
Obama, Barack (BarackObama). ""Everybody has a chance—that's the idea of America." —President Obama." 16 Apr. 2014, 2:20 p.m.
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Tips and Tools for managing your citations
Citation creation can be difficult but your library is here to help!
- We have online citation guides in the different citation formats. You can use these to help you formulate your citations or check citations that our databases generate for you.
- Helpful hint: Always double check the citations databases or citation tools create for you. You can do this with our online citation guides or check with a librarian.