Philosophy & Religion: Citing Sources

AMA Style
Sample citations for research papers in the American Medical Association style.

APA Style
Sample citations for research papers in the American Psychological Association style.

Chicago Style
Sample citations for research papers in the Chicago style.

CSE Style
Sample citations for research papers in the Council of Science Editors style.

MLA Style
Sample citations for research papers in the Modern Language Association style.

Wildlife Management
Citation and manuscript guidelines for the Journal of Wildlife Management.

An Internet-accessible version of the print booklet Research and Documentation in the Electronic Age, Fourth Edition, by Diana Hacker.

The site contains an extensive annotated list of specialized sources for more than 30 disciplines, organized by type, under four main subject categories. It includes guidelines for print and online sources, as well as sample papers with annotations for MLA, APA, Chicago, etc.

Plagiarism is the use of another's ideas, research, or words without crediting the source. Information that is common knowledge does not have to cited. Sometimes the line between what should be cited is hard to distinguish. For a brief tutorial on when to cite information and how to avoid plagiarism, view Prentice Hall's Understanding Plagiarism.