Citation Guides

Whether doing a course paper or presentation, organizing evidence for improving patient care, or writing a manuscript for publication, resources on which you're basing your work need to be cited. There are many different citation style guides. Below are some of the more commonly used styles in the health sciences.

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• American Medical Association – Purdue OWL Guide : Based on the AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors, 11th edition, (recommended for biomedical sciences, medicine, and dentistry). Provides examples for citing both printed and electronic resources, both in the text of manuscripts and in reference lists. 

• American Psychological Association - A Citation Guide: Based on the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 7th edition, (recommended for nursing, anatomy, occupational therapy, social, and behavioral sciences) this guide provides examples for citing books; book chapters; encyclopedia, journal, magazine, and newspaper articles; YouTube videos, podcasts and more. 

• Chicago Manual of Style Citation Guide - Author-Date: Based on The Chicago Manual of Style, 17th edition, this guide provides examples in Author-Date style (recommended for physical, natural, and social sciences)  for citing books; encyclopedia, journal, magazine, and newspaper articles; e-books and journals; and Internet resources.

• Chicago Manual of Style Citation Guide - Notes-Bibliography: Based on The Chicago Manual of Style, 17th edition, this guide provides examples in the Notes-Bibliography style (recommended for literature, history, and the arts) for citing books; encyclopedia, journal, magazine, and newspaper articles; e-books and journals; and Internet resources. Specific examples can be found in chapter 14 of this manual. 

• Citing Medicine: The NLM Style Guide: A citation guide for reference sources commonly used in biomedical manuscripts. Also called the "Vancouver Style" (recommend for dentistry) and is from the National Library of Medicine's Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals: Writing and Editing for Biomedical Publications. 

• CSE (Science) Citation Guide: Based on the Scientific Style and Format: The CSE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers, 7th edition, (recommended for biological sciences) this guide provides examples for citing books; book chapters; journal articles; conference papers and abstracts; technical reports; and dissertations theses.

• Modern Language Association Citation Guide: Based on the MLA Handbook, 8th edition, (recommended for english and other humanities) this guide provides examples for citing books; anthologies and works in anthologies; encyclopedia, journal, magazine, and newspaper articles; reviews; works of art; television programs; sound recordings; online databases; and Internet resources.