Citation Guides   Tags: apa, chicago_style, citations, cse/cbe, format, mla, plagiarism  

It's no joke

Plagiarism is a form of academic dishonesty and may be a violation of U.S. Copyright laws. Plagiarism is defined as the act of taking someone else’s words, opinions, or ideas and claiming them as one’s own. (Bergen Community College Catalog 2011-2012, page 63) 

Examples of commonly used sources. PDF file

Citations show what sources of information you used in your writing and add credibility to your work.

• MLA Style Guide - From the Modern Language Association of America. Often preferred in the fields of literature, arts, humanities, and in some other disciplines.
• APA Style Guide - From the American Psychological Association. Often preferred in the fields of psychology and many other social sciences.  
• Turabian & Chicago Styles Guide - From the work of Kate Turabian at the University of Chicago and the University of Chicago Press. Often preferred in history.
• CSE/CBE - From the Council of Science Editors. Often preferred in the fields of natural sciences; including biology, geology, chemistry, mathematics, and physics.

• ASA Style - From the American Sociological Society. Often preferred in the fields of Sociology.

This guide was created by Nicholas C Jackson and edited by Paula Williams.