Formats+&+Style+Guides

**Formats & Style Guides**

**Here you'll find guides to the various writing styles used for academic papers today.** **Choose the one recommended for your assignment.**


 * NB: Many of these documents require a PDF reader. Get one at the link below: **

**__APA Publication Style__**


 * APA (American Psychological Association) is most commonly used to write papers and cite sources within the social sciences. **
 * The social sciences include: **
 * [|Anthropology]
 * [|Communication]
 * [|Criminology]
 * [|Cultural studies]
 * [|Economics]
 * [|Education]
 * [|Law] *
 * [|Political science]
 * [|Psychology]
 * [|Social psychology]
 * [|Sociology]
 * [|Social work]

**You may only need the Reference List (Bibliography) guide. Read it first before looking at anything else.** **Look at the video for further guidelines.**

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**__MLA Publication Style__**

**MLA (Modern Language Association) style is most commonly used to write papers and cite sources within the liberal arts and humanities.**
 * The humanities include: **
 * [|History]
 * [|Languages]
 * [|Linguistics]
 * Literature
 * [|Performing arts]
 * [|Philosophy]
 * [|Religion]
 * [|Visual arts]


 * You may want to look at the basic bibliography guides first. The detailed guide is over 40 pages long. **

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