Proper citation is important for all scholarly work. Style guides, or style manuals, provide detailed information about how to use a particular citation style for various media formats. APA (American Psychological Association) format is most used citation style for social work studies. For more information consult our Citing Your Work Guide.
The following list is a selection of other citation style guides. The electronic guides do not include all the rules and formats of the citation style. For more information consult our Citing Your Work guide.
This tutorial is designed for those who have no previous knowledge of APA Style®. It shows users how to structure and format their work, recommends ways to reduce bias in language, identifies how to avoid charges of plagiarism, shows how to cite references in text, and provides selected reference examples.
APA Citation Guide -The Owl at Purdue (Online):
This resource, revised according to the 6th edition, second printing of the APA manual, offers examples for the general format of APA research papers, in-text citations, endnotes/footnotes, and the reference page.