Choosing Your Citation Style
The citation style to use is determined by your instructor, or if you are submitting a manuscript, by the journal or publisher. However, each discipline tends to use one or two styles.
| Disciplines and Styles | |
| Anthropology - Chicago | Law & Legal Studies - Bluebook, Maroonbook, or ALWD |
| Art History - Chicago or Turabian | Linguistics - APA, MLA or LSA |
| Arts Management - Chicago | Literature - MLA |
| Biology - CSE | Mathematics - AMS |
| Business - APA, Chicago, or Harvard | Medicine - AMA or NLM |
| Chemistry - ACS |
Music - Turabian or Chicago |
| Communications - MLA | Philosophy - MLA or Chicago |
| Computing Science - Chicago | Physics - AIP |
| Criminology - APA or Chicago | Political Science - APSA |
| Education - APA | Psychology - APA |
| History - Chicago or Turabian | Religion - MLA or Chicago |
| International Studies - APA, APSA, or Chicago | Sociology - ASA |
| Journalism - AP or APA | Theater - MLA or Chicago |
This content was adapted from "Which Style Should I Use?" by American University Library and is licensed under CC-BY NC 4.0
