Citing Sources

Citation Style Guides

MLA - English and Humanities

• MLA Style (UC Merced Library)
• MLA Formatting and Style Guide (Purdue Online Writing Lab)

APA - Psychology and the Social Sciences

• APA Style (UC Merced Library)
• APA Formatting and Style Guide (Purdue Online Writing Lab)

Chicago/Turabian - History, Humanities, Physical, Natural, and Social Sciences

• Chicago/Turabian Style (UC Merced Library)
• Chicago Manual of Style Online 17th ed.
  • Turabian Quick Guide, (Notes and Bibliography)
  • Turabian Quick Guide, (Author-Date)
• Chicago Manual of Style 17th Edition (Purdue Online Writing Lab)

Council of Science Editors (CSE) - Science

• CSE Style (UC Merced Library)

AMA - Health Sciences, Medicine, Public Health, and Biomedical Research 

• AMA Style (UC Merced Library)
• AMA Formatting and Style Guide (Purdue Online Writing Lab)

ASA - Sociology

• ASA Style (UC Merced Library)
• ASA Formatting and Style Guide (Purdue Online Writing Lab)

Citation Management Tools

Citation management tools can help you save time and frustration when citing sources in a research paper. Here are a few suggested tools:

RefWorks is subscription tool that helps you manage, share and cite your sources. All UC Merced students, faculty and staff can create a RefWorks account.  See the UC Merced Library guide to RefWorks to learn more.

Zotero is an open source Firefox extension that helps you gather, organize, analyze and share sources. Learn to use Zotero by watching Zotero Tutorials. See the UC Merced Library guide to Zotero to learn more. 

Mendeley is a free reference manager and academic social network that helps you manage, discover and share the latest research. See the UC Merced Library guide to Mendeley to learn more.

Endnote Basic is a scaled-down version of EndNote that offers a free online-only version. See the UC Merced Library guide to EndNote to learn more.