APA, Chicago, and MLA Citation Styles

Select a Style

Note: Used most commonly for Education, Social Science, and Natural & Health Sciences courses

Sample Citations

For complete explanations and additional examples, refer to the APA Publication Manual, the APA style website, and the APA YouTube channel:

American Psychological Association. (2020). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.).
Print copies are normally available at the LaGuardia Reference Desk (request by title) and in the Reference Collection at
REF BF 76.7 .P83

American Psychological Association. (2020). APA style: Style and grammar guidelines.
https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines.

American Psychological Association. (n.d.). Home [YouTube channel]. YouTube. Retrieved November 19, 2024, from
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=apa

Another useful source of information is the Purdue OWL:

Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL). (n.d.). APA style (7th ed.).
https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/

Please note: Rule numbers in this guide refer to the Publication manual (7th ed.).

Note: Used for some English and Humanities courses

Note: Used most commonly for English and Humanities courses

At the end of your paper, you must provide an alphabetical listing of all the works you have cited in your paper ("Works Cited"). This requirement includes both work you have actually quoted and work you have summarized or paraphrased. If you want to include works that you “merely consulted but did not cite, title the list 'Works Cited and Consulted'" (MLA Handbook 105). Arrange the list alphabetically by the first important word in the citation: the first author’s last name or, if there is no author, the first important word in the title.

To start creating your "Works Cited" list, identify the format of the item that you want to cite. Choose one of the links below:

Tools

NB: This style guide does not include every possible citation variable. If you do not find the information or example that you need, contact a librarian:

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consult the following resources: