Research Guides: BTC1800H5: Research Workshop: Citation Style Basics

Citation Style Basics

In the health sciences, three citation styles dominate:

APA Style
Vancouver Style
NLM Style

This guide will focus on APA Style. For useful resources to learn and apply these other two styles, please consult the relevant tabs from this page of a University of Toronto Libraries research guide on citations.

APA Style Resources

Purdue OWL: APA Formatting & Style Guide
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.
Fairfield University: DiMenna-Nyselius Library: APA Citations
One of the most comprehensive set of APA citation examples you can use to format or verify your own citations.
APA Style Blog
A useful resource for guidance on some of the more tricky citation issues. Updated on a regular basis and searchable as well.
Southern Cross University: APA 6th Edition - SCU Referencing Guide: Conference Proceedings
Provides detailed guidance on citing conference proceedings in print, online and unpublished. Also includes examples for course materials and website, legal materials and other content types not covered by the Fairfield University guide linked above.