Research guides: Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (MScQIPS): Citation Styles

Citation Styles

MLA Style Guides

MLA citation style from Concordia University
MLA style guide from the Excelsior Online Writing Lab
Citing Elders and Knowledge Keepers
University of Toronto research guide on citing Indigenous Elders and Knowledge Keepers.

Citation Generators

Citation Generator
Input citation elements and allow Citation Generator to produce a correctly-formatted citation in APA, MLA, or Chicago format.
BibMe
BibMe is a free automatic citation creator that supports MLA, APA, Chicago, and Turabian formatting.
QuickCite (University of Aukland)
Automatic generation of APA, Chicago, and MLA
Knight Cite (Calvin College)
Generates citation models for MLA, APA and Chicago formats, for both print and electronic sources

Books from the Library

MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers by Joseph Gibaldi; Modern Language Association of America Staff
MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing by Modern Language Association of America Staff
A Guide to MLA Documentation by Joseph F. Trimmer
ISBN: 9780618967896
Publication Date: 2009
Scientific Style and Format by Council of Science Editors
Call Number: T11 .S386 2014
Publication Date: 2014

APA Style Guides

APA style guide from the Excelsior Online Writing Lab
APA Style
American Psychological Association's website with style and grammar guidelines.
APA Style Blog
A resource for questions and answers about APA.
Citing Elders and Knowledge Keepers
University of Toronto research guide on citing Indigenous Elders and Knowledge Keepers.

Citation Machines

Harvard Reference Builder (University of West England)
Son of Citation Machine
Input citation elements and allow Son of Citation Machine to produce a correctly-formatted citation in APA, MLA, Turabian, or Chicago format.
BibMe
BibMe is a free automatic citation creator that supports MLA, APA, Chicago, and Turabian formatting.
QuickCite (University of Aukland)
Automatic generation of APA, Chicago, and MLA
Knight Cite (Calvin College)
Generates citation models for MLA, APA and Chicago formats, for both print and electronic sources

Books from the Library

Chicago Style Guides

Chicago Formatting and Style (16th ed.) from Purdue OWL
Chicago-Style Citation Quick Guide (17th ed.)
Online subscription to Chicago Manual of Style, 17th ed. (UTORid login required)

Citation Machines

Son of Citation Machine
Input citation elements and allow Son of Citation Machine to produce a correctly-formatted citation in APA, MLA, Turabian, or Chicago format.
BibMe
BibMe is a free automatic citation creator that supports MLA, APA, Chicago, and Turabian formatting.
QuickCite (University of Aukland)
Automatic generation of APA, Chicago, and MLA
Knight Cite (Calvin College)
Generates citation models for MLA, APA and Chicago formats, for both print and electronic sources

Books from the Library

The Chicago Manual of Style, 16th Ed. by University of Chicago Staff (Editor)
ISBN: 9780226104201
Publication Date: 2010
The Chicago manual of style online by University of Chicago Press

NLM Style Guides

Citing medicine: the NLM style guide for authors, editors, and publishers [Internet]. 2nd ed.
Full length online edition of the complete NLM style guide, with latest updates.
U.S. National Library of Medicine - Samples of Formatted References for Authors of Journal Articles
Examples of NLM citations for a variety of sources.

Vancouver Style Guides

ICMJE Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals
ICMJE is the "Vancouver" style. Full text (including a downloadable PDF) of the requirements.
International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals: Sample References
This is a cheat sheet for Uniform Requirements (originally known as Vancouver) which closely follows Citing Medicine, without all the optional fields. Where examples differ from NLM's style, the differences are noted in parentheses.
Vancouver Style (Monash University Library)
Covers formats for journal articles, books and book chapters, conferences, electronic sources, abbreviation information.

Citation Machines

Referencing @ Portsmouth - Vancouver Style
From Portsmouth University. Vancouver style is the predecessor of the revised NLM style.

Books from the Library

AMA Manual of Style by Cheryl Iverson (Editor); Stacy Christiansen (Editor); Annette Flanagin (Editor); JAMA and Archives Journals Staff (Editor)
ISBN: 9780195176339
Publication Date: 2007

CSE Style Guides

Books from the Library

Scientific Style and Format by Council of Science Editors, Style Manual Committee Staff (Contribution by)
ISBN: 9780977966509
Publication Date: 2006

IEEE Style Guides

IEEE Editorial Style Manual (PDF)
"This style manual provides editorial guidelines for IEEE Transactions, Journals, and Letters."

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Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (MScQIPS)

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