GSU Library Research Guides: Public Health: Online Program in Chronic Disease: Citation Guides and Management

Online Resources

There are several types of manuals for writing research papers. Known as style guides, they include (but are not limited to) MLA (Modern Language Association) and APA (American Psychological Association). Check your syllabus or with your instructor to find out which specific style guidelines to follow when writing your paper. As you format your paper and bibliography, you may want to consult one of the resources below or these Research Guides.

AMA Manual of Style FAQs (.doc)
From Oxford University Press, publisher of the AMA Manual of Style.
AMA Style Guide
A brief guide from University of Washington.
APA Format & Style Guide - The OWL at Purdue
Online resource.
Citing Medicine
The NLM Style Guide for authors, editors, and publishers.
International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE)
Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals (also known as Vancouver style) from the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors.
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AKA Vancouver style.
List of Journals Indexed for MEDLINE
Journals and their abbreviations from the National Library of Medicine. Search by topic, title or ISSN.
MLA Format & Style Guide - The OWL at Purdue
Online resource.
Vancouver Style: Sample References
From the National Library of Medicine. The International Committee of Medical Journal Editors Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals - aka Vancouver Style.
Web of Science
Find "who has cited who" using Web of Science. Tools include cited reference searching, Citation Maps, and the Analyze Tool.

Style Guides

Check out the Library's Citation Style guide for quick guidance.

AMA manual of style : a guide for authors and editors by Cheryl Iverson
Call Number: Ref. R119 .A533 2007
ISBN: 0195176332
Library North 2, Reference collection (Non-Circulating)
Cite right : a quick guide to citation styles--MLA, APA, Chicago, the sciences, professions, and more by Charles Lipson
Call Number: Ref. PN171.F56 L55 2006
ISBN: 0226484750
Library North 2, Reference collection (Non-Circulating)
MLA handbook for writers of research papers (7th ed.)
Call Number: Ref. LB2369 .G53 2009
ISBN: 1603290249
2nd floor of Library North, Reference area
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.)
Call Number: Ref. BF76.7 .P83 2010
ISBN: 1433805596
Official print manual. Generally used for the social sciences.
2nd floor of Library North, Research Support Desk

The Basics

Why Cite?

Avoid plagiarism
Give proper credit to the information you use
Allow readers to find your sources
Avoid serious academic consequences

Determine Citation Styles

Commonly used citing styles include APA, MLA, and Chicago. [Details]
Many journals have their own preferred citation styles.
Check the “Author Instructions” of the journal to find the citation style required.

Use a Citation Manager to manage your citations and cite while you write!

Put your references into the citing style automatically by using a citation manager such as EndNote or Zotero (see below).

View this tutorial from the UCLA Library to learn more.

Citation Managers

Track sources and format bibliographies as well as download citations from library catalogs and databases.

EndNote is a free download for GSU students, faculty and staff. Check GSU's EndNote research guide for more information.

Zotero is a free Firefox plugin. It was developed by historians to support historical and related research. Check GSU's Zotero research guide for more information.

Check out this page for a comparison of several citation managers.