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College Writing I

Using the Correct Citation Style for Your Discipline

Every discipline uses its own citation style, so it's important to know which guidelines to follow before you start writing your paper and citing your sources. Most disciplines have style manuals with supplementary websites that are updated frequently. You can use library research guides, which link you to the websites for each style.

Citation Style by Department/College

Department Citation Style
Manning School of Business APA (American Psychological Association) Style
Accounting APA (American Psychological Association) Style
Finance APA (American Psychological Association) Style
Management APA (American Psychological Association) Style
Marketing, Entrepreneurship, & Innovation APA (American Psychological Association) Style
Operations and Information Systems APA (American Psychological Association) Style
Zuckerberg College of Health Sciences APA (American Psychological Association) Style
Solomont School of Nursing APA (American Psychological Association) Style
Public Health Department APA (American Psychological Association) Style
Biomedical & Nutritional Sciences Department APA (American Psychological Association) Style
Physical Therapy Department APA (American Psychological Association) Style
Francis College of Engineering Varies*
Chemical Engineering Department AICHE or  APA
Civil & Environmental Engineering Department ASME, ASCE or APA
Electrical & Computer Engineering Department IEEE or APA
Mechanical Engineering Department IEEE (or AIAA, ASME, APA)
Plastics Engineering Department AICHE, ASME or APA
College of Fine Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Varies*
Art & Design Department MLA (Modern Language Association) Style
Criminology and Justice Studies APA (American Psychological Association)
Economics Department Chicago Manual of Style
English Department

MLA (Modern Language Association) Style

History Department Chicago Manual of Style
Music Department MLA (Modern Language Association) Style
Philosophy Department MLA (Modern Language Association) Style
Political Science Department APA (American Psychological Association) Style
Psychology Department APA (American Psychological Association) Style
Sociology Department APA (American Psychological Association) Style
World Languages & Cultures Department MLA (Modern Language Association) Style
Kennedy College of Sciences *Varies
Biological Sciences Department APA (American Psychological Association) Style
Chemistry Department APA or ACS
Computer Science Department IEEE Style & ACM Style
Environmental, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences Department APA (American Psychological Association) Style
Mathematical Sciences Department APA (American Psychological Association) Style
Physics Department AIP Style (American Institute of Physics)
College of Education APA (American Psychological Association) Style