The APA referencing style is an "author-date" style, so the citation in the text consists of the author(s) and the year of publication given wholly or partly in round brackets. Use only the surname of the author(s) followed by a comma and the year of publication. It is the most common referencing style in academic writing.
View FormatThe Modern Language Association (MLA) style is most commonly used to cite sources within the language arts, cultural studies, and other humanities disciplines. The attached guide avails comprehensive details regarding MLA Referencing Style.
View FormatThe Harvard referencing style is another popular style using the author-date system for in-text citations. The Harvard referencing system is known as the Author-Date style. It emphasizes the name of the creator of a piece of information and the date of publication, with the list of references in alphabetical order at the end of your paper. Unlike other citation styles, there is no single, definitive version of Harvard Style. Therefore, you may see a variation in features such as punctuation, capitalization, abbreviations, and the use of italics.
View FormatChicago style is a system used by researchers to structure their written work and references. Chicago is often the preferred choice for those working in history and other social sciences. Many other disciplines use Chicago as well. Chicago-style source citations come in two varieties:
