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Citations and Avoiding Plagiarism
Citation Styles per Discipline
Need help identifying which citation style to use based on your discipline?
Below is a guide that students can use to help identify the citation style that may be used by their discipline. However, students should always confirm with their professors what citation style to use. Professors may choose to have students use a different style than what is listed here.
| Discipline | Citation Style |
|---|---|
| Accounting | APA or MLA |
| Anthropology | Chicago (Author-Date) |
| Art History | Chicago (Notes-Bibliography) |
| Athletic Training | AMA |
| Biochemistry | ACS |
| Biology | CSE |
| Business Administration | APA |
| Chemistry | ACS |
| Communication | APA |
| Computer Engineering | IEEE |
| Computer Science | IEEE |
| Creative Writing | MLA |
|
Criminal Justice |
APA |
| Digital Journalism | AP |
| Diplomacy and International Relations | Chicago (Notes-Bibliography) |
| Economics | Chicago (Author-Date) or APA |
| Education | APA |
| Engineering | IEEE |
| English | MLA |
| Entrepreneurship | APA or MLA |
| Environmental Studies | AMS or APA |
| Film Production and Editing | MLA |
| Finance | APA |
| History | Chicago (Notes-Bibliography) |
|
Journalism |
AP |
| Legal Studies | Bluebook |
|
Marketing |
APA |
| Mathematics | AMS |
| Music Performance | Chicago (Notes-Bibliography) |
| Nursing | APA |
| Occupational Therapy | APA |
| Philosophy | MLA, Chicago, APA |
| Physical Therapy | APA |
| Physician Assistant | APA |
| Physics | AIP |
| Political Science | APSA |
| Psychology | APA |
| Religion | MLA or Chicago |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences | APA |
| Social Work | APA |
| Sociology | ASA |
| Speech-Language Pathology | APA |
| Sport Management | APA |
| Theatre | MLA or Chicago (Notes-Bibliography) |