The Writing Center provides one-on-one writing consultations for all Coastal students regardless of major or level of writing proficiency. They can help with proper citations and formatting of papers. See their website for hours and location.
Throughout your time at Coastal, you will use articles, books, journals, websites, and many other works for your research assignments. Citation is how you give credit to the authors of these sources.
Always double check the citation requirements on your assignment to ensure you are using the correct citation style. When in doubt, check your syllabus or contact your Professor.
MLA (Modern Language Association) Style is most often used by students (and scholars) in the Humanities, but is especially used in English Language and Literature courses. If you aren't sure which citation style to use, be sure to ask your Professor which style they prefer for assignments in their class.
MLA Handbook by 
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers by MLA Formatting Example Sites:
APA (American Psychological Association) style is most often used by students (and scholars) in the Social Sciences, especially Psychology, and by Education and Business researchers. If you aren't sure which citation style to use, be sure to ask your professor which style they prefer for assignments in their class.
Publication Manual of the American Psychological AssociationAPA Format Example Sites:
Chicago (University of Chicago Press) Style is most often used by students (and scholars) in the Humanities, but is especially used in History. Chicago Style is sometimes used in the Social Sciences as well. The Turabian handbook interprets Chicago Style in an easy to understand way for students. If you aren't sure which citation style to use, be sure to ask your Professor which style they prefer for assignments in their class.
The Chicago Manual of Style 17th edition (2017)
The Chicago Manual of Style 16th ed. (2010) by 
A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and DissertationsOther Online Guides for Help with Chicago Style:
CSE (Council of Science Editors) style is most often used by students (and scholars) in the Sciences, especially Biology and Medicine. The CSE style describes three options for references; Citation-Sequence (C-S), Citation-Name (C-N), and Name-Year (N-Y). If you aren't sure which citation style to use, be sure to ask your Professor which style they prefer for assignments in their class. CSE used to be known as CBE (Council of Biology Editors).
The CSE Manual, Ninth Edition by CSE Style Formatting Sites:
Sample Paper CSE Style:
This sample paper shows examples of how to set up a paper in CSE style.
ASA (American Sociological Association) style is used by students (and scholars) in Sociology. ASA is similar to APA style, but with several key differences. If you aren't sure which citation style to use, be sure to ask your Professor which style they prefer for assignments in their class.
American Sociological Association Style GuideASA Formatting Example Sites:
APSA (American Political Science Association) is a citation style often used in Political Science.
Style Manual for Political ScienceAPSA Formatting Example Sites:
APSA style format
Quick summary of APSA from Seattle Pacific University
ACS (American Chemical Society) Style is most often used by students (and scholars) for in chemistry and biochemistry. Scientific papers may use ACS or CSE (Council of Science Editors) style.
ACS Help Sites:
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