Cite Your Sources
If your syllabus does not specify, ask your professor what citation style you should be using for your papers.
Political Science scholars often use the Chicago Manual of Style (Chicago), American Psychological Association (APA), or American Political Science Association (APSA).
Chicago Manual of Style (17th Edition) by Call Number: ONLINE and Ready Ref Z253 .U69 2017ISBN: 9780226287058Publication Date: 2017Availability and more information from Catalyst...
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA) 7th Edition by Call Number: ONLINE and Ready Reference BF76.7 .P83 2020ISBN: 9781433832178Availability and more information from Catalyst...
Contains reference examples for citing: Textual Works, Data and Assessments, Audiovisual Media, and Online Media.
APSA Style Manual for Political Science by Call Number: ONLINE and Ready Reference JA86 .A52 2018ISBN: 9781878147622Publication Date: 2018Availability and more information from Catalyst...
The style manual for the American Political Science Association.
Helpful Guides to Chicago
- Chicago Style Citation Quick Guide
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Compiled and published by the Chicago Manual of Style. Choose Notes & Bib (humanities) or Author - Date (social science & science). Contains examples for how to cite: Book; Chapter or other part of an edited book; Translated book; E-book; Journal article; News or magazine article; Book review; Interview; Personal communication; Thesis or dissertation; Website content; Social media content. - Purdue OWL: Chicago Manual of Style GuideAn online guide to Chicago citation style (has most of the basics, but not everything that's in the full manual).
- Chicago Manual of Style Guide from UNC LibrariesHere is another helpful online guide to using Chicago.
Online Citation Generators
Use with caution. Like writing citations by hand, "garbage in, garbage out." Proof the final citations according to a style manual.
- KnightCiteThis is an online citation generator from Calvin College. Plug in your citation and this tool helps you create the proper formatting.
- Citation BuilderThis is an online citation generation from NCSU's library. Put in your citation and this tool helps you get it into the correct format.
