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Using Citation Styles

In this section, you will find information on how to:

• Identify different citation styles used across academic disciplines and describe their purpose
• Differentiate the purpose and structure of in-text and reference citations, and compare how conventions vary across academic style guides
• Analyze the parts of a citation to determine the source type, locate materials, and verify accuracy
• Evaluate sample citations for accuracy and detect common formatting issues, including those generated by citation tools.
• Identify tools and resources that can help you cite sources correctly.

Scroll on to learn more about these important concepts. 

What Style Should I Use?

There are many different citation styles that continue to evolve as technology and varieties of resources increase. Generally, a citation style is established by a ruling body, typically one of a specific profession or subject area, and provides rules and conventions that best fit the types of sources used by that profession/ subject area.

While in school, you should use the style required by your assignment or professor.

Where Can I Find Style Guides?

These three options represent the top three citation styles used at SNHU. 

Be sure to check with your professor as to what citation style is required for each assignment!

Introduction to Citations Tutorial

How to Read A Citation Tutorial 

Citation and Artificial Intelligence (AI)

If you used content generated by AI, please remember to cite it. The following video covers how to cite AI in each of the three major styles.

This information is intended to be a guideline. Please check with your instructor about the appropriate way to cite sources in your class assignments and projects.