American Medical Association (AMA) style

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AMA manual of style: a guide for authors and editors.
Online | Print copies in the Libraries.

  • NLM catalog: Journals referenced in the NCBI databases
    Use to locate official journal abbreviations for use in AMA style. Search the journal title with [jo] added to the journal name, as shown here:

    the journal of supportive oncology [jo]

    Can't locate here an abbreviation for the journal that you are citing? : use the guidance in section 14.10 of the manual, and the resources listed there, to abbreviate the journal title according to specific criteria.

  • AMA style insider.

Official blog of the AMA Style Manual. Find answers and submit questions.

Additional resources:

Citing medicine: the NLM style guide for authors, editors, and publishers. (online)

Chicago style.

Chicago manual of style.
Online | Print copies in the Libraries

Additional resources:

Succinct online guide to Chicago style, with illustrative examples.

Modern Language Association (MLA) style.

MLA handbook for writers of research papers. (print)
The complete 7th edition in paper copy, available in the library and for loan.

Additional resources:

Succinct online guide to MLA style, with illustrative examples.

Writing concerns

CSU Writing Center

The CSU Writing Center provides assistance and online resources.

Plagiarism and academic integrity

Understanding and avoiding plagiarism (CSU Writing Center online guide)

Citation Management Programs

Citation Management programs are designed to collect and organize your citations, and often the actual documents you are interested in. The benefits of using these programs include:

  • Gather and store references while you research.
  • Create a personal research library of references, images, and PDFs.
  • Most programs will "talk" with Word and write your in-text citations and bibliography for you.
  • You can organize your citations in different folders and groups.
  • Allows you to return later to see what you have worked on over the years.
  • You can place everything you are interested in reading in one place and refer to it as you need.
  • Share your references with colleagues/collaborators/anyone.

Some examples of these programs include:

Use this comparison chart from The University of Wisconsin-Madison to compare EndNote, Mendeley, and Zotero.

There are many other options. Wikipedia has a Comparison of reference management software page.

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