History Research Guide: Cite It

First, choose a style:

Use the style your professor requires, or choose one commonly used in your subject area:

MLA Style- English/Humanities

APA Style - Social Sciences

Chicago -

      Notes & Bibliographies Style - History/Humanities

      Author-Date Style - Sciences

Or find additional guides at Citing Your Work at Information Literacy. Print sources are listed at Other Styles

Then, save time with: 

      Citation Shortcuts      

Formatting Hanging Indents     

Inserting Page Numbers or Running Head 

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Citation rules can seem complicated, especially at first, so why cite?

• Citation is all about acknowledging who created the ideas and language in a research paper or assignment--are they your ideas or someone else's?

• Citation is part of academic honesty and is required as part of the "SU Code of Student Conduct," which can be found SU Student Handbook.

• Citation is necessary to avoid the negative effects of plagiarism.  Here are some real world examples of plagiarism's consequences:

• • Harvard University student lost her book deal and movie deal after it was discovered that she plagiarized portions of her book

• • New York Times reporter Jayson Blair resigned after it was discovered that he plagiarized and fabricated portions of more than 600 articles for the newspaper

• • Joe Biden withdrew from 1988 Presidential race after being accused of plagiarism

• • A popular historian and book author was accused of using exact language without quotations 

SU's Political Science department has compiled information for writing, citing and presenting research in Political Science classes. Please refer to this document for any information on proper citations in APSA format.

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• SU Writing Center - Located in Fisher Hall, room 202

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