Construction

This page contains four sections: 

• Components of a Citation
• Examples
• Citation Style Guides

Need More Help?

If your instructor does not specify, consider using one of these styles: 

• Associated Schools of Construction (ASC)
  The ASC style follows the 5th edition of the APA (American Psychological Association) Manual (see below).  
  • ASC Style Guide: References Example
  • ASC Writing Workshop
    16m 34s video on how to write a paper for the International Journal of Construction Education and Research. Useful for both students learning how a scholarly journal article is formatted but also for graduate students and faculty planning to submit a paper to the journal.  
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• American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
  •  Manuscript Submission
    Scroll down to page 29 to find information about formatting references. 
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• Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association 6th edition. 
  Commonly referred to as "APA Style", this citation format is easily adapted for most engineering fields.  Not online but a quick guide to this style is available.

Other Journal Publisher Style Guides and Manuals 

Each journal will usually have a section on its website labeled "Guide for Authors," "Information for Authors," or "Submitting an article."  This is were you can usually find what citation style the journal uses and see examples of at least a book or journal article reference.  Some journals no longer make this information available but instead, refer the potential author to their preferred citation management software (ex., EndNote, Mendeley, Zotero, etc.) where their journal template is available.