Life Sciences
This is a guide for life sciences at Arizona State University.
Online Citation Style Guides
There are many citation styles to choose from for your research papers. The objective of a citation style is to give the reader enough information to find the source you've cited.
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APA 7th Edition - ExamplesThis online guide is prepared by the American Psychological Association, 7th ed. (2020) and includes reference examples for books, journals, websites, videos, podcasts, online media, data sets, reports, government documents, and more.
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Chicago Manual of Style - 17th Edition ExamplesThis quick guide provides guidance for Chicago-style source citations, which come in two varieties: (1) notes and bibliography and (2) author-date.
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The CSE-Style Citation Quick GuideExamples for the Council of Science Editors style. Select the "Name-Year" tab for information on that style.
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Council of Science Editors (CSE)The UW-Madison Writing Center guide
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Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)This guide is a resource for MLA, APA, and Chicago citation style examples.
Citation Management Tools
What are citation managers and generators?
Citation managers save and organize your references more efficiently, especially for longer projects. Use a citation manager to automatically create citations or lists of references (bibliographies) in different citation styles, insert citations into your paper, share your research, and collaborate in groups. You should always check all citation elements for missing or erroneous parts.
ASU Library supports three citation managers: