does not require footnotes or endnotes and is easier to write, it may interfere with how smoothly your work reads. Both styles require a "Works Cited" page at the end of the paper. With so many different citation styles, how do you know which one is right for your paper? Ask your instructor! There are several factors determining the appropriate citation style, including the type of class, the academic expectations, and the below teacher’s preferences. See for a break down by the type of paper or class… MLA APA Chicago English Language and Social Sciences: History Literature Psychology Physical Sciences Literary Criticism and Linguistics Natural Sciences Comparative Literature Sociology Art History Economics Philosophy Criminology Music Education Religion Business Foreign Language and Nursing Literatures Engineering Cultural Studies Comparison and Contrast of MLA and APA Styles MLA Similarities APA Used in humanities Double-spaced Used in social studies Reverse indentation Citation page at end of paper Citation page is called All sources used in the Citation page is called paper MUST be listed in “Works Cited”. “References”. the citation page. The name in the All ideas, information, The name in the author’s author’s Works Cited entry numbers, statistics, facts, or References entry is last name, is last name, first name. wording taken from any first initial. source other than the writer Smith, Jayson MUST be cited. Smith, J. (2005) If the name is In both citation styles, if the If the name is author’s author’s already given in the sentence, name is not given, already given in the sentence, author’s only the page number is the title of the source should the year of publication is placed parenthetically. be used in the parenthetical placed parenthetically after reference. the name. author’s
does not require footnotes or endnotes and is easier to write, it may interfere with how smoothly your work reads. Both styles require a "Works Cited" page at the end of the paper. With so many different citation styles, how do you know which one is right for your paper? Ask your instructor! There are several factors determining the appropriate citation style, including the type of class, the academic expectations, and the teacher’s preferences. See below for a break down by the type of paper or class… MLA APA Chicago English Language and Literature Literary Criticism and Comparative Literature Art History Philosophy Music Religion Foreign Language and Literatures Cultural Studies Social Sciences: Psychology Linguistics Sociology Economics Criminology Education Business Nursing Engineering History Physical Sciences Natural Sciences Comparison and Contrast of MLA and APA Styles MLA Similarities APA Used in humanities Double-spaced Reverse indentation Citation page at end of paper Used in social studies Citation page is called “Works Cited”. All sources used in the paper MUST be listed in the citation page. Citation page is called “References”. The author’s name in the Works Cited entry is last name, first name. Smith, Jayson All ideas, information, numbers, statistics, facts, or wording taken from any source other than the writer MUST be cited. The author’s name in the References entry is last name, first initial. Smith, J. (2005) If the author’s name is already given in the sentence, only the page number is placed parenthetically. In both citation styles, if the author’s name is not given, the title of the source should be used in the parenthetical reference. If the author’s name is already given in the sentence, the year of publication is placed parenthetically after the author’s name.
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