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Other Citation Styles

APSA

APSA (American Political Science Association) style is used for political science writing and citations. It is based on Chicago Author/Date style with a few differences.

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ASA

The ASA (American Sociological Association) Style is used for citing sociology and related social sciences.

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IEEE

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) style is used in technical fields like computer science, engineering, and information technology. IEEE style is based on Chicago style with some key differences.

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AP

AP (Associated Press) style is used to format journalism articles and includes guidance on appropriate abbreviations, preferred language, and more.

The AP Stylebook does not lay out a formal citation style. It's focus is instead on journalistic writing.

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National Archives

In the rare cases students may need to cite unpublished materials from the national archives, the federal government has developed it's own preferred citation system.

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Harvard Bluebook

Legal sources often are cited differently in each citation style (Chicago, APA, MLA, etc.), but practicing attorneys and law journals typically follow the rules set out in The Bluebook published by the Harvard Law Review Association.

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