Re:cite

Helping you manage your citations and references

The library’s guide to citing and referencing in your research and writing

Choose your citation style, and reference type

APA 7
This is a guide to the American Psychological Association (APA 7) style which is widely used in the social sciences and other fields, such as education, commerce and nursing. Print copies of The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.) is available from the Library. Unfortunately the manual is not available as an ebook.

Summary of the changes between APA6 and APA7
Harvard
Important Tip: The Harvard style is an author-date citation system that has not been updated for more than 15 years and has no official institutional connection to Harvard University. The guidance provided on Re:cite is based on an Australian style manual by Snooks and Co. (2002). If you have a choice of which citation style to use, a recommended alternative author-date system to Harvard is APA.
Vancouver
Vancouver style uses a numeric system of in-text referencing.
Chicago A (Footnote and Bibliography)
Chicago A (Footnotes and bibliography)
Chicago has two styles.
This guide is for Chicago A: notes (footnotes) and bibliography.
(The other style, Chicago B, is an author-date style).
Chicago A is a footnote style with two key components:
1. A citation appears as a footnote (or endnote), corresponding to a superscripted number in the text.
1. A bibliography at the end of the paper, alphabetically listing, by author family name, all references used in the text.
Note: A bibliography is the same as a reference list; bibliography is the label used in footnoting styles, reference lists are used in author-date styles. Make sure to use the correct label.
The following resources have been used to prepare the examples
- The Chicago Manual of Style. 2017. 17th ed. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press.
- Turabian, Kate. 2018. A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations: Chicago Style for Students and Researchers. Ninth edition. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press.
These are referred to as the "Manual" and "Turabian," respectively.
Chicago B (Author-Date and Reference List)
Chicago B (Author-Date and Reference list)
Chicago has two styles.
This guide is for Chicago B: author-date and a list of references.
Chicago B is an author-date style with two key components:
1. A citation appears in the text, comprising the name of the author and year of publication.
2. A reference list at the end of the paper, alphabetically listing, by author family name, all references used in the text.
Note: A reference list is the same as a bibliography, but is the description used with author-date citation styles. Make sure to use the correct label.
The following resources have been used to prepare the examples
- The Chicago Manual of Style. 2017. 17th ed. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press.
- Turabian, Kate. 2018. A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations. Chicago Style for Students and Researchers. Ninth edition. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press.
These are referred to as the "Manual" and "Turabian," respectively.
MLA
Based on the MLA Handbook. 8th ed., Modern Language Association of America, 2016.

Additional information is taken from the MLA website: "What's New in the Eighth Edition." MLA, www.mla.org/MLA-Style/What-s-New-in-the-Eighth-Edition and the MLA blog "Behind the Style." MLA Style Center, style.mla.org/category/behind-the-style.
AGLC
The Australian Guide to Legal Citation (AGLC) is a footnote/reference system.
The full style manual is available as a free digital PDF copy. Print copies are available from the University of Melbourne library. Consult the official manual for more information.

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