Disciplines use different style guides. Check with your professor or department if you are unsure of the citation style to use. Find your situation.

I need to cite my sources using APA style (social and natural sciences).

I need to cite my sources using MLA style (humanities).

I need to cite my sources using the Chicago style (humanities and social sciences).

I need to cite my sources using a discipline-specific style manual:

Anthropology: American Anthropological Association Style Guide
Biology: Scientific Style and Format: The CBE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers. (REF T11 .S386 1996)
Chemistry: ACS Style Guide (American Chemical Society) REF QD8.5 A25 1997
Geography: Annals of the Association of American Geographers Stylesheet
Law: The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation (Harvard Law Review) REF KF245.B58 16th ed
Law: Citing Legal Materials in APA Style (Westfield State College of Law)
Law: APA Legal Citation Style Guide
Linguistics: Language Style Sheet
Medicine: American Medical Association Manual of Style REF R119 .A533 1998
Physics: API Style Manual (American Institute of Physics)REF R119 .A533 1998
U.S. Government Information: Government Printing Office Style Manual

I need help paraphrasing and incorporating my sources into my writing.

I need basic information on citing sources in an academic research paper.