Citation guide

A steadier starting point for citation work.

Use the relevant guide as a reference, then check the requirements set by your course, department, journal, or instructor.

APA

Author-date citations with a references list. Follow the edition and assignment instructions your course specifies.

MLA

Author-page citations with a Works Cited list. For direct quotations, include the relevant page number.

Chicago

Notes and bibliography, or author-date, depending on the system your course requires.

Bluebook

Legal citation guidance for case names, footnote pinpoints, and Tables of Authorities. ScholarDraft supports the 22nd edition.

Turabian, AMA, IEEE, and Harvard

Additional styles are available inside the ScholarDraft workspace when your course or discipline calls for them.

Reference cards, citation book, and pencil on a writing desk