Some schools or disciplines use a standard style. Check your course profile or ask your lecturer or tutor to confirm the style you should use.
ACS referencing style guide from Murdoch University follows the the ACS Guide to Scholarly Communication published by the American Chemical Society (ACS). The ACS style is widely used in chemistry and related disciplines.
APA 7th referencing style is an author-date style for citing and referencing information in assignments and publications based on the "Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association" 7th edition (2019).
Chicago (17th edition) notes and bibliography style uses bibliographic citations provided in footnotes, supplemented by a bibliography at the end of the document. This has been superseded by the 18th edition and will be removed on 15/2/2026.
Chicago (17th edition) author-date style briefly cites sources in the text, usually in parentheses, by author’s last name and year of publication. This has been superseded by the 18th edition and will be removed on 15/2/2026.
The manual of the Council of Science Editors (CSE) is in its eighth edition. It was first issued in 1960 by the Council of Biology Editors and is still sometimes referred to as the CBE manual. It is widely used in the life sciences, and its provisions are applicable to other scientific disciplines also. The CSE manual recommends a numbered referencing system, where the reference list is arranged alphabetically by author and numbered accordingly.
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is the major professional body and publisher in the fields of electrical engineering and computer science. The IEEE Editorial Style Manual is a widely used, comprehensive editorial style manual with a formal set of editorial guidelines in those disciplines. It uses a numbered reference list.
The Modern Language Association of America (MLA) style is an in-text style for citing and referencing information in assignments and publications, and is widely used in the fields of literature and linguistics. This guide is based on the MLA Handbook 9th edition (2021).
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