Section 3
Citation styles

There are two levels in acknowledging source material.

  • The last section explained cases for which source material must be acknowledged.
  • This section explains how an acknowledgement can be presented.

1. Numbered references
2. Harvard style
3. Citation in the text
4. Information for each discipline

Section 3-4
Information for each discipline - Social Science

Disciplines
• Arts
• Business Administration
• Education
• Engineering
• Law
• Medicine
• Science
• Social Science

Discipline Society / Journal URL for guidelines
Social Science
Economics American Economic Association https://www.aeaweb.org/journals/policies/sample-references
Chicago Manual of Style http://www.libs.uga.edu/ref/chicagostyle.pdf
Quarterly Journal of Economics https://academic.oup.com/qje/pages/Instructions_To_Authors
Geography and Resource Management American Psychological Association https://apastyle.apa.org/
Government and Public Administration American Political Science Association https://connect.apsanet.org/stylemanual/
Chicago Manual of Style http://www.libs.uga.edu/ref/chicagostyle.pdf
Journalism and Communication American Psychological Association https://apastyle.apa.org/
Psychology American Psychological Association https://apastyle.apa.org/instructional-aids/tutorials-webinars
Social Work American Psychological Association https://apastyle.apa.org/instructional-aids/tutorials-webinars
Sociology Dept. of Sociology, CUHK http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/soc/citation.pdf

American Sociological Association
ASA Style

 https://www.asanet.org/wp-content/uploads/savvy/
documents/teaching/pdfs/Quick_Tips_for_ASA_Style.pdf
American Psychological Association https://apastyle.apa.org/
Gender Studies American Psychological Association https://apastyle.apa.org/
Chicago Manual of Style http://www.libs.uga.edu/ref/chicagostyle.pdf

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