Citing Your Sources

Here are links to Style Guides for research in issues International Political Science.

• Before you start your research and writing check with your instructor to make sure you are using the guide appropriate/required for the course.
• If you have the option to choose your citation style for your paper, no matter what Citation Style you choose, make sure you employ the rules consistently for the one style.

APA(American Psychological Association)

MLA (Modern Langauges Association)

Chicago

For Government Publications:
Here is a Brief Guide and a Detailed Guide.
A Guide for Citing Royal Commisions, Commisions of Inquiry, and Task Forces.

If you are unsure about research and writing for Political Science check:

The Thomas Nelson Guide to Research and Writing in Political Science JA 86.C43 2006
(Copies available in DBW Ref and DBW Stack)

The online research management tool is designed to help you gather, manage and store your bibliographic information.

also lets you generate citations and bibliographies.

There are several video tutorials on the RefWorks site that will help you navigate the tool's features. Invest a small amount of time now to learn about this resource and you will get a return of many saved hours throughout your academic career.