A key aspect of research writing is documentation, which lets readers know how to find sources a writer has used. There are four main documentation styles for academic writing: MLA, APA, CSE, and Chicago. Each serves a different field, but all are cross-referencing systems of in-text citations and bibliographical documents.
Please click on the links below for these documentation styles. The “OWL” links to the Online Writing Lab at Purdue University; the “Diana Hacker” links to composition sites for her writing guides; the “Chicago” links to its online style guide.
MLA
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APA
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….Hacker
CSE
….Hacker
Chicago
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….OWL
….Hacker
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