Library Guides: ENGL 3120: Communicating Science & Public Engagement: Style Manuals

Style Manuals

Formal business writing generally uses the American Psychological Association (APA) Style Guide, but the Chicago Manual of Style is also used. Journals may have their own specific styles.

APA Formatting and Style Guide, from Purdue University
The OWL program at Purdue has some excellent instructional guides, among them this guide to APA explaining and showing examples for formatting a research paper and citation styles.
Business Writing Resources
From Global-EDGE at Michigan State University. Reviewed resources on business writing.
Creative Commons Licensing
Need a photograph or other media for your presentation? Use items with a creative commons license that allows for reuse!
OWL @ Purdue
The Online Writing Lab at Purdue University has an excellent collection of resources on all aspects of writing.

Chicago Manual of Style Online
The online version of the classic writing style guide used primarily in the social sciences and humanities. Access is for the 17th edition (2017) and 18th edition (2024).

CSE Style - Council of Science Editors

Council of Science Editors Documentation Style - University of Wisconsin-Madison
This guide shows precisely how to cite sources within the text as well as how to create the references list.
CSE Style Guide Citation Examples from Ohio State University
A basic guide that shows in-text citations as well as format for creating a references page.