Style Guides and Tutorials

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Style Guides

Here are some of our most requested guides. Many more exist. Check your assignment or your discipline’s publication guidelines.

• American Anthropological Association
• American Chemical Society
• American College of Sports Medicine – (from Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise)
• American Medical Association (AMA) Manual of Style, 11th Ed.
• AMA 10th Ed. Quick Guide for Citing Sources – (from St. Catherine University Libraries)
• American Political Science Association Style Manual
• American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers
• American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) 
• APA Stylebook – References and format guidelines of the American Psychological Association
• Associated Press Style Guide – Rules on grammar, punctuation, spelling, and usage as indicated by the Associated Press (from Scribd)
• Chicago/Turabian Documentation – Guidelines on using Chicago/Turabian Documentation (from the UW–Madison Writing Center)
• Chicago Manual of Style Online
• Council of Science Editors (CSE) Citation Guide – (from UW-Madison)
• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers – (from UW-Madison)
• MLA Style Center – Get started using the format of the Modern Language Association
• MLA Formatting and Style Guide – comprehensive Works Cited and format guidelines (from the Purdue OWL)

UWM Library Resources

• UWM Libraries Citation Styles Guide
• Generative AI Citation Guide

Tutorials

• APA Style Tutorial – Tutorials and Webinars, Handouts and Guides, and Sample Papers (from the APA)
• MLA Style Overview – MLA 9th edition guide from the Purdue OWL (PowerPoint presentation)
• Formatting APA in Microsoft Word: APA student paper format setup in Microsoft Word (audio/video), approx. 6 minutes (from University of North Carolina Libraries)
• Formatting MLA in Microsoft Word: MLA format setup in Microsoft Word (audio/video), approx. 4 minutes (from University of Maryland Global Campus Library)

Helplines

• MLA Style Center – Tips and FAQs about MLA style including Ask the MLA.
• Questions about APA Style can be directed to StyleExpert@apa.org
  • See this page for more information on contacting the APA Style Experts