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[email protected] Introduction Citation styles are an important part of the larger process of academic research and writing. Each profession or discipline has a preferred style or format for researchers to use so that published works conform to accepted standards. A citation style provides a uniform way of documenting the sources used in the preparation of the work, thus facilitating scholarly communication. ACS: American Chemical Society Style Authoritative Source The ACS Style Guide: A Manual for Authors and Editors. 2nd edition. Cabell Reference Desk QD8.5 .A25 1997 Reference Style Guidelines Brief summary of the basics of ACS style. Other Sources ACS Guidelines for Documenting Sources Overview of basic ACS style rules from CORE (Chemistry/OhioLINK Resource Explorer). return to top APA: American Psychological Association Style Authoritative Source Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. 5th edition. Cabell Reference Desk BF76.7 .P83 2001 APA Style Guide to Electronic Resources VCU. Revised and updated version of section 4.16 of the 5th edition (2001, pp. 268-281). APA Style.org Companion site to the Publication Manual. Sections on citing electronic references, APA style tips, and the publication manual. Other Sources Social Sciences: Documenting Sources (Research and Documentation Online by Diane mhtml:file://J:\STAFF\Tuckerk\Marlowe's Folders\Curriculum\Informatics Assignments\M... 9/9/2008 VCU Libraries | Research Guides | Citation Styles Page 2 of 4 Hacker) Guidelines for documenting the most commonly used electronic and print sources.