Research Guides: Geotourism: Citation Styles

Citing sources

Citing Sources - "How to" Guides
If you are using the APA, MLA, or another style, there are many online sources to give examples and explanations. These "How to" guides can assist you with your citations, but you may need to verify information with the official style manual.
My Learning Essentials: Citing it Right: Introducing Referencing - University of Manchester Library
Interactive tutorial that combines the concepts of when and how you need to reference with how to read a reference. Contains exercises. Designed to be completed in ~15 min. Featured in ACRL PRIMO; winner of the Blackboard Catalyst Award.
Understanding Plagiarism
An online tutorial presenting plagiarism in the context of everyday events. Includes exercises. Featured in ACRL PRIMO.

Harvard Style

If your assignment requires you to follow the same style as in the International Journal of Culture, Tourism and Hospitality Research:

The International Journal of Culture, Tourism and Hospitality Research Author Guidelines states that references must be in Harvard Style, and gives some examples.

Harvard Style (also called "Harvard Method" and "author-date method") is widely used in the U.K. and Australia, but less in U.S. publications. Here are some more guides:

nternational Journal of Culture, Tourism and Hospitality Research - See more at: http://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/products/journals/author_guidelines.htm?id=ijcthr#sthash.mH3kctf0.dpuf

International Sociological Assn Harvard Style (PDF)
CiteThisForMe.com Harvard
This guide will automatically format your content, but be sure to PROOFREAD as it is just an app, and sometimes makes mistakes.

APA Style

These links offer advice for using APA Style and have enough information for most student papers.

APA 7th ed. Quick Reference Guide
Charts detail how to create a reference for a journal article, book, and a book chapter.
APA Style Reference Examples
This page offers links to example references for common types of materials such as journal articles, magazine articles, books, chapters from edited books, dissertations, etc.
APA 7th ed. Style and Grammar Guidelines
APA Style 7th ed. @ Purdue OWL
Information on the format, in-text citations and the reference page for 7th ed. APA research papers. There are also links to archived pages for APA 6th information.
APA Style Blog 7th ed.
Official blog with posts on common questions about 7th ed APA style.
Citation Tools
Tools for creating citations and managing references.
Microsoft Word / Google Docs: APA Formatting Help
Tips for formatting documents in APA style in Microsoft Word or Google Docs.
APA Student Paper Setup Guide
Guide from APA showing how to set up an APA Style student paper.

CSE (Council of Science Editors) Scientific Style and Format

CSE Style is divided into three different sub-styles. It is important to use only one of the sub-styles in any paper

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