Examples of reference styles

APA

APA (American Psychological Association) is for example used within psychology and health science.
 

Chicago

Chicago is a reference style used within the humanities. Among many different web based tutorials, you can, for example, see:

• Chicago manual of style citation guide (New window)
  (The Ohio State university libraries)

CSE

CBE, used within biology, is also called CSE. A useful tutorial is: 

• CSE citation guide (New window) (The Ohio State university libraries)

Harvard

The Harvard system is common within the humanities.

IEEE

IEEE (The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) has a reference style often used within computer science and electrical engineering. See the website of the organization for a comprehensive tutorial.

• IEEE Standards Style Manual (New window) (The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)

MLA

MLA is used for example within literature and linguistics. A tutorial is available at: 

• MLA citation guide (New window) (The Ohio State university libraries)

Oxford

Oxford is one of the most common styles, together with Harvard. A useful tutorial is: 

• Referencing using the documentary-note (Oxford) system (Deakin University)

Vancouver

Vancouver is a reference style often used within the medical field.