This guide includes examples of citation styles most commonly used by students at Williams College. For additional examples and further information see the print manuals.

Citations Styles

The main styles of citation are:

APA (American Psychological Association) for psychology and other social sciences
Chicago (University of Chicago Press)
- documentary-note for history, arts, and humanities
- author-date for sciences and social sciences
MLA (Modern Language Association) for literature, arts, and humanities
ACS (American Chemical Society) for chemistry

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Citations Styles