Citation Hub for Dissertation Writers

Complete guides for every major citation style used in dissertations and theses. From APA for social sciences to Vancouver for health sciences. Learn the format, see examples, cite correctly.

Most-Used Dissertation Styles
The citation styles most used in graduate research
APA dominates education, psychology, nursing, and business dissertations. Harvard and Chicago are common in the UK and humanities/social sciences. Vancouver and AMA serve health sciences. Choose your discipline below.
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Education, Psychology, Business
APA 7th Edition
Author-date system. The most common style for education, psychology, nursing, and business dissertations.
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General / Social Sciences
Harvard
Author-date system popular in UK universities across social sciences, humanities, and management.
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Health Sciences & Nursing
Vancouver
Numbered citation system used in nursing, medicine, and health sciences dissertations. Sequential superscript numbers.
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Medical & Health
AMA
American Medical Association style. Used for medical and nursing dissertations, case studies, and clinical research.
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Humanities
MLA 9th Edition
Used primarily in humanities and literature dissertations.
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History & Social Sciences
Chicago
Notes-bibliography or author-date system. Used in history, philosophy, and social science dissertations.
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Graduate Papers
Turabian
A simplified version of Chicago, widely used for theses and dissertations across disciplines.
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Engineering & CS
IEEE
The standard for engineering and computer science dissertations. Numbered references in square brackets.
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More Styles
Additional citation guides
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APA
APA In-Text Citations
How to cite within the body of your dissertation using APA author-date format.
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Law
OSCOLA
Oxford University Standard for Citation of Legal Authorities. For law dissertations and theses.
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Humanities
MHRA
Modern Humanities Research Association style. Footnote-based referencing for humanities dissertations.
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How-To
How to Cite a Website
Citing online sources across APA, Harvard, MLA, Chicago and more.
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How-To
How to Cite a Journal Article
Journal citations in all major styles. The most common source type in a literature review.
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How-To
How to Cite a Book
Book citations across APA, Harvard, MLA, Chicago, IEEE and Vancouver.
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How-To
How to Cite a Dissertation
Citing theses and dissertations from ProQuest, institutional repositories, and direct sources.
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Essential
How to Avoid Plagiarism
Paraphrasing, quoting, and citing correctly. Critical for every dissertation chapter.
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