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POSC 4370: International Relations

This course provides a conceptual overview of the international system, examining the determinants of state behavior in the pursuit of security and prosperity.

Keep Track of Your Citations

There are a number of different citation styles used in scholarly writing. A citation style is a set of guidelines for formatting and citing your sources in your research papers. Two of the more popular citation styles are APA (American Psychological Association) and the Chicago Manual of Style.

APA Style

Use the following links from the APA Style website to format your:

  1. APA Paper
  2. Reference List
  3. APA In-text Citations

Additionally, the library has a print copy of the APA manual.

If you aren't sure how to cite sources, contact us.

APA style BLOG

By searching the APA Style Blog, you can find the answers to many of those hard to answer citation questions like "How do I cite AI" or "How do I cite a hashtag"?

Chicago Manual of Style

The Chicago Manual of Style (also called Chicago) is a citation style that has been published by the University of Press since 1906. Chicago uses two basic documentation styles for citations: 

  • 1) notes and bibliography,
  • 2) author-date.

We will be focusing on the Notes and Bibliography style. This style uses footnotes and/or endnotes to cite sources and/or to provide commentary within the text. It also includes each source cited within the text as an entry in the bibliography at the end of the paper.

The library subscribes to the online version of The Chicago Manual of Style. Chapter 14, Notes and Bibliography, provides details on citing your sources with notes as well as with the bibliography.

Use the following links to help you with using The Chicago Manual of Style to format your citations:

  • Sample paper
  • Sample citations
    • Shows full citations followed by shortened citations for the same source. Sample bibliography entries follow the notes.

The library also has a print version of the Chicago Manual of Style at the Research & Access Desk.

DOI

What is a DOI?

DOI stands for Digital Object Identifier, which is an alphanumeric string of characters used to identify sources.  If a source has a DOI, you must include that in your citation.

What does a DOI look like?

Here is an example of a DOI - https://doi.org/10.1177/1532673X04264986

EndNote

Still have questions?

  1. Make an appointment with any of the Research and Instruction librarians by calling 651-2215.
  2. Contact the Writing Center or Ask a Librarian.