Citation & writing guides
Clear, example-driven guides — each with in-text rules, reference examples generated by Folio's citation engine, and the mistakes to avoid.
APA
APA 7th edition
Author–date citations for psychology and the social sciences.
MLA
MLA 9th edition
Author–page citations for the humanities.
Chicago
Chicago 17 (author–date)
The author–date system for the sciences and social sciences.
IEEE
IEEE
Numbered citations for engineering and computer science.
Harvard
Harvard
Author–date referencing common in the UK and Australia.
Vancouver
Vancouver
Numbered citations for medicine and the health sciences.
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