The Modern Language Association (MLA) citation style is primarily used in the humanities, including disciplines such as English, art history, philosophy, music, religion, language, and linguistics. This citation format places a strong emphasis on authorship.

MLA Citation

The American Psychological Association (APA) came up with this citation format that is used to standardize citations used in scholarly papers within the social sciences, education, STEM fields etc.

APA Citation

- Generally used for history, occasionally for humanities, sciences. and social sciences
- Two styles of Chicago citations: Notes and Bibliography style, and Author-Date style

Chicago Citation

There are three major styles used in academic writing
- Modern Language Association (MLA)
- American Psychological Association (APA)
- Chicago

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The act of attributing a quote, reference, idea or other piece of knowledge to a precedent. It can be used to improve the credibility of research, locate sources, combat plagiarism, and give credit to those who helped create the information used. There are many different styles of citations. 

Citation

Citation Styles: APA, MLA, Chicago, Turabian, IEEE: Home. LibGuides. (n.d.). https://pitt.libguides.com/citationhelp. 

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