Online MPH
Citation Guides
Not only do you need to cite your sources, but you need to format them according to a particular style. Your instructor will often ask you to use a certain style in your paper. Here are links for more information about the styles commonly used in the health sciences:
**NOTE: Many databases provided by the Libraries will generate citations that are not always 100% accurate! When using APA or AMA style, always check the capitalization of words in the article title and the journal title to make sure they are correct.**
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APA Style 7th Edition Reference Quick Guidean overview of formatting citations in APA 7 from the APA Style team
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APA Style - Style & Grammar Guidelines for Referencesfrom APA Style website
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APA Citation Style Guidefrom Purdue University
Guide in print:
Du Bois Library: UM Reference Desk / BF76.7 .P83 2010
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Science & Engineering Library: UM Science Reference / BF76.7 .P83 2010 / Reference -
AMA Manual of Style - 11th EditionE-book version of the latest American Medical Association style guide. (Limited to 3 users at a time.)
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AMA Style Guidefrom University of Washington
Guide in print:
Science & Engineering Library: UM Science Reference / R119 .A533 2009 -
NLM Journal AbbreviationsAllows you to get the NLM abbreviation for a journal title to use in AMA citation format. Can also look up abbreviation to find full journal title.
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Chicago Manual of Style This link opens in a new windowThe widely-used citation and style guide for scholarly writing.
Resources from the UMass Amherst Writing Center
The UMass Amherst Writing Center, located in the Learning Commons on the Lower Level of Du Bois Library, has a page devoted to resources about various aspects of writing and research.
Citation/Reference Managers
If creating citations has you stressed, there are several different tools out there that will help you with formatting. To learn more about what citation managers can do and to see a handy chart comparing the tools UMass Amherst Libraries support, click the link below!
You can also check out the page on this guide for Zotero to learn more about it.
