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APA<\/a> VS MLA<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Engineering Styles<\/a><\/strong>: ChemE often uses AlChE; Civ and EnvironE often use ASCE; CompSci & EN use ACM; ElecE and Aero<\/a> use IEEE<\/a>; MechE often uses ASME.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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<\/td>APA<\/strong><\/td>MLA<\/strong><\/td>IEEE<\/a><\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Author<\/strong><\/td>All authors are Last Name, First Initial.
use & in reference and in parenthetical intext.<\/td>		Use full first names. The first author has name inverted, but all the rest are in regular order.<\/td>First Initial Last name followed by comma. List first 6 authors then use et al<\/em>.<\/td><\/tr>
Date<\/strong><\/td>2nd place in citation
Do not abbreviate months<\/td>		Nearly last place in citation
Abbreviate months<\/td>		Nearly last place in citation. Abbreviate months.<\/td><\/tr>
Article Title<\/strong><\/td>Lower case followed by period<\/td>Upper case and use ” ” with period inside ” “<\/td>Lower case, use ” ”
with comma inside ” “<\/td><\/tr>
Periodical Title<\/strong><\/td>Upper case Italics<\/td>Upper case and Italics<\/td>Upper case and italics
Website title not italics<\/td><\/tr>
Periodical Volume and Number<\/strong><\/td>Do not use the terms vol. and no. Italicize vol # but not no. # Use ( ).<\/td>Use terms vol. and no.
Not in italics<\/td>		Use terms vol. and no.
Not in italics<\/td><\/tr>
Page #<\/strong><\/td>Do not use p or pp in reference, but use in in-text citation<\/td>use p or pp. in works cited but not in in-text citation<\/td>use p or pp. in works cited but not in in-text citation<\/td><\/tr>
DOI or
URL<\/strong><\/td>		use https:\/\/
no access date<\/td>		Do not use https:\/\/
use access date<\/td>		use https:\/\/
and access date or for some sites just [Online].<\/td><\/tr>
List of sources<\/strong><\/td>Titled : References
List in alphabetical order<\/td>		Titled: Works Cited
List in alphabetical order<\/td>		Title: References
Number references in order of first mention in text<\/td><\/tr>
In-text<\/strong><\/td>(Author, Year, p.)<\/td>Author page (no comma, no p.)<\/td>Use [1] numbers in brackets and in line with text before the period <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

APA Reference Citation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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MLA Works Cited<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Engineering Stylesheets: Examples below<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Chemical Engineering uses AlChE <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Pedron, S., <\/strong>et. al.<\/em><\/strong>, \u201cSynthesis and characterization of degradable bioconjugated hydrogels with hyperbranched multifunctional cross-linkers,\u201d Acta Biomaterialia<\/em>, 6<\/strong> (11), pp. 4189-4198 (Nov. 2010).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Garner, G. O.<\/strong>, \u201cCareers in Engineering,\u201d 2nd<\/sup> ed., VGM Career Books, Chicago, IL (2003).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Homoki, G. G., and K. N. Vernekar<\/strong>, “Materials Selections for Sludge Incinerator Heat Exchangers,” in “Materials Performance in Waste Incineration Systems,” G. Y. Lai and G. Sorell, Eds., NACE International, Houston, TX, pp. 20-1 to 20-8 (1992).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Perry, R. H., and D. W. Green, Eds.<\/strong>, “Mass Transfer and Gas Absorption,” Chapter 14, in “Perry’s Chemical Engineers’ Handbook,” 6th ed., McGraw-Hill, New York (1984).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Civil and Environmental Engineering use ASCE <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Aanen, P. (1991). Nature engineering and civil engineering works<\/em>, H. W. Knottnerus, translator, Pudoc, Wageningen, Netherlands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ABAQUS\/Explicit update manual, version 5.6<\/em>. (1996). Hibbitt, Karlsson and Sorenson Inc., Pawtucket, R.I.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Acoustic strain gauge’s ease bridge monitoring .” (1997). CivilEngrg. ASCE<\/em>, 67(9), 83.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Al-Mutairi, N. M.. (1995) “Kuwait oil-based pollution: effect on building material.” J. of Matls. in Civil Engrg., ASCE<\/em>, 7(3), 154-160.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ASTM. (1981). “Standard method of testing piles under static axial compressive load.”  D1143-81<\/em>, Philadelphia, Pa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Barragy, E., Walters, R., and Carey, G. F.  (1995). “Tital simulation using conjugate gradient methods.” Finite Element Modeling of Environmental Problems: Surface and Subsurface Flow and Transport<\/em>, G. F. Carey, ed., Wiley, West Sussex, Eng., 115-135.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Computer Science & Engineering use ACM<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Hoffman, W.M. and Moore, J.M., Eds. Ethics and the Management of Computer Technology<\/em>. Oelgeschlager, Gunn and Hain, Cambridge, Mass., 1982. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Parker, R. Lotus copyright protection is turning into a feeding frenzy. Infoworld<\/em> 12,28 (Jul. 1990), 42-49.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rumbaugh, J.E. Controlling propagation of operations using attributes on Relations. In Proceedings of OOPSLA ’86<\/em> (Sept. 29-Oct. 2, Portland,Oreg.). ACM\/SIGPLAN, New York, 1986, pp. 406-416.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Electrical Engineering uses IEEE<\/a> <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

[1] J. W. DuBois, S. Schuetze-Coburn, S. Cumming, and D. Paolino, “Outline of discourse transcription,” in Talking Data: Transcription and Coding in Discourse Research<\/em> (J. A. Edwards and M. D. Lampert, Eds.). Hillsdale, NJ:   Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1993, pp. 45-89.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[2] R. C. Carter, “Search time with a color display: Analysis of distribution functions,” Human Factors<\/em>, vol. 24, no. 3, pp. 302-304, 1982.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[3] P. Leone, D. L. Gillihan, and T. L. Rauch, “Web-based prototyping for user sessions: Medium-fidelity prototyping,” in Proc. 44th Int. Technical Communications Conf.<\/em> (Toronto, Canada, May 11-14, 1997), pp. 231-234.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

In-text citations are part of text in [ ] and can be used alone or with the author’s name. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

E.g. … is well supported [1], [2].<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As Smith [1] reported…. or …..as described in [1], [4]-[7].<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Mechanical Engineering uses ASME<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

[1] Ning, X., and Lovell, M. R., 2002, “On the Sliding Friction Characteristics of Unidirectional Continuous FRP Composites,” ASME J. Tribol., 124<\/strong>(1), pp. 5-13.
[2] Barnes, M., 2001, “Stresses in Solenoids,” J. Appl. Phys., 48<\/strong>(5), pp. 2000\u20132008.
[3] Jones, J., 2000, Contact Mechanics<\/em>, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, Chap. 6.
[4] Lee, Y., Korpela, S. A., and Horne, R. N., 1982, “Structure of Multi-Cellular Natural Convection in a Tall Vertical Annulus,” Proc. 7th International Heat Transfer Conference<\/em>, U. Grigul et al., eds., Hemisphere, Washington, DC, 2<\/strong>, pp. 221\u2013226.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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