Referencing Styles Recommended by Science Departments

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Referencite: Referencing styles used at the University of Auckland | EndNote

Department	Style	Official Guides	Library on-line Resources
Biological Sciences	APA	Publication Manual of the American Psychological Society. 6th ed. APA Style Guide to Electronic References	Referencing for Biological Sciences Quick©ite
Chemistry	ACS	The ACS style guide: effective communication of scientific information. 3rd ed.	ACS Style Guide Online (3rd ed). Quick Guide: ACS Citation Style (PDF) (Penn State University) Quick©ite
Computer Science	Not prescribed, although APA and IEEE styles may be used		2009 IEEE Standards Style manual Style Guide (APA)
Environmental Science	Not prescribed	The EnvSci/EnvManagement PostGrad Handbook: "In the list of references...you may use any accepted format (check any scientific journal for an example), and be sure to include sufficient information regarding report numbers, page numbers, publishers etc., so that someone else could find these same documents".
Food Science	Harvard	Although no specific version of Harvard is prescribed by the Department, students may refer to the Harvard Referencing Style examples provided by Information Skills.
Forensic Science	APA	Publication Manual of the American Psychological Society. 6th ed. APA Style Guide to Electronic References	Guides on Referencing, APA style and Endnote Style Guide (APA) Quick©ite
Geography	Harvard	Harvard style as prescribed in A 'how to' guide to referencing in geography (PDF)	Citing maps from print sources Cartographic citations: A style guide (print version only)
Geology	Harvard	Specific journal styles are recommended e.g. the style used by Economic geology
Marine Science	APA	Publication Manual of the American Psychological Society. 6th ed. APA Style Guide to Electronic References	Quick©ite
Mathematics	Not prescribed
Physics	Harvard
Psychology	APA	Publication Manual of the American Psychological Society. 6th ed. APA Style Guide to Electronic References	Guides on Referencing, APA style and Endnote Style Guide Quick©ite
Speech Science	APA	Publication Manual of the American Psychological Society. 6th ed. APA Style Guide to Electronic References	Guides on Referencing, APA style and Endnote Style Guide Quick©ite
Sport and Exercise Science	APA	Publication Manual of the American Psychological Society. 6th ed. APA Style Guide to Electronic References	Citing Print and Electronic Sources using APA Style Quick©ite
Statistics	Not prescribed

University of Auckland Standard Citation Format: Information outlining the University of Auckland's Standard Citation Format, as is detailed online within the Annual Performance Review (APR) Form template.

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Last updated: February 9, 2012