Formatting With Ama, Apa, Chicago Mla
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1Formatting with AMA, APA, Chicago & MLA
This is a breakdown of the differences between 4 citation styles used at Trine that is meant to be used for quick reference. For
more detailed information, consult one of the official resources listed below. Always be sure to follow your professors’
instructions.
AMA
APA
Chicago
MLA
Health Sciences
Psychology, Sociology,
Technical Writing, Engineering,
Literature, English Composition
Which subjects
Education
History, Government
generally use this
format?
The AMA Manual of Style
Publication Manual of the
The Chicago Manual of Style
The MLA Handbook for Writers
Where can I find
th
th
th
(10
edition)
American Psychological
(16
edition)
of Research Papers (7
edition)
citation and style
th
Association (6
edition)
guidelines?
1 inch
1 inch
1 inch
1 inch
What should my
margins be?
Title page, centered toward
Title page, centered toward the
Title page, centered toward
Centered on the line after the
Where do I put my
the top of the page
middle of the page AND top of
the top of the page
heading on the first page
title?
the first full page of the paper
Names, Affiliations and E-mail
Name, affiliation and contact
Name on the title page
Heading with Name, Professor’s
Where do I put my
addresses centered on title
info on title page, centered
Course name, instructor, and
name, Class and date in month
identifying
page toward the middle or
toward the bottom of the page
date submitted at the bottom
day year format (academic
information?
bottom
of the title page
papers)
Abstract on title page
Abstract
No abstract
No abstract
Do I need an abstract?
Keywords on title page
No header/footer guidelines;
Paper title (up to 50 characters)
Page number in the header on
Last name and page number in
What goes in the
refer to publisher or
in all capital letters to the left;
the right
the header on the right
header and footer?
professor’s guidelines
page number to the right
(Different for title page)
No specific rules for headings
Specific rules for first 5 levels of
No specific rules for headings
No specific rules for headings
What should the
headings (See APA Style Guide)
section headings in
my paper look like?
Tables and figures integrated
Tables and figures integrated or
Tables and figures integrated
Tables and figures integrated
Where do my tables,
into the body of the paper.
in appendix.
into the body of the paper.
into the body of the paper.
graphs and images
go?
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