Basic Resources

Ellis Library guide to citation styles
Includes information on citing different kinds of sources, as well as citation style by discipline.

The print copy of the APA style Guide

North Carolina State University Citation Builder
The citation builder lets you select the type of source you need to cite, and then presents you with fields such as author, title, and date to fill out. Then the citation builder will generate a citation in MLA, APA or CSE style.

National Library of Medicine Guides

National Library of Medicine Recommended Formats for Bibliographic Citation
This online manual has very specific instructions for how to properly cite a wide variety of sources.

NLM Supplement for Internet Sources
This online manual has very detailed instructions for how to cite different sorts of Internet sources.

Boston University guide to NLM formats
This is a brief overview of NLM recommended formats for commonly used sources.

The New England College of Optometry guide to NLM formats
This is a short overview of how to use NLM recommended formats to cite some standard types of sources.

NLM Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals: Sample References
Descriptive list of how to properly format citations for papers submitted to biomedical journals.

Advanced Citation Tools

Free software to format and organize citations!
EndNote and Reference Manager are available to MU students for no charge. Visit the DoIT site to learn more:

Mulford Instructions to Authors in Health Sciences
This resource from the University of Toledo lets you search or browse a database of thousands of health-sciences journals. Each listing includes submission guidelines, including what bibliographic standard to use for references.