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Doc Scribe's Guides to Research Style Doc's Guides are concise (free!) guides to formatting and documenting research papers in AMA, APA, ASA, CBE, Chicago, and MLA style. The main focus is on preparing papers for classes, seminars, and conferences. |
| NEW! The CMS Quick Reference is the easiest way to access the basic features of Chicago style. The Quick Reference follows the the latest Chicago (2003) and Turabian (2007) style guides (free). |
| APA101: APA Style for Research Papers. Open Enrollment for Fall 2007. There are basic rules to using APA style. Once learned, the details tend to fall into place. APA101 is an introductory course to the basics of APA style. |
| AScribe Reference Manager 6.0. This website got its start in the 1990s with the development of a reference manager program. The software then available was crude and expensive (it still is!) so we made our own. |
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Style guides by Doc Scribe. The new Quick Reference series makes it even easier to format research papers in impeccable style. Available for APA, Chicago, and MLA styles. 
AMA Medical Style. Revised Fall 2007! The American Medical Association has published the most comprehensive guide to drafting research papers in medical and public health fields. Revised to AMA Manual 10th ed: AMA Stat! (PDF).
APA Psychology. The style of the American Psychological Association (APA) is used almost universally in the field of psychology, and by journals in other fields including education. APA Crib Sheet (PDF).
ASA Sociology. The American Sociological Association (ASA) has evolved a crisp sensible style followed by many journals including the American Sociological Review.
CBE Biostyle. The Council of Biology Editors (now Council of Science Editors) inspires the many variants of its "CBE Scientific Style and Format" used by research journals in biology.
Chicago Style. Chicago-Turabian style footnotes and bibliographies are required in history. The Chicago author-date format is used in political science and geography. Chicago Style Sheet (PDF).
MLA Style. The Modern Language Association (MLA) style is a sensible Chicago variant widely used in the humanities and by PMLA (Publications of the Modern Language Association). MLA Style Sheet
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Resources you can draw upon to learn more about research writing and style, and about your own abilities.
The Elements of Style (EOS). The original (1918) version of William Strunk's classic, The Elements of Style has been formatted for the Windows Help reader. Freeware.
Guide Books. Need more information? Doc has put together a list of some great books you can draw upon to develop your skills as a writer and researcher.
Research Links. Follow these links to the official websites and style information of the various research societies. Also listed are top sites for additional research information. Writing Test. Are you in command of the basic skills accomplished writers have mastered? How do you know? Doc has put together a brief but telling test of these skills. Take it if you dare!
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