Citation Tools & Writing Guides
Tools and guides for creating citations and bibliographies, formatting papers, and writing.
Citation Management Tools
Refworks is free to Upstate faculty, staff, and students. This software helps to manage & format citations, and then creates a bibliography or list of references based on those citations.
RefWorks Guide Get information on setting up an account and using the software.
Writing Guides
Purdue University's Online Writing Lab - OWL (a highly recommended source for advice and handouts on writing term papers and resumes, grammar, appropriate documentation of sources, style guides for MLA, APA, etc.)
Hamilton College Writing Center - Using Sources (tips on how to use direct quotations and paraphrase, definition of "common knowledge," how to integrate the ideas of other writers and give proper attribution)
Defining and Avoiding Plagiarism (Council of Writing Program Administrators - Statement on Best Practices)
Writing Tutorial Services (Indiana University, Bloomington, IN). Guidelines for writing resumes, cover letters, book reviews; advice on avoiding plagiarism and using quotations and paraphrases effectively.
Journal Information
Search for Official Medline Journal Abbreviations (National Library of Medicine)
List of Journals Indexed in CINAHL: Cumulative Index to Nursing and Health Literature (abbreviations not provided)
AMA Style (similar to Vancouver)
American Medical Association Manual of Style, 9th edition (brief guide to frequently used formats, from University of Washington Health Sciences Libraries)
AMA Style Guide (University of Evansville, Evansville, IN)
AMA Citation Style (C.W. Post Campus, Long Island University, Brookville, NY)
AMA Citations and References (American Journal of Public Health)
American Medical Association manual of style: a guide for authors and editors. (comprehensive information - available in print version only) 9th ed. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins, 1998, 660 p.
Closed Reserve Collection, 1st Floor. Z 253 M4 A51 1998 (2 hour use in Library only)
APA Style
APA Guide
APA guide developed by faculty members at Upstate
Using American Psychological Association (APA) Format (general guidelines from OWL - Online Writing Lab, Purdue)
American Psychological Association - Electronic References (APA’s tips for citing electronic sources)
Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (comprehensive information - available in print version only) 5th ed. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 2001, 439 p. Closed Reserve Collection, 1st Floor. Z 253 A512p 2001 (2 hour use in Library only)
NIH Publication Guidelines
National Institute of Health (NIH) Public Access The NIH now requires that any journal articles produced using NIH research grants must be submitted to PubMed Central. This website includes the current policy, article submission guidelines, information related to the policy compliance of journals, citation methods, and frequently asked questions.
NLM Style Guide
Citation Guide for Authors, Editors, and Publishers (National Library of Medicine)
Vancouver Style
Vancouver Style - Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals (produced by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE), which originally met in Vancouver, British Columbia, 1978, to establish guidelines for manuscripts)
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