Academic Integrity - Referencing, Citation & Avoiding Plagiarism: School Citing Styles

This guide explains what referencing and citation is and how to use the APA, Chicago, Harvard, MLA and Vancouver Styles. It includes links to each style guide.

Citing style - which to choose?

Each school has guidance for their students and researchers on which style to use. Scroll down to the College to which your school belongs to see which style to use.

If you are ever in doubt on which to use, check with your module co-ordinator or supervisor.

For information on avoiding Plagiarism, see the Avoiding Plagiarism & Writing Tips page of this guide, including links to the UCD Plagiarism Policy.

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College of Arts and Humanities

School	Style Guide	School Customised Information	School Plagiarism Advice	School Contact
Art History & Cultural Policy	Art History: Modified Chicago Style Cultural Policy: Harvard or Chicago Style	Art History: Modified Chicago Style available in Brightspace of all modules.	School Plagiarism Policy in Brightspace.	Consult each module co-ordinator
Classics	Writer chooses		School Plagiarism Advice Select guidelines for essay writing	Dr. Martin Brady
English, Drama and Film	MLA Style (Use School MLA Style)	School Modified MLA Style	School Plagiarism Policy	Dr Niamh Pattwell
History	Chicago Style	Style for History Essays	School Plagiarism Advice	Contact Module Coordinator in the first instance.
Irish, Celtic Studies and Folklore	Harvard Style			Dr. Diarmuid Ó Sé
Languages, Cultures and Linguistics	Languages or Cultures: Modern Humanities Research Association (MHRA) Style	MHRA Style	School Plagiarism Policy	Dr. Sabine Strumper-Krobb
	Linguistics: APA Style
Music	Harvard Style

College of Business

School	Style Guide	School Customised Information	School Plagiarism Advice	School Contact
Quinn School of Business	Harvard Style
Michael Smurfit Graduate School of Business	Harvard Style

College of Engineering and Architecture

School	Style Guide	School Customised Information	School Plagiarism Advice	School Contact
Architecture, Planning and Environmental Planning	Harvard
Biosystems and Food Engineering	Harvard
Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering	Harvard
Civil Engineering	Harvard
Electrical and Electronic Engineering	Writer chooses
Mechanical and Materials Engineering	Writer chooses

College of Health and Agricultural Sciences

School	Style Guide	School Customised Information	School Plagiarism Advice	School Contact
Agriculture and Food Science	Harvard Style	Consult lecturer or supervisor on preferences
Medicine	Medicine: Vancouver Style Diagnostic Imaging: Harvard Style
Nursing, midwifery and health systems	Harvard Style	Harvard Style	School Writing Guidelines (includes plagiarism)
Public Health, Physiotherapy and Sports Science	Harvard Style
	Vancouver Style
Veterinary Medicine	Harvard Style

College of Science

School	Style Guide	School Customised Information	School Plagiarism Advice	School Contact
Biology and Environmental Science
Biomolecular and Biomedical Science	Industrial Microbiology: Harvard Style
Chemistry	Writer chooses
Computer Science	Writer chooses
Earth Science	School Referencing Style
Mathematics and Statistics	Writer chooses
Physics	Writer chooses

College of Social Sciences and Law

School	Style Guide	School Customised Information	School Plagiarism Policy	School Contact
Archaeology	Harvard Style
Economics	Harvard Style
	Endnote: American Economic Review
Education	APA Style
Geography	Harvard Style
Information and Communication Studies	APA Style
Law	OSCOLA Ireland OSCOLA Ireland Quick Guide	Law students are advised to use the OSCOLA Ireland Guide in conjunction with the OSCOLA Standard Style.	The School recommends the title "How to think, write and cite for Irish Lawyers" by Jennifer Schweppe.
Philosophy	Harvard or Chicago Style	School Guide for Philosophy Essays (pdf)
Politics and International Relations	Harvard Style	See student leaflet on essay writing, information on Blackboard, and Postgraduate booklet.
Psychology	APA Style
Social Policy, Social Work and Social Justice	Harvard Style	Additional information supplied with School handouts.
Sociology	Harvard Style

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