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Guidance on Styles

students workingAll course convenors in the Graduate School will expect students to use citation formats properly: by clarifying the range and nature of one's debts to previous scholarship, proper citation protects students from suspicions of plagiarism. For instructors, proper citation format enables a better appreciation of the depth of research conducted by the student. For both, proper citation format, like proper spelling and grammar, indicates attention to detail and eager participation in wider scholarly discourse.

Students in the School of History & Classics may use Chicago, or another approved citation style upon consultation with their dissertation supervisor.

Chicago is requested by many academic journals for submission of articles; familiarity with APA may be useful due to its prevalence in the social sciences.

Students in the Graduate School of Literatures, Languages, and Cultures should familiarise themselves with MLA Style, Chicago, and  MHRA; they should consult with their course-convenors and course-handbooks before deciding which style to adopt for the dissertation. Students in IMES should adopt IJMES's in-house style.

Click on the desired style on the right for guidance on using these styles effectively. Click here for more style manuals.

 

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