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APA Style	Welch, C. (1993). Human rights and African women: A comparison of protection under two major treaties. Human Rights Quarterly , 15(3), 549-574.
MLA Style	Welch, Claude. "Human Rights and African Women: A Comparison of Protection under Two Major Treaties." Human Rights Quarterly 15.3 (1993): 549-74. Print.
Chicago Style	Welch, C. 1993. Human rights and African women: A comparison of protection under two major treaties. Human Rights Quarterly 15 (3):549-574.
CSE Style	Citation-Sequence Welch, C. Human rights and African women: A comparison of protection under two major treaties. Human Rights Quart. 1993;15(3):549-574. Name-Year Welch, C. 1993. Human rights and African women: A comparison of protection under two major treaties. Human Rights Quart. 15(3):549-574. [The CSE Manual (Scientific Style and Format), 7th edition, recommends that journal titles be abbreviated. A list of authoritative sources for abbreviation can be found in Appendix 29.1 at p. 569. One source is ISI Journal Abbreviations Index found at http://library.caltech.edu/reference/abbreviations/]

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Article with multiple authors

APA Style	Sommerville, M., Lampert, L., Dabbour, K., Harlan, S., & Shrader, B. (2007). Toward large scale assessment of information and communication technology literacy: Implementation considerations for the ETS ICT literacy instrument. RSR: Reference Services Review, 35(1), 8-20.
MLA Style	Sommerville, Mary, Lynn Lampert, Katherine Dabbour, Sallie Harlan, and Barbara Shrader. “Toward Large Scale Assessment of Information and Communication Technology Literacy: Implementation Considerations for the ETS ICT literacy instrument.” RSR: Reference Services Review 35.1 (2007): 8-20. Print.
Chicago Style	Sommerville, M., Lampert, L., Dabbour, K., Harlan, S., & B. Shrader. 2007. Toward large scale assessment of information and communication technology literacy: Implementation considerations for the ETS ICT literacy instrument. RSR: Reference Services Review 35 (1) : 8-20.
CSE Style	Citation-Sequence Sommerville, M., Lampert, L., Dabbour, K., Harlan, S., Shrader, B. Toward large scale assessment of information and communication technology literacy: Implementation considerations for the ETS ICT literacy instrument. RSR. 2007;35(1):8-20. Name-Year Sommerville, M., Lampert, L., Dabbour, K., Harlan, S., Shrader, B. 2007. Toward large scale assessment of information and communication technology literacy: Implementation considerations for the ETS ICT literacy instrument. RSR. 35(1):8-20. [The CSE Manual (Scientific Style and Format), 7th edition, recommends that journal titles be abbreviated. A list of authoritative sources for abbreviation can be found in Appendix 29.1 at p. 569. One source is ISI Journal Abbreviations Index found at http://library.caltech.edu/reference/abbreviations/]

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From online-only journal (free web/open access)

APA Style	Hill, G.E., Mennill, D.J., Rolek, B.W., Hicks, T.L., & Swiston, K.A. (2006). Evidence suggesting that Ivory-billed Woodpeckers (Campephilus principalis) exist in Florida. Avian Conservation and Ecology, 1(3), 121-130. Retrieved from http://www.ace-eco.org
MLA Stlye	Hill, Geoffrey, Daniel Mennill, Brian Rolek, Tyler Hicks, and Kyle Swiston. "Evidence Suggesting that Ivory-billed Woodpeckers (Campephilus principalis) Exist in Florida." Avian Conservation and Ecology 1.3 (2006): 121-30. Web. 20 Feb. 2007.
Chicago Style	Hill, G.E., Mennill, D.J., Rolek, B.W., Hicks, T.L., and K.A. Swiston. 2006. Evidence suggesting that Ivory-billed Woodpeckers (Campephilus principalis) exist in Florida. Avian Conservation and Ecology 1, no. 3 (December), http://www.ace-eco.org/articles/78.html (accessed February 20, 2007).
CSE Style	Hill, G.E., Mennill, D.J., Rolek, B.W., Hicks, T.L., Swiston, K.A. Evidence suggesting that Ivory-billed Woodpeckers (Campephilus principalis) exist in Florida. Avian Conserv Ecol [Internet]. 2006 [cited 2007 Feb 20];1(3). Available from: http://www.ace-eco.org/articles/78.html.

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Full-text article from database

APA Style	Best, M. (2009). Standing in rich place: Electrifying the multiple-text edition or, every text is multiple. College Literature, 36(1), 26-39. Retrieved from http://www.mla.org/bibliography
MLA Style	Best, Michael . "Standing in Rich Place: Electrifying the Multiple-Text Edition or, Every Text is Multiple." College Literature 36.1 (2009): 26-39. MLA International Bibliography . Web. 7 July 2009.
Chicago Style	Best, M. Standing in rich place: Electrifying the multiple-text edition or, every text is multiple. 2009. College Literature 36, no. 1. In MLA International Bibliography [database online]. Available from University at Buffalo Libraries, http:/library.buffalo.edu (accessed July 7, 2009). [Note: The 15th edition of The Chicago Manual of Style does not provide examples of this type of citation. The example above is adapted from the 14th edition (p. 634), and from The Chicago Manual of Style Online, http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/home.html (accessed February 21, 2007). ]
CSE Style	Einstein, A. A generalization of the relativistic theory of gravitation. Ann Math 1945 Oct;46(4):578-584. In: JSTOR [database on the Internet]. New York: JSTOR; c2000-2007 [cited 2007 Feb 21]. [about 7 pages]. Available from: http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0003-486X%28194510%292%3A46%3A4%3C578%3AAGOTRT%3E2.0.CO%3B2-1.

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