This PPT aims to provide knowledge and understanding about various Reference styles in Research.

1. VARIOUS REFERENCE
STYLES IN RESEARCH
By
Monojit Gope
Research Scholar

2. IMPORTANCE OF REFERENCING
• Referencing is the process of acknowledging the sources of information
used in a research paper.
• Importance:
• Avoid plagiarism.
• Give credit to the original authors.
• Help readers locate the original sources.
• Show the credibility of the research.

3. APA STYLE
• Full name: American Psychological Association style
• Used in: Social sciences, education, and psychology
• Format: Author's last name, first initial. (Year). Title of article. Title of
Journal, volume number(issue number), page numbers.

4. MLA STYLE
• Full name: Modern Language Association style.
• Used in: Humanities and liberal arts.
• Format: Author's last name, first name. Title of Book. Publisher,
Publication year.

5. CHICAGO STYLE
• Full name: Chicago Manual of Style.
• Used in: History, social sciences, and some natural sciences.
• Format: Author's last name, first name. Title of Book. Place of publication:
Publisher, Year of publication.

6. HARVARD STYLE
• Full name: Harvard Referencing Style.
• Used in: Science, technology, and social sciences.
• Format: Author's last name, first initial. (Year). Title of article. Title of
Journal, volume number(issue number), page numbers.

7. VANCOUVER STYLE
• Full name: Vancouver Referencing Style.
• Used in: Biomedical sciences, medicine, and nursing.
• Format: Author's last name, first initial. Title of article. Abbreviated title
of journal. Year; volume(issue):page numbers.

8. IEEE STYLE
• Full name: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers style.
• Used in: Engineering, computer science, and technology.
• Format: Author's last name, first initial. (Year, Month). Title of article.
Title of Journal, volume number(issue number), page numbers.

9. THANK YOU