The document discusses various reference styles used in research. It outlines 8 styles: APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard, Vancouver, IEEE, and their full names and general formats. The styles are used in different fields like social sciences, humanities, engineering, and medicine. Referencing is important as it avoids plagiarism, gives credit to original authors, helps locate sources, and shows credibility.

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.

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