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The APA (American Psychological Association) citation style is the most typical citation format for Education-related scholarship. However, depending on the professor and/or the publication's submission policy, other citations may be required. The following provides style guide information on the three popular citation formats. Always confirm the required/preferred citation format for a research paper, project, or submission with your professor and/or publication.
Purdue University's Online Writing Lab (OWL) offers comprehensive guides to most citations and are linked below. UofL's Writing Center is available to provide citation assistance (and any other writing-related support you may need). Lastly, most of the Citation Management Tools referenced on this page are able to generate citations for you (though you should always double-check them).
You put a lot of effort into gathering the materials for your paper - make it easy to find and cite them when it's time to write. Citation management software helps you to
| characteristic | EndNote | Mendeley | Zotero |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get Started | EndNote Guide | https://www.mendeley.com/ | Zotero Guide |
| About | EndNote allows you to store and share your research materials, and provides tools for importing database searches and citing materials. | Mendeley allows you to store and organize your research materials, share them with others, and annotate documents. | Zotero is an easy to use application for organizing your research materials, sharing them with collaborators, and citing them in a wide range of citation styles. |
| Cost | Free for UofL students, faculty and staff (institutionally sponsored) | Free | Free |
| Storage |
Unlimited with UofL account |
Basic free account includes 2GB cloud storage | Basic free account includes 300MB cloud storage |
| Accessibility | https://endnote.com/ada-compliance/ | https://www.mendeley.com/accessibility | https://forums.zotero.org/search/?Search=accessibility |
| Versions | Web-based & desktop | Web-based & desktop | Web-based & desktop |
| Compatibility |
Windows |
Windows Mac Linux |
Windows Mac Linux |
| Word processors supported | Microsoft Word Apache OpenOffice LibreOffice Google Docs |
Microsoft Word LibreOffice OpenOffice |
Microsoft Word Google Docs LibreOffice |
This table was adapted from one created by Marina Ito at https://libguides.macalester.edu/citation/citationmanagement.
For more options, see this comparison of reference management software.