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APSA (American Political Science Association)

APSA style generally follows Chicago Manual of Style’s author-date citation practice.

Example sites

  • APSA Documentation from The University of Wisconsin - Madison Writing Center. Sample citations and references from The Style Manual for Political Science, revised edition 1993, and The Chicago Manual of Style, 14th edition, 1993. (Information on citing print sources.)
  • American Political Science Association Style Manual abridged and revised for the Lamar University Political Science Department by Dr. Bruce Drury.

Print style guide


Style manuals in the University Libraries collections

Book and ebook versions of major styles guides.

EndNote at Virginia Tech

EndNote is a software product that allows researchers to save and organize results of database searches or lists of bibliographic references. There are several similar products (ProCite, Reference Manager, RefWorks, WriteNote, Zotero, and Bookends) that provide the same functionality, but the university has a site license for EndNote only. A web-based product called EndNote Web is also available.

EndNote Web

From the Web of Knowledge portal, you can click on the register for more features link, create an account using your Virginia Tech email address, and then Sign in to access EndNote Web from the portal. If you have previously established an account at the Web of Knowledge portal, you can access EndNote Web without taking any additional steps. Alternatively, go directly to the EndNote Web site and Sign Up for an account. You must use your Virginia Tech email address when you register.