These citations are governed by rules of styles and

structure, which are generally published as styles or

manuals. Some of the widely used guides are the
following.
 STYLE GUIDE DISCIPLINE
Psychology, education, hotel and restaurant management,
APA business, economics, and other social sciences
(American Psychological Association)
Literature, arts, and humanities
MLA
(Modern Language Association Style)
Engineering
IEEE
(Institute of Electrical and Electronic
Engineers)
Medicine, health sciences, and other natural sciences
AMA
(American Medical Association)

Chicago STYLE GUIDES

Reference books, non-academic periodicals (e.g., newspapers,
magazines, journals, among others)
(The Chicago Manual Style)