Political Science: Political Science Style Guide & Citations
A guide to help you research and locate Political Science materials at Fisk and beyond!
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Avoid Plagiarism
Michelle Alexander author of The New Jim Crow
Tips and Tricks for Finding Sources and Making Citations!
- How to Spot Fake NewsA handy guide filled with tips to spot fake news and find reputable sources.
- Chicago Manual of Style OnlineThe Chicago Manual of Style Online is the venerable, time-tested guide to style, usage, and grammar in an accessible online format. It is the indispensable reference for writers, editors, proofreaders, indexers, copywriters, designers, and publishers, informing the editorial canon with sound, definitive advice.
- Purdue OWL: APA Citation GuideThese OWL resources will help you learn how to use the American Psychological Association (APA) citation and format style. This section contains resources on in-text citation and the References page, as well as APA sample papers, slide presentations, and the APA classroom poster.
- Purdue OWL: Chicago Citation GuideThe Chicago Manual of Style (CMOS) covers a variety of topics from manuscript preparation and publication to grammar, usage, and documentation, and as such, it has been lovingly dubbed the “editor's bible.”
- Purdue OWL: MLA Citation GuideThese OWL resources will help you learn how to use the Modern Language Association (MLA) citation and format style. This section contains resources on in-text citations and Works Cited pages, as well as MLA sample papers, slide presentations, and the MLA classroom poster.
Political Science Web Resources
- CIA World FactbookUS government profiles of countries and territories around the world.
- Country Reports on Human Rights PracticesU.S. Dept of State annual reports to Congress on the status of internationally recognized human rights practices per country.
- Country Reports on Religious FreedomU.S. Dept of State annual reports to Congress on the status of religious freedom, government policies violating religious belief and practices of groups, religious denominations and individuals, and U.S. policies promoting religious freedom.
- Country Reports on TerrorismU.S. Dept of State annual reports on where terrorist acts have occurred, state sponsorship of terrorism and assessments of terrorist groups.