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The University uses 7 different referencing styles, set by each department. To learn about which style you need to use for your course, you can either visit your subject guide or find your department in the list below. If you take modules from other departments, you can also check if they use a different style.

Once you know what style your department uses, you can scroll down on this page to find links to style guides, videos, information, and opportunities to practice constructing citations in your departmental style. 

IEEE 

   Computer Science and Electronic Engineering

   Essex Pathways: CSEE and Maths

Harvard "Cite Them Right" 

   East 15

   Economics

   Edge Hotel School

   Essex Business School

   Government

   Health and Social Care

   Life Sciences

   Sociology

   Essex Pathways: EBS and Economics

   Essex Pathways: Humanities and Social Sciences

   Essex Pathways: Life Sciences

Harvard: UoEO stylised 

   University of Essex Online: Business, Education, Criminology, Health, Computing

APA "Cite Them Right" 

   Essex International College: General

   Language and Linguistics

   Psychology

   Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies

   Essex Pathways: Psychology

   University of Essex Online: Psychology

OSCOLA 

   Essex International College: Law

   Law

   Essex Pathways: Law

   University of Essex Online: Law

MHRA "Cite Them Right" 

MHRA - MHRA Technical Guide 

   History

Chicago: Notes and Bibliography 

   Interdisciplinary Studies Centre

   Literature, Film and Theatre Studies

   Philosophy and Art History

Vancouver: [square brackets] "Cite Them Right" 

   Mathematics, Statistics, and Actuarial Sciences, School of

   Sociology

Vancouver: non super-scripted "Cite Them Right" 

   Sports, Rehabilitation and Exercise Science

   Essex Pathways: Sports Science

Style guide: APA 7th ed. "Cite Them Right"  

Used by: 

  • Essex International College: General
  • Language and Linguistics
  • Psychology
  • Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies
  • Essex Pathways: Psychology
  • University of Essex Online: Psychology

Practice: APA 7th edition

Style guide: Chicago: Notes and Bibliography 

Used by:

  • Interdisciplinary Studies Centre
  • Literature, Film and Theatre Studies
  • Philosophy and Art History

Practice: Chicago

Style guide: Harvard "Cite Them Right" 

Used by:

  • East 15
  • Economics
  • Edge Hotel School
  • Essex Business School
  • Government
  • Health and Social Care
  • Life Sciences
  • Sociology
  • Essex Pathways: EBS and Economics
  • Essex Pathways: Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Essex Pathways: Life Sciences

 

University of Essex Online version of Harvard

Style guide: Harvard: UoEO stylised 

Used by:

  • University of Essex Online: Business, Education, Criminology, Health, Computing

Practice: Harvard

Style guide: IEEE 

Used by:

  • Computer Science and Electronic Engineering
  • Essex Pathways: CSEE and Maths

Practice: IEEE

Style guide: MHRA "Cite Them Right" 

Technical guide: MHRA - MHRA Technical Guide 

Used by:

  • History

Practice: MHRA

Style guide: OSCOLA  

Used by:

  • Essex International College: Law
  • Law
  • Essex Pathways: Law
  • University of Essex Online: Law

Practice: OSCOLA

Style guide: Vancouver: [square brackets] "Cite Them Right" 

Used by:

  • Mathematics, Statistics, and Actuarial Sciences, School of
  • Sociology

Style guide: Vancouver: non super-scripted "Cite Them Right"  

Used by:

  • Sports, Rehabilitation and Exercise Science
  • Essex Pathways: Sports Science

Practice: Vancouver

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