Biology

Citation management tools are helpful for keeping track of your course readings, paper references, and for generating citations in a consistent format.

Some helpful citation managers for biology students are:

• Zotero: a free, open source application that collects, manages, and cites research sources.
• BibTeX: a tool and a file format which are used to describe and process lists of references, mostly in conjunction with LaTeX documents.

See also: Reference Management Guide

There are many ways to format citations based on requirements for a course, journal, or presentation. Some of the most common styles in biology and neuroscience research are: 

• APA (American Psychological Association)
• CSE (Council of Science Editors, also known as Name-Year Citation Style)
• AMA (American Medical Association)

See also: Citation Guide

See also: APA Citation Guide