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Citation styles for electronic materials are continually evolving. To provide the most up-to-date citation examples, the CQ Press editorial staff consulted the following:

  • The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation, 19th ed.
  • The Chicago Manual of Style, 16th ed.
  • MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 7th ed.
  • Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th ed.

To better serve our users, citations incorporate document ID numbers and full URLs to the documents even where the above style guides do not require that information. This additional information facilitates locating documents and thereby hews to the spirit of the style guides.

You may also wish to consult the web sites for APA, Chicago, MLA, and Bluebook:

Other citation resources you may find helpful:

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