The citation style to use is determined by your professor, or if you are submitting a manuscript, by the journalor publisher. However, each discipline tends to use one or two styles.
Anthropology - useChicago | Law & Legal Studies - use Bluebook, Maroonbook or ALWD |
Art History - use Chicago or Turabian | Linguistics - use APA, MLA or LSA |
Arts Management - use Chicago | Literature - use MLA |
Biology - use CSE | Mathematics - use AMS |
Business - use APA, Chicago or Harvard | Medicine - use AMA or NLM |
Chemistry - use ACS | Music - use Turabian or Chicago |
Communications - use MLA | Philosophy - use MLA or Chicago |
Computing Science - use Chicago | Physics - use AIP |
Criminology - use APA or Chicago | Political Science - APSA |
Education - use APA | Psychology - use APA |
History - use Chicago or Turabian | Religion - use MLA or Chicago |
International Studies - use APA, APSA,orChicago | Sociology - use ASA |
Journalism - use AP or APA |