Referencing Style Finder

Answer three quick questions about your subject and assignment to get a starting-point suggestion for which referencing style you most likely need.

1. What field is your assignment in?

2. Has your course or brief already named a style?

3. What citation format does your source list use? (if you have a sample to check)

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How to Use This Result

This tool gives a reasonable starting guess based on common conventions in each field — it isn't a substitute for checking your actual assignment brief or unit outline, which always takes priority if it names a specific style. Once you know which style you need, use our Citation Generator to format individual references.

For the full breakdown of how to identify a style from an existing citation, and what to do when your course guidance seems to contradict itself, see our complete guide on working out which referencing style your university actually wants.