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Find out which citation style your university requires. From Harvard to Oxford, MIT to Cambridge—official referencing guidelines from the world's top institutions.

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Top Northeastern US Universities

Harvard University

QS #4

United States

Use APA
Primary: APAAlso accepts: Chicago, MLA

Varies by department. Most sciences use APA, humanities use Chicago or MLA.

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MIT

QS #1

United States

Use IEEE
Primary: IEEEAlso accepts: APA, Chicago

Engineering and CS departments predominantly use IEEE. Social sciences use APA.

Yale University

QS #9

United States

Use Chicago
Primary: ChicagoAlso accepts: Bluebook, APA

Law School exclusively uses Bluebook. Humanities prefer Chicago, sciences use APA.

Top Western US Universities

Stanford University

QS #3

United States

Use Chicago
Primary: ChicagoAlso accepts: APA, MLA

Chicago is preferred for most disciplines. STEM departments may use APA or IEEE.

Top UK & British Universities

University of Oxford

QS #2

United Kingdom

Primary: MHRAAlso accepts: OSCOLA, Harvard, APA

MHRA for humanities. OSCOLA for law. Sciences may use Harvard or APA.

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University of Cambridge

QS #5

United Kingdom

Use Harvard
Primary: HarvardAlso accepts: OSCOLA, MHRA, Vancouver

Author-date (Harvard) is most common. Law uses OSCOLA, medicine uses Vancouver.

Imperial College London

QS #6

United Kingdom

Use Harvard
Primary: HarvardAlso accepts: Vancouver, IEEE

Harvard for most sciences. Medicine uses Vancouver, engineering uses IEEE.

Top Australian Universities

University of Melbourne

QS #13

Australia

Use APA
Primary: APAAlso accepts: Harvard, AGLC

APA 7th edition is institutional standard. Law uses AGLC.

University of Sydney

QS #19

Australia

Use APA
Primary: APAAlso accepts: Harvard, Vancouver

APA for most disciplines. Medicine and nursing use Vancouver.

Top Canadian Universities

University of Toronto

QS #21

Canada

Use APA
Primary: APAAlso accepts: Chicago, MLA

APA for sciences and social sciences. Humanities use Chicago or MLA.

Top European Universities

ETH Zurich

QS #7

Switzerland

Use IEEE
Primary: IEEEAlso accepts: APA, ISO 690

Engineering and sciences use IEEE. Some departments use APA or ISO 690.

Top Asian Universities

NUS

QS #8

Singapore

Use APA
Primary: APAAlso accepts: IEEE, Harvard

APA 7th edition is most common. Engineering uses IEEE.

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