Research and Documentation, 3rd edition, describes four commonly used systems of documentation: MLA, used in English and the humanities; APA, used in psychology and the social sciences; Chicago, used primarily in history; and CBE, used in the sciences. Following is a list of style manuals used in a variety of disciplines.

Biology
Council of Biology Editors. Scientific Style and Format: The CBE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers. 6th ed. New York: Cambridge UP, 1994.

Chemistry
Dodd, Janet S., ed. The ACS Style Guide: A Manual for Authors and Editors. 2nd ed. Washington: Amer. Chemical Soc., 1997.

Engineering
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. IEEE Standards Style Manual. 7th ed. New York: IEEE, 2000.

English and the Humanities
Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 5th ed. New York: MLA, 1999.

Geology
Bates, Robert L., Rex Buchanan, and Marla Adkins-Heljeson, eds. Geowriting: A Guide to Writing, Editing, and Printing in Earth Science. 5th ed. Alexandria: Amer. Geological Inst., 1995.

Government Documents
Garner, Diane L. The Complete Guide to Citing Government Information Resources: A Manual for Writers and Librarians. Rev. ed. Bethesda: Congressional Information Service, 1993.
United States Government Printing Office. Style Manual. Washington: GPO, 2000.


History
The Chicago Manual of Style. 14th ed. Chicago: U of Chicago P, 1993.

Journalism
Goldstein, Norm, ed. Associated Press Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law. 35th ed. New York: Associated Press, 2000.

Law
Harvard Law Review et al. The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation. 17th ed. Cambridge: Harvard Law Rev. Assn., 2000.

Linguistics
Linguistic Society of America. "LSA Style Sheet." Published annually in the December issue of the LSA Bulletin.

Mathematics
American Mathematical Society. The AMS Author Handbook: General Instructions for Preparing Manuscripts. Rev. ed. Providence: AMS, 1996.

Medicine
Iverson, Cheryl, et al. American Medical Association Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors. 9th ed. Baltimore: Williams, 1998.

Music
Holoman, D. Kern, ed. Writing about Music: A Style Sheet from the Editors of 19th-Century Music. Berkeley: U of California P, 1988.

Physics
American Institute of Physics. Style Manual: Instructions to Authors and Volume Editors for the Preparation of AIP Book Manuscripts. 5th ed. New York: AIP, 1995.

Political Science
American Political Science Association. Style Manual for Political Science. Rev. ed. Washington: APSA, 1993.

Psychology and other Social Sciences
American Psychological Association. Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. 5th ed. Washington: APA, 2001.

Science and Technical Writing
American National Standards Institute. American National Standard for the Preparation of Scientific Papers for Written or Oral Presentation. New York: Amer. Natl. Standards Inst., 1979.

Rubens, Philip, ed. Science and Technical Writing: A Manual of Style. 2nd ed. New York: Routledge, 2001.


Social Work
National Association of Social Workers. Writing for NASW Press: Information for Authors. Rev. ed. Washington: Natl. Assn. of Social Workers Press, 1995.