The discipline of Political Science follows the American Political Science Association Style Manual.
APSA style is based on the 17th edition of the Chicago Manual of Style.
The following examples of the most commons types of citations are taken directly from the APSA Style Manual for Political Science.
Book, |
Kessel, John H. 1968. The Goldwater Coalition: Republican Strategies in 1964. Indianapolis: |
Book, |
Sorauf, Frank J., and Paul Allen Beck. 1988. Party Politics in America. 6th ed. Glenview, IL: |
Edited Collection |
Ball, Terence, James Farr, and Russell L. Hanson, eds. 1988. Political Innovation and |
Chapter, Single Author Book |
Crotty, William J. 1968. “The Party Organization and Its Activists.” In Approaches to the Study of |
Chapter, Multiauthor Book |
Hermann, Margaret G. 1984. “Personality and Foreign Policy Decision Making: A Study of Fifty- |
Multivolume Work |
Foucault, Michel. 1980. The History of Sexuality. 2 vols. Trans. Robert Hurley. New York: |
Journal Article |
Aldrich, John H. 1980. “A Dynamic Model of Presidential Nomination Campaigns.” American |
Electronic Journal |
Browning, Tonya. 1997. “Embedded Visuals: Student Design in Web Spaces.” Kairos: A Journal |
Forthcoming Work |
Jacoby, William G. N.d. “Ideology and Popular Culture.” American Political Science Review. |
Thesis or Disssertation |
Munger, Frank J. 1955. “Two-Party Politics in the State of Indiana.” Ph.D. diss. [or Master’s |
Presented Paper |
Mefford, Dwain, and Brian Ripley. 1987. “The Cognitive Foundation of Regime Theory.” |
Website |
King, Gary, Michael Tomz, and Jason Wittenberg. 1998. “Making the Most of Statistical Analyses: |