Instructions for citations

Proper citation is an important aspect of scientific work.

There are many different citation style guides. At the HSG, the most commonly used citation standards is APA style. In cases of uncertainty of which standard you should use, consult the faculty member responsible for your paper or thesis. The HSG Writing Lab can also help you at the Academic Writing Helpdesk.

APA-Standard (American Psychological Association)

• Reference Examples
• Publication manual of the American Psychological Association, 7th ed., 2020:
  Call number: AK 39580 A512 (7)
  Shelf location

MLA-Standard (Modern Language Association)

• FAQ about MLA style (e.g. how to cite a tweet)
• MLA handbook for writers of research papers, 7th ed., 2009:
  Call number: AK 39580 G437 (7)
  Shelf location

The "bible" for all HSG students:

• Metzger, Ch. (2017). Lern- und Arbeitsstrategien: ein Fachbuch für Studierende (mit eingelegtem Fragebogen)
  Latest edition in the library: AK 39500 M596 (12.2017)
  Shelf location 

For law students:

• Forstmoser, P. (2018). Juristisches Arbeiten: eine Anleitung für Studierende
  Latest edition in the library: PC 5720 O33 J9(6)
  Shelf location
• Müller, R. (2016). ZitierGuide: zum fachgerechten Zitieren in rechtswissenschaftlichen Arbeiten
  Latest edition in the library: PC 5720 M947 (4)
  Shelf location

The university's own regulations concerning citation and plagiarism:
StudentWeb - Plagiarism and quotations

Good help pages by the Purdue University Online Writing Lab (including how to cite podcasts, videos, social media, ...):

• for APA-Standard 
• for MLA-Standard

General information on citing internet sources

• Citation of sources in the Internet (Uni Düsseldorf) 
• Electronic Style Guide – citations from the Internet