When instructors ask you to write in a particular "style," they usually do not mean writing style. They are referring to the standardized editorial style researchers in your discipline have adopted to present written material in the field. This editorial style consists of rules or guidelines that a researcher observes to ensure clear and consistent presentation of written material. The discipline Women's and Gender Studies generally uses the American Psychological Association (APA) style. Below are some resources that will assist you with citing your work.

In a field such as Women's Studies and Gender Studies, it is important to seek out a range of different expert voices and to cite those voices respectfully. Resources such as the following will assist you in locating work by women and historically-marginalized voices:

• Cite Black Authors
• Cite Black Women
• Marginalized and Underrepresented Scholar List
• Queer Theory Reading List
• Women Also Know Stuff

This guide to citing trans authors respectfully may also be helpful in your research:

• Trans Citation Practices: A Quick-and-Dirty Guideline

Understanding what copyright is, which information is covered by copyright, and how you can fairly use copyrighted information, is an essential skill when doing and publishing research. To help you out, here are a few handy tools:

• Copyright Resources Research Guide
• Is it Protected by Copyright?
• Fair Use for Nonfiction Authors
• Should I Cite This?
• Working with Publishers and Open Access (Loyola eCommons)