Plagiarism

The unacknowledged use of other people's ideas or work, whether intentional or unintentional, is a serious academic offense. Plagiarism can be avoided through careful work habits.

Learn more through the SFU Library's plagiarism guide and take our interactive tutorial Understanding and Avoiding Plagiarism to test your knowledge.

Information needed to cite a journal article, a web page or a book

• What information do I need to cite a journal article?  How to identify and find the elements you need to cite an article, whether online or print. With examples.
• What information do I need to cite a webpage?  Learn how to identify and find the elements you need to cite an webpage, including blog posts, reports, and other files. With examples.
• What information do I need to cite a book?  How to identify and find the elements you need to cite a book, including print and e-books. With examples.

Citing data

ICPSR's guide to Citing Data

American Sociological Association

• American Sociological Association (ASA) - Style guide [print]
• American Sociological Review also has the ASA style examples in their manuscript submissions page.
• Citing Web Sources in ASA Style
• Quick Tips for ASA Style

Other: Purdue University's online guide for ASA style

Citation style guides

• APA 
• MLA 
• Chicago/Turabian 
• Government documents, Canadian -- APA style | MLA style | Chicago style

Citing Indigenous Elders and Knowledge Keepers

Citing Indigenous Elders and Knowledge Keepers

Anthropological Citation Style

As of September 2015, American Anthropological Association (AAA) recommends the use of Chicago Manual of Style (Author-Date).

• The Chicago Manual of Style - Q & A -- A searchable index of answered questions

Citation management

 Citation management tools can collect your references and automatically cite them for you.  SFU Library provides support for Zotero.  For help, contact us at citation-managers@sfu.ca.

Books on writing in Anthropology and Sociology

• A student's writing guide : how to plan and write successful essays 
• The anthropology of writing understanding textually-mediated worlds [print]
• Communicating social science research to policymakers
• Elements of Indigenous style : a guide for writing by and about Indigenous Peoples  also in [print]
• "Good writing" in cross-cultural context [print]
• A Guide to writing sociology papers [print and online]
• Handbook of autoethnography 
• How to finish and defend your dissertation : strategies to complete the professional practice doctorate 
• How to write conceptual papers in the social sciences: a practical guide for students 
• How to write qualitative research
• Learn to Write Badly: How to Succeed in the Social Sciences
• The insider's guide to technical writing
• Presenting data how to communicate your message effectively
• Readability: text and context
• The Sociology Student Writer's Manual and Reader's Guide
• Style guide / American Sociological Association and in [print]
• The writer's handbook for sociology
• Writing a Graduate Thesis or Dissertation
• Writing ethnography
• Writing for social scientists : How to start and finish your thesis, book, or article
  • Access to this book is limited to three-simultaneous users
• Writing for visual thinkers a guide for artists and designers
• Writing in sociology [print]
• Writing in the social sciences : a guide for term papers and book reviews [print]
• Writing up qualitative research 
• Writing up Quantitative Research in the Social and Behavioral Sciences 

Writing dissertations

• Dissertation solutions a concise guide to planning, implementing, and surviving the dissertation process 
• Milestone moments in getting your PhD in qualitative research 
• Publishing from your doctoral research : create and use a publication strategy [print]
• The Student's Guide to Preparing Dissertations and Theses

Useful subject headings for writing

Browse by subject (Use the "Browse" tab in "Catalogue Search", and change "title" to "subject")

• Audio-visual materials -- Authorship
• Communication In The Humanities
• Communication In The Social Sciences
• Dissertations, Academic -- Authorship -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
• Dissertations, Academic -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
• English language -- Accents and accentuation
• English language -- Grammar
• English language -- Study and teaching -- Foreign speakers
• English Language -- Terms And Phrases
• Ethnology -- Authorship
• Government Report Writing
• Report Writing
• Report Writing -- Handbooks Manuals Etc
• Social sciences -- Authorship
• Sociology -- Authorship
• Written communication -- Technological innovations

Writing help

For undergraduate students, the Student Learning Commons provides assistance and numerous, helpful guides.

• Academic writing resources [guides]
• Book a consultation

For graduate students, the Research Commons provides assistance and numerous guides and workshops.

• Graduate writing resources -- for more information on different types of writing, including "literature reviews": submit a request for the Read Ahead service, or a consultation 
• Writing services (Research Commons) Including:
  • the Read Ahead Service 
  • Consultations: submit a request for a "Writing" or "Presentation" consulation.
• Writing workshops

Open Access

• SFU Open Access Fund - SFU authors are eligible to use this fund to cover Article Processing Fees charged by Open Access publishers
• Tri-Agency Open Access Policy on Publications