The Chemical Engineering department does not have a single preferred style, so you might want to check with your lecturer/supervisor. Some common styles include:

Author-date

• APA 7th ed.
• MLA
• Royal Society of New Zealand
• Soil Science Society of America Journal
• Chicago 15th B

Numbered

• Journal of the American Chemical Society
• Royal Society of Chemistry
• Environmental Science and Technology

See our writing guides page for books which have useful hints for writing on technical subjects.

Visit the Learning Skills Centre for workshops and/or personal help.

See the Thesis Guide for resources for writing your thesis and instructions on depositing it.

If you're wondering how to format it, have a look at what recent Chemical Engineering theses have done.

Remember that I'm always happy to answer any questions you have about researching, citing, or anything else!

It pays to keep a good record of what you read while doing research. There are now a number of tools available to help do this.

EndNote is software for Windows or for MacOS that

• stores details about your references;
• imports details directly from databases;
• creates citations in thousands of styles; and
• automatically formats your bibliography in Word.

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Other similar software includes