Research Guides: Civil and Environmental Engineering: Writing and Citing

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General Writing Guidelines for Engineers

Writing Guidelines for Engineering & Science Students
A great source of advice on communicating technical information in papers, presentations, posters, etc. compiled by Penn State.
Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue
Writing guidelines for a wide range of engineering fields.
Grammar, Punctuation, and Capitalization: A Handbook for Technical Writers and Editors
NASA report summarizing relevant rules for technical writing.

Citations Management Tools

Citation Management
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EndNote
EndNote is a desktop-based software designed for managing bibliographies, citations and references. It can be used both on Windows or Macintosh machines. EndNote can be purchased at discount rate from U[TECH].
Zotero
Free bibliographic management software that offers online storage up to 100 MB. Additional storage space available with fee. It can work as a Firefox extension or as stand-alone with connectors for Chrome and Safari. It can be used both on Windows or Macintosh machines.
Mendeley
Free reference manager and an academic social network. Manage your research, showcase your work, connect and collaborate.

LaTeX, BibTeX, and Overleaf
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Citation Styles

There is no general citation formatting style for engineering disciplines. Engineers utilize citation styles specific to their discipline as developed by their association (IEEE, ASCE, ASME, etc) or by journal publishers and editors. If there are no style requirements, use a citation style you are familiar with and be consistent.

ACM LaTeX Best Practices
Computer Science

ACS Guide to Scholarly Communication This link opens in a new window
A resource for best practices in scholarly communication for STEM disciplines. This comprehensive guide covers topics from article structure and the peer-review process to emerging areas of interest, such as open access and data sharing.

American Physical Society
APA Style
Guide from Purdue University.
ASCE Style
American Society of Civil Engineers
ASME Citation Style
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Chicago Style
Guide from Purdue University.
Citing Data
The recommended style for citing data follows theJoint Declaration of Data Citation Principles .

Engineering

There is no general citation formatting style for engineering. Engineers utilize citation styles specific to their discipline as developed by their association (IEEE, ASCE, etc) or by journal publishers and editors.

IEEE Citation Style
Electrical Engineering
MLA Style
Guide from Purdue University.
NLM (National Library of Medicine)
Biomedical Engineering - Citing Medicine: the NLM Style Guide for Authors, Editors, and Publishers, 2nd edition
Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals (Vancouver Style)
Citation style recommended by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE).