Writing In Particular Disciplines

The Sciences || The Social Sciences  || The Humanities

The Humanities

• Jay Dickson's General Tips for Writing in the Humanities
• MLA Style Guide
• McGraw-Hill's Writing about the Humanities (with links to specific fields of study)
• Steven's Institute of Technology's Guide to Writing in the Humanities

• Writing the Art History Paper (Dartmouth Composition Center)

Anthropology

• Citations and Bibliography Style (University of California San Diego)
• Chicago Manual of Style - per the American Anthropological Association (University of Wisconsin Madison)

English

• Writing the English Paper (Dartmouth Composition Center)

Linguistics

• MLA Style Guide

Religion

• Writing the Religion Paper (Dartmouth Composition Center)

The Social Sciences

General Tips

• How to write an abstract--Carnegie Mellon University

History

• Citation Guide for History and the Humanities
• Writing the History Paper (Dartmouth Composition Center)
• Chicago Manual of Style (University of Wisconsin Madison)

Political Science

• American Political Science Association style (University of Wisconsin Madison)

Psychology

• APA Formatting Guide

Sociology

• Writing the Sociology Paper (Dartmouth Composition Center)
• American Sociological Association style (Purdue)

The Sciences

Scientific Writing

• Resources for Scientific Writing
• Virgina Tech's Guide for Writing in Engineering & other Sciences
• Professor David Dalton's What's in a good abstract?
• Writing about Science (prepared by Professor Ron Smith, Biological Sciences, UCC, for Biology 352)
• Writing in the Sciences (University of North Carolina's Writing Center guide for science writing)

Biology

• Council of Biology Editors style (Ohio State University)
• Reed College's How to Prepare a Laboratory Report

Chemistry

• American Chemical Society style

Mathematics

• Frequently Asked Questions - American Mathematical Society

Physics

• American Institute of Physics Style Manual