Neuroscience and Behavior Research Guide
Writing Guide

Most disciplines adopt a particular style guide. Style guides usually include information on formatting papers and articles for academic purposes or publication, citation style, grammar, spelling, capitalization, and other writing preferences.

Citation Style(s)

Scholars in Neuroscience and Behavior favor the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. (2001). 5th ed. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. (UM Reference Desk and UM W.E.B. Du Bois BF76.7  .P83 2001)

Grammar and Style

Online English Grammar. (n.d.). Retrieved August 11, 2007 from http://www.edufind.com/english/grammar/.
Provides many details of English grammar.

*Oxford Reference Online.
Contains a large collection of English language reference tools covering usage, style, grammar, language, and etymology.

Strunk, W. (2000). Elements of Style. Boston: Allyn and Bacon. (UM Reference Desk PE1408 .S772 2000)
Succinctly explains basic rules on writing style, form, composition, capitalization, spelling, and grammar. An earlier edition is available online.

Writing Guides

APA Formatting and Style Guide
Purdue's OWL guide covers the general format of papers, in-text citations, endnotes/footnotes, and the reference page.

UMass Amherst Psychology Department
For graduate students in the department: "A booklet, 'Guidelines for Master's Theses and Doctoral Dissertations' is available from the Graduate Secretary or from the Office of Degree Requirements of the Graduate School."

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