Resources for MBS Students: Writing & Citing

The newest version of the APA Publication Manual is the 7th edition. It is available in print format at all UIW Libraries. Find out more about APA style at:

Additional 7th edition resources:

AMA citation style was created by the American Medical Association in 1962. It's now widely used for citing sources in medical and scientific research. It was originally created to specify the writing style for AMA publications.

RefWorks is a purchased web-based citation management tool that will help you:

• Organize your citations for articles, books, and other material
• Format bibliographies in styles including AMA, APA, and others
• Share your collection
• Access information from any Internet-connected computer
• Export citation information directly from databases or Google Scholar

There are two different versions of RefWorks.  The orange version is RefWorks Legacy was phased out at the end of 2018.  The new one is ProQuest RefWorks and is the one that you should use if new to RefWorks.  

RefWorks Resources and Information

​​EndNote Basic

EndNote is a web-based citation management tool obtained with Web of Science.  It is slightly more robust than the free EndNote Basic but less robust than EndNote 20. It will help you:

• Organize your citations for articles, books, and other material
• Format bibliographies in styles including AMA, APA, and others
• Share your collection
• Access information from any Internet-connected computer
• Export citation information directly from databases or Google Scholar
• The UIW libraries have a subscription to the basic online version of EndNote.   A version with more features could be purchased by individuals. 

EndNote Resources and Information