Library Guides: Citation Guide: ASA

ASA

The ASA format is a citation style that has been widely adopted by the community of writers, researchers, publishers, and students who contribute scholarly papers to the field of sociology.

In addition to publishing the ASA format, the American Sociological Association also offers their own tip sheet for its use. We've broken it down for you in the following images.

Further Reading

Quick Tips for ASA Style
This style sheet has been provided to assist students
studying sociology in properly citing and referencing their
papers and essays. The information in this document is
taken from the American Sociological Association Style
Guide (4th ed., 2010). We highly encourage students who
plan to major in sociology or pursue their masters degree
in sociology to purchase the complete Style Guide, which
features sections on editorial styles, mechanics of style,
guidelines for organizing and presenting content, and more
detailed information on referencing your scholarly sources.
Information about the ASA Style Guide can be found at
www.asanet.org/journals/guides.cfm.

American Sociological Association Style Guide by American Sociological Association
Call Number: Ready Reference HM569 .A54 2019
ISBN: 9780912764559
Publication Date: 2019-01-01
The ASA Style Guide highlights and features guidelines for the most common situations experienced by authors and editors in the ASA journal publication process. It is designed to serve as the authoritative reference for writing, submitting, editing, and copyediting manuscripts for ASA journals.