Answer:
There are (3) major citation styles used in academic writing:
Modern Language Association (MLA)
American Psychological Association (APA)
Chicago, which supports two styles: Notes and Bibliography. Author-Date.
DIFFERENCES
APA (American Psychological Association) is used by Education, Psychology, and Sciences.
MLA (Modern Language Association) style is used by the Humanities.
Chicago/Turabian style is generally used by , History, and the Fine Arts
SIMILARITIES
MLA and APA are very similar, but they have their own unique styles. They both use a reference page at the end of the work, align entries to the left and have the title centered. But, how they format their entries is distinctly their own.
