Simpson Library: Citing Sources: GSA

GSA Style is the citation standard created by the Geological Society of America and is commonly used in the field of geology.

A GSA citation consists of two parts:

In-text citations: Every time you present information that you have obtained from another source, you must create an in-text citation for it. GSA Style does not use footnotes.
References Cited: At the end of your literature review, you should have a reference list that will include all the sources that were cited in your paper.

The links below will provide you will examples by which you can model your citations. You can also try using an automatic citation generator like ZoteroBib or Zotero. Just be sure to check your citations for errors when using any computer generated citation.

GSA Style Examples

Reference Guidelines and Examples
From the Geological Society of America

GSA Reference Guideline and Examples

GSA Format and Reference Guidelines
From the Geological Society of America
GSA Style Guide
From Golden West College

Zotero

Zotero is a free software program. It does more than just generate citations -- it also helps you keep track of the books and articles that you've already found. Simpson Library recommends Zotero for all students. Click to learn more about Zotero or download it to your computer.

If you don't want to download Zotero, you can still use some of its basic functions in a browser-based tool called ZoteroBib.