Author/Editor (if it is an editor always put (ed.) after the name)
Year of publication
Title (this should be in italics)
Series title and number (if part of a series)
Edition (if not the first edition)
Publisher
Place of publication (if there is more than one place listed, use the first named)
Here are some examples:
Autistic Association. 2002, Understanding Autism, 3rd edn, Campion, London.
Kirk, J. (ed.) 1999, Worlds Apart, Enterprise, Florida.
Rymer, J. 2001, Nottingham Forest – Dream Team, Blackwell, London.
If there are more than six authors you should use et al.
Tolson, D., Nolan, M., Ferguson, D., Brown, J., Begley, P., Cole, S., et al. 2010, Partnership in practice project. Developing an intervention to promote partnerships between cared for individuals, family carers and community nurses, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow.
Author
Year of publication
Title of journal article
Title of journal (this should be in italics)
Volume number preceded by vol.
Part number preceded by no.
Page number(s) of the article preceded by pp.
Example
Picard, J. 2001, "Logistics and the Borg", Starbug Tribune, Vol. 36, no.4, pp. 44 - 49.
Author
Year of publication
Title of journal article
Title of journal (this should be in italics)
[Online]
Volume number preceded by vol.
Part number preceded by no.
Page number(s) of the article preceded by pp.
Available at: database name or URL
[Date of access]
Example
Smith, B. 2002, "Time to go Home", Journal of Hyperactivity, [online] Vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 122 - 123. Available at: PubMed [Accessed 6 June 2002].
Alternatively
Smith, B. 2002, "Time to go Home", Journal of Hyperactivity, [online] Vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 122 - 123 Available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed [Accessed 6 June 2002].
Name of person interviewed
Interviewed by: Name of interviewer
Title of interview (if any)
Title of programme (this should be in italics)
(Date)
Time
Production information
Example
Blair, Tony (2001) Interview, In: Tonight. TV, BBC2. 2001, March 21st 23.00 hrs.
Name of person interviewed
Interviewed by: Name of interviewer
(Date)
Example
Potter, P. Interviewed by: Snape, S. (11th June 2006)
Author of the chapter
Year of publication
"Title of chapter" followed by, In:
Title (this should be in italics)
Editor (if it is an editor always put ed. before the name)
Series title and number (if part of a series)
Edition (if not the first edition)
Publisher
Place of publication (if there is more than one place listed, use the first named)
Page numbers
Ferguson, D. 2008, “Rehabilitation.” in: Occupational Health Nursing, ed. K. Oakley, 2nd edn, Wiley, Chichester, pp. 253 -270.
Published conference proceedings with author or editor(s):
Author / Editor (if it is an editor always put (ed.) after the name)
Year of publication
Organisation
Title (this should be in italics)
Publisher
Place of publication
Page numbers
Example of entire conference proceedings
Ryker, W. 2002, Federation Council. The astrologics of warp engines. Enterprise, Aberdeen.
Paper in a conference proceeding
Author
Year of publication
"Title of conference paper"
Title of conference (in italics)
Author / Editor (if it is an editor always put (ed.) before the name)
Publisher
Place of publication
Page numbers
Example of individual paper from conference proceedings
Oliver, R. 2002, "Winning the toss and electing to bat: maximising the opportunities of online learning", Proceedings of the 9th improving student learning conference, ed. C. Rust, OUP, Oxford, pp. 35.
Unpublished conference proceedings
Author / Editor (if it is an editor always put ed. before the name)
Year of publication
Organisation
Title (this should be in italics)
Unpublished conference proceedings
Where the proceedings can be found
Example
Ryker, W. 2002, Federation Council. The astrologics of warp engines. Unpublished conference proceedings. Institution of Aerospace, London.
Tip: If no author or editor is given on the title page the name of the conference is cited first in italics.
Author / Editor / Corporate Author
Year
Title (this should be in italics)
[online]
Available at: URL
[Date of access]
Edelson, S. (no date) Asperger's Syndrome. [online] Available from: http://www.autism.org/asperger.html [Accessed 19th September 2002].
If there is no author or corporate author use the title of the document as the main point of reference.
Library Services: Glasgow Caledonian University. 2010, [online]. Available at: http://www.gcal.ac.uk/library/ [Accessed 10th October 2010].
Name of practitioner
Subject or title of message
Type of communication
Date the information was provided
Mullholland, J. Our learning policy, (Letter, Personal communication, 26th April, 2004).
Author/Editor (if it is an editor always put (ed.) after the name)
Year of publication
Title (this should be in italics)
Trans (followed by the name of the person who translated the book)
Series title and number (if part of a series)
Edition (if not the first edition)
Publisher
Place of publication (if there is more than one place listed, use the first named)
Example:
Kawanishi, M. 2002, The History of Japan, Trans. Bean, S., Hakodate Publishing, Hakodate.
Author or name of issuing body
Year of publication
Title (this should be in italics if a separate element)
(Report numbe): (this should be followed by the actual number in figures)
Publisher
Place of publication
World Health Organisation. 2005, Voluntary Projects in East Africa. (FK3- 2678459) HMSO, Geneva.
Sender
(Sender's email address)
Day Month Year
Subject of message (this should be in italics)
Email to: recipient's name
(Recipient's email address)
Lowman, D. (deborah_lowman@pbsinc.com), 4 April 2000. RE: Procite and Internet References. E-Mail to P. Cross (pcross@bournemouth.ac.uk).
Author
Year
Title of presentation / lecture
Presented at the conference / meeting title (this should be in italics)
Conference / meeting location
Yoda, M. 2005, Code of Ethics for the Jedi: are they outdated?, Presented at the Annual Jedi Conference. Coruscant.
Online version
Author
Year
Title of presentation / lecture
Presented at the conference / meeting title (this should be in italics)
Conference / meeting location
[Online]
Available from: URL
[Date of access]
Solo, H. 2004, Light speed and prevailing problems, Presented at the School of Aeronautics. London. [Online] Available from: http://starwars.org.uk [Accessed 20 May 2005].
Name of Issuing Body (may be part of the title).
Year,
Title of publication, in italics if a separate element.
Report Number in brackets if relevant,
Publisher,
Place of publication..
Great Britain. Department of Health. Medical Devices Agency. 2002, Guidance on the sale, transfer of ownership and disposal of used medical devices : supplement to 'Medical Device and Equipment Management for Hospital and Community-based Organisations' (DB9801), HMSO, London.
Manson-Smith, D. & Scottish Consumer Council. 2008, The legal system of Scotland, 4th edn, HMSO, Edinburgh Scotland.
Royal Commission on civil liberty. 1966, (Black Report) (Comnd. 4879) HMSO, London.
Scottish Executive. 2000, Allied Health Professions now and into the future. HMSO, Edinburgh.
World Health Organisation. 2005, Voluntary Projects in East Africa. (FK3- 2678459) HMSO, Geneva.
Author
Year of publication
Title (this should be in italics)
Organisation
Report number: (this should be followed by the actual number in figures)
Leatherwood, S. 2002, Whales, dolphins, and porpoises of the western North Atlantic, U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Report number: 63.
Title podcast (this should be in italics)
Year
Podcast
[Online]
Available from: URL
[Date of access and GMT] (this should include hour, minute and seconds)
Example
Nature podcast, 2006, Podcast [Online] Available from: http://www.nature.com/environmental/index.html. [Accessed 25 May 2006. GMT 18: 11:06 ].
Author
Year of publication
Title (this should be in italics)
Scale
Series title and number (if part of a series)
Publisher
Place of publication (if there is more than one place listed, use the first named)
Geographical Survey of Great Britain. 1972, Brighton, 1:50.000. AA Publishing, London.
Author / Editor (if it is an editor always put (ed.) before the name)
Year of publication
Title (this should be in italics)
Series title and number (if part of a series)
Edition (if not the first edition)
[online]
Publisher
Place of publication (if there is more than one place listed, use the first named)
Available from: database name or URL
[Date of access]
Daly, J. & MyiLibrary, 2005. Professional nursing : concepts, issues, and
challenges. Springer, New York, NY. [online] Available from: http://ilink.gcal.ac.uk/uhtbin/cgisirsi/x/0/0/57/5/3?searchdata1=456696{CKEY}&searchfield1=GENERAL^SUBJECT^GENERAL^^&user_id=WEBSERVER [Accessed on 16th December 2014].
Title (this should be in italics)
Year of publication
The abbreviation: SI
Statutory instrument number
Publisher
Place of publication (if there is more than one place listed, use the first named)
The Public Contract Regulations 2006, 2006, SI 2006/5, TSO (The Stationary Office), London.
Short title, in italics, with Key words capitalised, which includes the year followed by the chapter number in brackets. Key words of titles are capitalised.
Publisher
Place of publication.
The Scottish Government 2004, Higher Education Act, HMSO, Scotland Edinburgh.
For Acts prior to 1963, the regal year and parliamentary session are included:
Road Transport Lighting Act 1957, (5&6 Eliz. 2, c.51), HMSO, London.
Author or corporate author
Year of publication
Title (this should be in italics)
Publication number (if available)
[type of medium]Place of publication (if there is more than one place listed, use the first named)
Publisher
Available at: URL
[Date of access]
Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines. 2001, Hypertension in the elderly (SIGN publication 20), [internet], Edinburgh, SIGN. Available at: http://www.sign.ac.uk/pdf/sign49.pdf [Accessed 19 April 2007].
Author or corporate author
Year of publication
Title (this should be in italics)
Publication number (if available)
[type of medium]
Place of publication (if there is more than one place listed, use the first named)
Publisher
Available at: URL
[Date of access]
Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines. 2001, Hypertension in the elderly (SIGN publication 20), [online], Edinburgh, SIGN. Available at: http://www.sign.ac.uk/pdf/sign49.pdf [Accessed 19 April 2007].
Author or name of issuing body
Year of publication
Title (this should be in italics if a separate element)
(Report number): (this should be followed by the actual number in figures)
Publisher
Place of publication
Keynote. 2012, Footwear market report. Keynote, London.
Author or name of issuing body
Year of publication
Title (this should be in italics if a separate element)
(Report number): (this should be followed by the actual number in figures)
Publisher
Place of publication
Mintel. 2012, Footwear retailing. Mintel, London.
Author or corporate author
Year of publication
Title (this should be in italics)
Publication number (if available)
[type of medium]
Place of publication (if there is more than one place listed, use the first named)
Publisher
Available at: URL
[Date of access]
Mintel. 2012,Footwear retailing, [online], London, Mintel. Available at: http://academic.mintel.com/display/590199/?highlight=true [Accessed 24 April 2013].
Author or corporate author
Year of publication
Title (this should be in italics)
Publication number (if available)
[type of medium]
Place of publication (if there is more than one place listed, use the first named)
Publisher
Available at: URL
[Date of access]
Keynote. 2012,Footwear market report, [online], London, Keynote. Available at: https://www.keynote.co.uk/market-intelligence/view/product/10546/footwear?highlight
=ladies+footwear&utm_source=kn.reports. search [Accessed 24 April 2013].
Author / Corporate Author
Day/Month/Year
Title (this should be in italics)
Weblog
[Online]
Available from: URL
[Date of access and GMT] (this should include hour, minute and seconds)
Tyler, R. 16/06/2006, The Mechanical interface of the Tardis. Weblog. [Online] Available from: http://www.darlikcity.org/publication3.html
[Accessed 19th April 2006. GMT 07:49:37].
Tip: If there is no author or corporate author use the title of the document as the main point of reference.
Video recordings: recorded from the TV
Example
World in Action. (1995) All work and no play. [Video:VHS] London, ITV, 21st January.
Video recordings: commercial
Example
Fragile Earth, 5 (1982) South American Wetland:Pantanal. [Video:VHS] Henley,Watchword Video.
DVD recordings: commercial
Example
Hawking, S.,W., (1994). A brief history of time: an interactive adventure [DVD]. Crunch Media.
Audio cassettes
Example
British Diabetic Association. (2002) Guidelines on Nutrition. [Audio Cassette] London, BDA.
CD-ROMs
Author (if no author is available use 'Anon')
(Year of publication)
Title of information used
CD-ROM title (this should be in italics)
[CD-ROM]
Place of publication
Publisher
Example
Anon. (2002) Heart Attack. Mass, Encyclopaedia Britannica. [CD-ROM] Britannica.
Films
Title of film (this should be in italics)
(Year)
[Film]
Director
place of production and Production company
Example
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. (2002) [Film] Directed by: Chris Columbus. USA, Warner Brothers.
Print copy
Reporter
Year
Title of article
Title of newspaper (this should be in italics)
(Day and month of publication)
Page number(s) of article (use 'p.' before a single page number and 'pp.' when there are multiple pages)
Example
Brown, A. 1995, The health of the nation in crisis, Scotland on Sunday, June 4, p.5.
Regeneration 'continuing'. 2008, The Plymouth Evening Herald. Jul 18, p. 4.
Helen, R. A. E. 2008, Fit for the festivities. Evening Chronicle. Dec 1, p. 2.
Online copy
Reporter
Year of publication
Title of article
Title of newspaper (this should be in italics)
Month and day of publication
[Online]
Page number(s) of article (use 'p.' before a single page number and 'pp.' when there are multiple pages)
Available from: URL
[Date of access]
Example
Paakkinen, Jouni. 2002, All Singing, All Dancing. The Springfield Times. Oct 16, [Online] Available from: http://www.snpp.com/news.html#songbook [Accessed 15th November 2002].
Tip: Some publishers just use the initial of the first name of author(s)/editor(s), others may use the full name. Always follow the format of the publisher you are referring to. If there is no author/editor use the name of the newspaper as a corporate author.
Author
Year of publication
Title (this should be in italics)
Patent number
(Patent)
Example
Wetting, W. 1995, Fluke board varient of surf board – has extension in shape of lobe of dolphin’s tail attached by joint to underside of board, DE4412911-A1 (Patent).
Standard Body/Institution
Year of publication
Standard number
Title (this should be in italics)
Publisher
Place of publication (if there is more than one place listed, use the first named)
British Standards Institution, 1998, BS 5950-5:1998, Structural use of steelwork in building: code of practice for design of cold formed thin gauge sections, BSI, London.
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 1998, IEEE Std 1016-1998, I EEE recommended practice for software design descriptions, IEEE, New York.
Author
Year of publication
Title (this should be in italics)
Academic institution
Singleton, K. 2010, The functional characterisation of the acidic domain of N- Arginine Dibasic Convertase, Glasgow Caledonian University.
Wood, B.M. 2009, Design as an economic development enabler, Glasgow Caledonian University.