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)
Place of publication (if there is more than one place listed, use the first named)
Publisher
Autistic Association. (2002) Understanding Autism. London, Campion.
Kirk, J. (ed.) (1999) Worlds Apart. Florida, Enterprise.
Rymer, J. (2001) Nottingham Forest – Dream Team. London, Blackwell.
If there are three or more authors you must list every author in your reference list – do not use et al.
Simpson, H., Jones, E. & Miles, C. (2002) The History of Springfield. 2nd edition. Derby, Bugle Press.
Author
(Year of publication)
Title of journal article
Title of journal (this should be in italics)
Volume number
(Part number)
Page number(s) of the article ( do not use 'p.' before the page numbers)
Example
Picard, J. (2001) Logistics and the Borg. Starbug Tribune, 36 (4), 44 - 49.
Author
(Year of publication)
Title of journal article
Title of journal (this should be in italics)
[Online]
Volume number
(Part number)
Page number(s) of the article
Available from: database name or URL
[Date of access]
Example
Smith, B. (2002) Time to go Home. Journal of Hyperactivity.[Online] 6 (3), 122 - 123
Available from: PubMed [Accessed 6th June 2002].
Alternatively
Smith, B. (2002) Time to go Home. Journal of Hyperactivity.[Online] 6 (3), 122 - 123 Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed [Accessed 6th 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
Kirk, T. Interviewed by: Picard, J. News Night Live. (24th June 2001) 10pm, Channel 6.
Name of person interviewed
Interviewed by: Name of interviewer
(Date)
Potter, P. Interviewed by: Snape, S. (11th June 2006)
Author of the chapter
(Year of publication)
Title of chapter followed by, In:
Editor (if it is an editor always put (ed.) after the name)
Title (this should be in italics)
Series title and number (if part of a series)
Edition (if not the first edition)
Place of publication (if there is more than one place listed, use the first named)
Publisher
Page numbers (use ‘p.’ before a single page number and ‘pp.’ where there are multiple pages)
You present that information as follows:
Stone, T. (2002) Libraries in the Twenty-First Century. In: Woolley, M. (ed.) The Changing World of Information Retrieval. Luton, UOL Press, pp. 23 – 45.
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)
Place of publication
Publisher
Page numbers (use 'p.' before a single page number and 'pp.' where there are multiple pages)
Example:
Ryker, W. (2002) Federation Council. The astrologics of warp engines. Aberdeen, FCP.
Author
(Year of publication)
Title of conference paper followed by, In:
Author / Editor (if it is an editor always put (ed.) after the name)
Organisation
Title of conference proceedings (this should be in italics)
Place of publication
Publisher
Page numbers (use 'p.' before a single page number and 'pp.' where there are multiple pages)
Grigio, P. (2002) Aphides and the Pasqua grape. In: Rosemount, T. (ed.) WASS. Proceedings of the 5th annual conference. Florida, Florida Press, pp. 43 - 56.
Author / Editor (if it is an editor always put (ed.) after 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 from: URL
[Date of access]
Edelson, S. (no date) Asperger's Syndrome. [Online] Available from: http://www.autism.org/asperger.html [Accessed 19th September 2002].
Tip: If there is no author or corporate author use the title of the document as the main point of reference.
Name of practitioner
Occupation
Date the information was provided
James Mullholland. Director of Learning Resources. (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)
Place of publication (if there is more than one place listed, use the first named)
Publisher
Kawanishi, M. (2002) The History of Japan. Trans. Bean, S. Hakodate, Hakodate Publishing.
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.
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)
Hornblower, H. (h.hornblower@HMS.Renown.uk) (16th May 2002) Treaty of Luneville. Email to: Pellew, C. (c.pellew@HMS.Justinian.uk).
Author
(Year)
Title of presentation / lecture
Presented at the conference / meeting title (this should be in italics)
Conference / meeting location
Example
Yoda, M. (2005) Code of Ethics for the Jedi: are they outdated? Presented at the Annual Jedi Conference. Coruscant.
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]
Example
Solo, H. (2004) Light speed and prevailing problems. Presented at the School of Aeronautics. London. [Online] Available from: http://starwars.org.uk [Accessed 20th May 2005].
COUNTRY (if applicable)
NAME OF ISSUING BODY (may be part of the title).
(Year),
Title of publication, in italics if a separate element.
Place of publication:
Publisher.
Report Number if relevant
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'. London: HMSO. (DB9801).
ROYAL COMMISSION ON CIVIL LIBERTY. (1966) (Black Report) London: HMSO. (Comnd. 4879).
SCOTTISH EXECUTIVE. (2000) Allied Health Professions now and into the future. Edinburgh: HMSO.
WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION. (2005) Voluntary Projects in East Africa. Geneva: HMSO. (FK3- 2678459).
Author
(Year of publication)
Title (this should be in italics)
Organisation
Report number: (this should be followed by the actual number in figures)
You present that information as follows:
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 & GMT] (this should include hour, minute and seconds)
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)
Place of publication (if there is more than one place listed, use the first named)
Publisher
Geographical Survey of Great Britain. (1972) Brighton. 1:50.000. London, AA Publishing.
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)
[e-book]
Place of publication (if there is more than one place listed, use the first named)
Publisher
Available from: database name or URL
[Date of access]
Simpson, H., Jones, E. & Miles, C. (2002) The History of Springfield. 2nd edition. [e-book] Derby, Bugle Press. Available from: http://www.imperial.ac.uk/library/digitallibrary [Accessed 24th May 2006].
Title (this should be in italics)
(Year of publication)
The abbreviation: SI
Statutory instrument number
Place of publication (if there is more than one place listed, use the first named)
Publisher
The Public Contract Regulations 2006. (2006) SI 2006/5. London, TSO (The Stationary Office).
Short title, which includes the year
Don't include "the" at the beginning of the title, or any punctuation between the title and date.
Higher Educaction Act 2004
Human Rights Act 1998
Author or corporate author
Year of publication
Title (this should be in italics)
Publication number (if available)
[type of medium]
Publisher
Available at: URL
[Date of access]
Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines. 2001, Hypertension in the elderly (SIGN publication 20), [online], SIGN. Available at: http://www.sign.ac.uk/pdf/sign49.pdf [Accessed 19 April 2007].
Corporate Author
(Year of publication)
Title (this should be in italics)
Organisation
Report number: (this should be followed by the actual number in figures)
Keynote. (2012) Footwear market report. Keynote.
Corporate Author
(Year of publication)
Title (this should be in italics)
Organisation
Report number: (this should be followed by the actual number in figures)
Mintel. (2012) Footwear retailing. Mintel.
Author or corporate author
Year of publication
Title (this should be in italics)
Publication number (if available)
[type of medium]
Publisher
Available at: URL
[Date of access]
Mintel. 2012,Footwear retailing, [online], 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]
Publisher
Available at: URL
[Date of access]
Keynote. 2012,Footwear market report, [online], 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.
World in Action. (1995) All work and no play. [Video:VHS] London, ITV, 21st January.
Fragile Earth, 5 (1982) South American Wetland:Pantanal. [Video:VHS] Henley,Watchword Video.
Management in action (2004) Managing disparate teams. [DVD] Barnsley, OPP publishing.
British Diabetic Association. (2002) Guidelines on Nutrition. [Audio Cassette] London, BDA.
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.
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.
Example
Klingon, J. (Friday 3rd October 2002) Starfleet Command. Startrek News, p.27.
Example
Paakkinen, Jouni. (Wednesday 16th October 2002) All Singing, All Dancing. The Springfield Times.[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)
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)
Place of publication (if there is more than one place listed, use the first named)
Publisher
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. London, BSI.
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (1998) IEEE Std 1016-1998. I EEE recommended practice for software design descriptions . New York, IEEE.
Author
(Year of publication)
Title (this should be in italics)
Type of thesis
Academic institution
Anderson, C. R. (1996) Local government in transition: LCC to GLC 1962 - 1967. PhD thesis, University of Luton.