In our citation examples we use the following color coding:
- Red – Author
- Blue – Title of book/article/charter/webpage
- Pink – Date
- Orange – Website/Publisher
- Turquoise – Place of publication
- Gray – URL/database/website where the source is retrieved
- Peach – Additional information about the source (i.e. its type, specific features etc.)
Electronic book
Example:
List entry: Becker BE, Ulrich D, Huselid MA. 2013. The HR scorecard: linking people, strategy, and performance [Internet]. Brighton (MA): Harvard Business Press; [cited 2017 Jan 23]. Available from:https://books.google.ru/books?id=iDZnQcL5HOkC&dq=hr&source=gbs_navlinks_s In-text: (Becker et al. 2013)
Webpage
Example:
List entry: PDRHealth [Internet]. c2013. Montvale, NJ: PDRHealth; [cited 2014 Oct 23]. Available from: http://www.pdr.net/browse-by-consumer-monograph-name/ In-text: (PDRHealth 2013)
Webpage with Personal Author
Example:
List entry: Blackstad O. [Internet]. 2013. Research design. Explorable.com; [updated 2015 Nov 3; cited 2016 Jan 11]. Available from: https://explorable.com/research-designs In-text: (Blackstad 2013)
Webpage with corporate authors
Example:
List entry: [CDC] Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [Internet]. 2010. Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [updated 2012 Nov 5; cited 2013 Jan 22]. Available from: https://www.cdc.gov/ In-text: (CDC 2010)
Image from the Internet with author
Example:
List entry: Reuters T. 2016. Donald Trump ‘promises to change image. BBC News [Internet] [cited 2017 Jan 27]. Available from: http://www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2016-36107696 In-text: (Reuters 2016)
Image from the Internet with no author
Example:
List entry: Donald Trump smiles during a television interview. 2016. BBC News [Internet] [cited 2017 Jan 27]. Available from: http://www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2016-36031379 In-text: (Donald Trump…2016)
YouTube Video
Mention as much information as possible (including the author, the date when the video or recording was uploaded, and the date when it was accessed). It is essential to provide the updated link to the video since they tend to become invalid or expire.
Example:
List entry: Dimaggio I. 2016 Oct 31. Legends of the fall – full movie [Internet]. Youtube.com; [cited 2017 Jan 27]. Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1NHgUd6pSk In-text: (Dimaggio 2016)
Wiki
Example:
List entry: Wikipedia contributors. Posttraumatic stress disorder [Internet]. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia; 2006 Jun 23, 11:55 UTC [cited 2008 Aug 15]. Available from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posttraumatic_stress_disorder In-text: (Wikipedia contributors 2006)
Blog
Example:
List entry: Jones N. 2013 Apr 15. How to write better essays: 6 practical tips [blog]. Oxford Royale Academy. [accessed 2014 Oct 11]. https://www.oxford-royale.co.uk/articles/tips-techniques-essay-writer.html In-text: (Jones 2013)
Podcast
Example:
List entry: Clemente, J. 2016. Episode 43 – a forensic and behavioral analysis of Rudy Guede’s interview. [accessed 2017 Jan 16]. https://soundcloud.com/real-crime-profile In-text: (Clemente 2016)