| Template | Example | |
| Reference list entry |
[#] First Initial. Author Surname, Book Title: Subtitle, vol. #, # ed. City, Abbreviated State, Country: Publisher, Year.
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[3] L. J. Gurak, J. M. Lannon, and J. Seijts, A Concise Guide to Technical Communication, Second Canadian ed. Toronto, Canada: Pearson Canada, 2012. |
| Template | Example | |
|---|---|---|
| Reference list entry | [#] First Initial. Author Surname, Book Title: Subtitle, vol. #, # ed. City, Abbreviated State, Country: Publisher, Year. [Online]. Available: doi OR internet address |
[2] L. J. Catania, AI for Immunology. London, U.K.: CRC Press, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://sait.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01SAIT_INST /10a9ba3/alma991002955403906261 |
| Template | Example | |
| Reference list entry | [#] First Initial. Author Surname, "Title of chapter," in Book title: Subtitle, vol. #, # ed. Editor First Initial. Surname, Ed. City, Abbreviated State, Country: Publisher, Year, pp. ##-##. | [7] B. Vallet and C. Mallet, "Urban scene analysis with mobile mapping technology," in Land Surface Remote Sensing in Urban and Coastal Areas, N. Baghdadi and M. Zribi, Eds. London, U.K.: ISTE Press, 2016, pp. 63-94. |
| Template | Example | |
| Reference list entry |
[#] Title of Manual, Company Name, City, Abbreviated State/Province, Country, edition OR version OR report number, Year. pp. ##-##. Accessed: Abbreviated Month Day, Year. [Online]. Available: internet address |
[8] Motorola Semiconductor Data Manual, Motorola Semiconductor Products Inc., Phoenix, AZ, USA, 1965, pp. 1-60. Accessed: Oct. 26, 2009. [Online]. Available: https://archive.org/details/1965MotorolaSemiconductorDataManual/page/n915 |
| Scenario | Solution | Example |
| Two authors |
List both authors separate by the word "and". |
[2] L. T. Ross and J. W. Masterson, Robotics: Theory and Industrial Applications, Second ed. Tinley Park, IL, USA: Goodheart-Willcox, 2010. |
| Three or more authors |
List each author in the order they are listed separated by a comma, with the word "and" preceding the last author's name. |
[18] L. T. Ross, S. W. Fardo, and M. F. Walach, Industrial Robotics Fundamentals: Theory and Applications, Third ed. Tinley Park, IL, USA: Goodheart-Willcox, 2018. |
| An organization, government agency, or company is the author |
List the full name of the organization, government agency, or company as the author. |
[11] World Health Organization, Manual of Basic Techniques for a Health Laboratory, 2nd ed. Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization, 2003. |
| The book doesn't have an ed. (edition) or vol. (volume) |
Exclude the edition and/or volume information. |
[5] R. Nakatsu, Diagrammatic Reasoning in AI. Hoboken, NJ, USA: Wiley, 2009. [Online]. Available: https://sait.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01SAIT_INST/ 10a9ba3/alma991001444449706261 |
| The edition specifies a country or version | Include any details in the edition statement as written. | [3] L. J. Gurak, J. M. Lannon, and J. Seijts, A Concise Guide to Technical Communication, Second Canadian ed. Toronto, Canada: Pearson Canada, 2012. |
| More than one editor | List each editor separated by a comma with an and before the last author. Change Ed. to Eds. | [7] S. Wade, "Statistical designs for survey research," in Research Methods in Mass Communications, G.H. Stempell III and B.H. Westley, Eds. Englewood Cliffs, NJ, USA: Prentice Hall, 1981, pp. 167-195. |
| The book was not published in the USA/I don't know if i should include the State | if the book was not published in the USA, include only the city and country of publication. | [16] T. Marwala and E. Hurwitz, Artifical Intelligence and Economic Theory: Skynet in the Market. Cham, Switzerland: Springer, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://sait.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01SAIT_INST/ 10a9ba3/alma991001884839706261 |
| I am citing a chapter in an edited electronic book | Add the online statement and a doi or internet address. | [6] G. Wu, J. Wang, and J. Geng, "Chemical HRPs in wastewater," in High-Risk Pollutants in Wastewater, H. Ren and X. Zhang, Eds. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier, 2020, pp. 5-39. [Online]. Available: https://sait.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01SAIT_INST/10a9ba3/alma991002385289706261 |
| I'm not sure if I should end the citation with a period | You should only omit the period if your citation ends with an internet address (URL). Otherwise, include a period at the end for doi, page range, or year of publication. | See examples throughout guide |
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