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.)
Course materials
Note:
- pay attention to the capitalization in the title of course materials (capitalization is absent only in the title of the lecture).
- if an educational institution includes several schools, mention both the name of an institution and a particular school.
Example:
Brown, T. (2021) ‘Bridge construction techniques’, [Lecture]. ENG1145: BEng. Durham University, 21 March. Available at: http://duo.dur.ac.uk (Accessed: 30 April 2024).
Films and video recordings
Example:
Ticket to paradise (2022) Directed by O. Parker. [DVD]. Santa Monica, CA: Working Title Films.
Television programs
Example:
Shark tank (2020) ABC, 25 March, 21:00.
Podcasts
Example:
Williams, C. (2021) Audio: unhelpful thinking [Podcast]. 2 March. Available at: https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/self-help/guidestools-and-activities/mentalwellbeing-audio-guides/#confidence (Accessed: 29 April 2024).
YouTube
Example:
Psych Hub (2020) What is cultural humility? 5 October. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_wOnJJEfxE (Accessed: 1 May 2024).
Corporate author/report
Example:
World Health Organization (2021) Advances in science and risk assessment tools for Vibrio parahaemolyticus and V. vulnificus associated with seafood: meeting report. Quebec: Food & Agriculture Organization.
Personal communication
This section is about emails, interviews, conversations (face-to-face, by phone, skype, etc.), and letters. The information about a person with whom communication was maintained and the date of this interaction are to be included.
Example:
Walters, F. (2021) Conversation with John Stephens, 21 April.