In our citation examples, we use the following color coding:
- Red – Author
- Blue – Title of book/article/charter/webpage
- Pink – Date
- Orange – Website/Publisher
- Green – Title of journal
- Gray – URL/database/website where the source is retrieved
- Peach – Additional information about the source (i.e. its type, specific features etc.)
Page/Document on World Wide Web
Be sure not to use quotation marks for the title of an article, but make it italicized.
Example:
Verlet, J.R.R. (2021) Dynamics of anion formation. Available at: http://www.verlet.net/edc.html (Accessed: 1 May 2024).
Document on World Wide Web (no author)
Example:
Seven steps for effective leadership development (2022) Available at: http://www.oracle.com/us/media1/steps-effective-leadership-dev-1657106.pdf (Accessed: 23 April 2024).
Document on World Wide Web (no date)
Use [no date] without any capitalization.
Example:
Ricketts, K. (no date) Leadership vs. management. Available at: http://www.ca.uky.edu/agcomm/pubs/elk1/elk1103/elk1103 (Accessed: 1 May 2024).
Image on World Wide Web
Example:
Ashmead, J. (2024) Maslow’s hierarchy of needs [Digital art]. Available at: https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/maslows-hierarchy-needs-illustration-icons-2190067455 (Accessed: 25 April 2024).
Image on World Wide Web (no date)
Example:
Ashmead, J. (no date) Maslow’s hierarchy of needs [Digital art]. Available at: https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/maslows-hierarchy-needs-vector-illustration-2190065077 (Accessed: 30 April 2024).
Standard
Note:
- do not forget to add the whole code of a standard even though it repeats the year of publication.
Example:
British Standards Institution (2021) BS EN IEC 60068-2-13:2021: Environmental testing. Tests. Test M: low air pressure. Available at: https://bsol-bsigroup-com (Accessed: 30 April 2024).
Blog
Be sure to add the whole date when the blog post was published.
Example:
Davies, C. (2020) ‘Inspiring thursday: Greta Thunberg’, Wave blog, 24 October. Available at: https://blog.wave-network.org/inspiring-thursday (Accessed: 1 May 2024).
Online newspaper from a website
Example:
Vyas, M. (2024) ‘From boardrooms to law firms: general counsels eye law firm opportunities’, The Economic Times, 29 April. Available at: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/jobs/hr-policies-trends/from-boardrooms-to-law-firms-general-counsels-eye-law-firm-opportunities/articleshow/109688973.cms (Accessed: 1 May 2024).