Name-Year System

Electronic Article from Publisher's Website

Author's(s') name. Date. Article title. Abbreviated journal title [Internet]. [cited date]; volume(issue): page numbers. Available from: web address (include the DOI number, article or document number, if available)

Example: 

Ward-Fear, G, Brown GP, Shine R. 2010 Apr. Using a native predator (the meat ant, Iridomyrmex reburras) to reduce the abundance of an invasive species (the cane toad, Bufo marinus) in tropical Australia. J Appl Ecol [Internet]. [cited 2010 Oct 24]; 47(2):273-280. Available from: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-2664.2010.01773.x/abstract  doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2010.01773.x

Electronic Article from Online-Only Journal

Author's(s') name(s). Date. Article title. Abbreviated journal title [Internet]. [cited date]; volume(issue):page numbers. Available from: web address  (include the DOI number, article or document number, if available)

Example: 

Soundrapandian C, Sa B, Datta S. 2009 Dec. Organic-inorganic composites for bone drug delivery. AAPS PharmSciTech [Internet]. [cited 2010 Oct 25]; 10(4):1158-1171. Available from: http://www.pharmgateway.net/ArticlePage.aspx?  doi: 10.1208/s12249-009-9308-0

Dissertation/Thesis

Author(s) name.  Date.  Title of dissertation or thesis [content designator -dissertation or thesis].  Place of publication: Publisher.    

Example:

Harry SR.  2010.  Bioanalytical approaches to chemical biology [dissertation]. Nashville (TN):  Vanderbilt University.

Technical Report

Author(s) name.  Date.  Title of report.  Edition.  Place of publication:  Publisher. Report No.:  Notes.

Example:

Barbely NL, Sim BW, Kitaplioglu C, Goulding P 2nd.  2010 Jan 20.  A study of acoustic reflections in full-scale rotor low frequency noise measurements acquired in wind tunnels.  Moffett Field (CA):  NASA Ames Research Center (US).  Report No.: ARC-E-DAA-TN1156.  Available from:  NTRS, Hanover, MD; 20100026469.

Conference Paper

Author(s) of paper.  Date.  Title of paper.  In: Editor(s).  Title of book.  Number and name of conference; date of conference; place of conference.  Place of publication: Publisher.  Location.  p. page numbers of the paper.

Example: 

Wagner M, Taylor MW.  C2005.  Isotopic-labelling methods for deciphering the function of uncultured micro-organisms.  In: Gadd GM, Semple KT, Lappin-Scott HM, editors.  Micro-organisms and earth systems—advances in geomicrobiology. Proceedings of the 65th Symposium of the Society for General Microbiology; Staffordshire (England).  New York (NY): Cambridge University Press.  p. 1-10.

Conference Abstract

Author(s) of paper.  Date.  Title of paper [abstract].  In: Editor(s).  Title of book. Number and name of conference; date of conference; place of conference.  Place of publication:  Publisher.  Location.  p. page numbers of the paper.

Example: 

Flint HJ.  2006 Apr 3-6.  The significance of prokaryote diversity in the human gastrointestinal tract [abstract].   In: Proceedings of the 66th Symposium of the Society for General Microbiology; Coventry (UK).  Cambridge (UK):  University Press. p. 3.

CD-Rom

Author(s) name.  Date.  Title of audiovisual [CD-Rom].  Edition.  Place of publication: Publisher.  Physical description.  Notes.

Example:  

Interactive physiology:  cardiovascular system [CD-Rom].  2000.  Version 2.0. Atlanta (GA):  A.D.A.M. Software.  1 CD-Rom: sound, color, 4 ¾ in.  System requirements for Macintosh:  120 MHz PowerPC; MAC OS 8.1 or later; monitor capable of displaying 800 x 600 pixels; 18 MB or more of available RAM; quad speed CD-Rom.  System requirements for Windows:  166 MHz Intel Pentium processor or greater; Windows 95, 98, NT4, 2000; monitor capable of displaying 800 x 600 pixels; 32 MB or more of installed RAM; quad speed CD-Rom.

💡Note: When there is no author available for a work, the date of publication comes after the title in the name-year system.

DVD

Author(s) name.  Date.  Title of audiovisual [DVD].  Edition.  Place of publication: Publisher.  Physical description.  Notes.

Example:

Moyers BD, Hogan P, Firestone F, Ablow G, Amron A, Oneill JD, Moyers JD.  2002. Bill Moyers reports:  earth on edge [DVD].  Princeton (NJ):  Films for the Humanities & Sciences.  1 videodisc:  120 min, sound, color, 4 ¾ in.