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Citation Guideline for Other Materials

Conference Paper 

  • Author(s) of Conference Paper. Title of Paper. In: Editors of Conference Proceedings. Conference Title; Date(s) of Conference; Conference Location. Place of Publication: Publisher; Date of Publication. Pages. 

  • Example: Keyserlingk E. Ethical guidelines and codes: can they be universally applicable in a multicultural world? In: Allebeck P, Jansson B, editors. Ethics in medicine:individual integrity versus demands of society. Karolinska Institute Novel Conference Series. Proceedings of the 3rd International Congress on Ethics in Medicine; 1989 Sep 13-15; Stockholm. New York: Raven Press; 1990. p. 137-49. 

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If on the Internet use the following format: 

  • Author(s) of Conference Paper. Title of Paper [Internet]. In: Conference Title; Date(s) of Conference; Conference Location. Place of Publication: Publisher; Date of Publication [Date of Citation]. [Length of Paper]. Available from: Web Address 

  • Example: Manoria PC. 18th International Conference on Cardiology, Diabetology, Electrocardiology and Critical Care, January 23-24, 2021 (Virtual Conference). Echocardiography. 2021 Jun;38(6):1093-1094. doi: 10.1111/echo.15130. PMID: 34128262. 

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Conference Proceedings 

  • Editor(s). Book Title. Conference Title; Date(s) of Conference; Conference Location. Place of Publication: Publisher; Date of Publication. 

  • Example: Allebeck P, Jansson B, editors. Ethics in medicine: individual integrity versus demands of society. Karolinska Institute Novel Conference Series. Proceedings of the 3rd International Congress on Ethics in Medicine; 1989 Sep 13-15; Stockholm. New York: Raven Press; 1990. 

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If on the Internet use the following format: 

  • Editor(s). Book Title [Internet]. Conference Title; Date(s) of Conference; Conference Location. Place of Publication: Publisher; Date of Publication [Date of Citation]. [Length of Publication]. Available from: Web Address 

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Dictionary Definition 

  • Dictionary Name. Edition. Place of Publication: Publisher; Date of Publication. Word Being Defined; Page Number. 

  • Stedman's medical dictionary. 27th ed. New York: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2000. Asthenia; p. 158.

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If on the Internet use the following format: 

  • Dictionary Name [Internet]. Place of Publication: Publisher; Date of Publication. Word Being Defined; [Date of Citation]. Available from: Web Address 

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Dissertation/Thesis 

  • Author(s). Title [dissertation or master's thesis]. [Place of Publication]: Publisher; Date of Publication. 

  • Versloot, C.W.A. Amplifying the Analyst: Machine Learning Approaches for Buried Utility Characterization [dissertation]. Enschede, Netherlands. University of Twente; 2019.  

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If on the Internet use the following format: 

  • Author(s). Title [dissertation or master's thesis on the Internet]. Place of Publication: Publisher; Date of Publication [Date of Citation]. Pages p. Available from: Web Address 

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Legal Documents 

  • Please consult: Harvard Law Review; Columbia Law Review; Yale Law Review. The bluebook: a uniform system of citation. 20th ed. [Cambridge (MA)]: Harvard Law Review Association; 2015. 

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Newspaper Article 

  • Author(s). Title of Article. Newspaper Title (Edition). Date of Publication; Section: Page Number (Column Number). 

  • Chang KE. Mushballs and a great blue spot: what lies beneath Jupiter’s pretty clouds. New York Times. 2021 Jun 15; Sect. D:1.  

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If on the Internet use the following format: 

  • Author(s). Title of Article. Newspaper Title [Internet]. Date of Publication [Date of Update; Date of Citation]; Section: Page Number or [Length of Article]. Available from: Web Address 

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Package Insert 

  • Medication Name [package insert]. Place of Publication: Publisher; Date of Publication. 

  • Example: Contrave extended release (package insert). Morristown, Nj: Currax Pharmaceuticals LLC; 2021. 

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If on the Internet use the following format: 

  • Medication Name [package insert on the Internet]. Place of Publication: Publisher; Date of Publication [Date of Update; Date of Citation]. Available from: Web Address 

  • Omeprazole [package insert on the Internet]. Bethesda (MD): U.S. National Library of Medicine; 2009 Aug [updated 2009 Dec; cited 2010 Jun 23]. Available from: http://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov.jerome.stjohns.edu:81/dailymed/drugInfo.cfm?id=14749  

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Personal Communication  

  • References to personal communications may be inserted in parentheses in the text or included in the bibliography and should include type of communication, the contact’s name, the name of the contact’s company or institution, and the date of communication (year, month, day). 

  • Jones, Max. Letter to: Charlie Smith. 2005 Feb 14. Located at: Veterinary Medicine Division, College of Pharmacy, University of Findlay, Findlay, OH; Cabinet 1, Drawer 2, Folder 10. 

  • In Notes section, state that permission was given to reference the letter or conversation.  

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Issued by funding/sponsoring agency: 

  • Shekelle P, Morton S, Maglione M (Southern California Evidence-Based Practice Center/RAND, Santa Monica, CA). Ephedra and ephedrine for weight loss and athletic performance enhancement: clinical efficacy and side effects. Vol 1, Evidence report and evidence tables. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2003 Mar. (Evidence report/technology assessment; no. 78). Report No.: AHRQPUB03E022. Contract No.: AHRQ-290-97-001. 

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Issued by performing agency: 

  • Shekelle P, Morton S, Maglione M. Ephedra and ephedrine for weight loss and athletic performance enhancement: clinical efficacy and side effects. Vol. 1, Evidence report and evidence tables. Santa Monica: Southern California Evidence-Based Practice Center/RAND; 2003 Mar. (Evidence report/technology assessment; no. 78). Report No.: AHRQPUB03E022. Contract No.: AHRQ-290-97-001. Supported by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. 

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If on the Internet use the following format: 

  • Author(s). Title [Internet]. Place of Publication: Publisher; Date of Publication [Date of Citation]. Pagiation. Report No.: Report Number. Available from: Web Address 

  • Qureshi N, Wilson B, Santaguida P, Carroll J, Allanson J, Culebro CR, Brouwers M, Raina P. Collection and use of cancer family history in primary care [Internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2007 Oct [cited 2010 Jun 23]. [about 2 screens]. (Evidence reports/technology assessments no. 159) Report No.: AHRQPUB08E001. Contract No.: 290- 02-0020. Available from: http://www-ncbi-nlm-nih-gov.jerome.stjohns.edu:81/bookshelf/br.fcgi?book=erta159 

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