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UC Referencing Guide

Reference List Format

References are listed in numerical order.  The number sits to the left of the text.

[1]       T. Pitman, "The evolution of the student as a customer in Australian higher education: a policy perspective," Aust. Educ. Res., vol. 43, no. 3, pp. 345-359, May 2016, doi: 10.1007/s13384-016-0204-9.

[2]       L. Baiazitova, J. Skopalik, V. Cmiel, J. Chmelik, O. Svoboda and I Provaznik, "Modern semi-automatic set-up for testing cell migration with impact for therapy of yocardial infarction," in IFMBE Proc., May 2019, vol. 68, 3 ed., pp. 155-159, doi: 10.1007/978-981-10-9023-3_28.

[3]       J. Chapman, C. Landis and S. Smith, "The development of a library Research Methods course for online graduate students in education," in Information Literacy Programs in the Digital Age: Educating College and University Students Online, A. Daugherty and M. F. Russo, Eds. Chicago, IL, USA: Association of College and Research Libraries, 2007, ch. 3, pp. 13-22.

Dictionary / Encyclopedia Entry

Format

A. Author, "Title of entry," in Title of Dictionary / Encyclopedia, E. Editor, Ed., x ed. City of Publication, State (US only), Country: Publisher, Year, pp. xx-xx.

A. Author, "Title of entry," in Title of Dictionary / Encyclopedia, E. Editor, Ed., x ed. City of Publication, State (US only), Country: Publisher, Year, pp. xx-xx. Accessed: Month Day, Year. [Online]. Available: URL or DOI.

Examples

S. Trewin and S. Keates, "Computer access for motor-impaired users," in Encyclopedia of Human Computer Interaction, C. Ghaoui, Ed. Hershey, PA, USA: IGI Global, 2006, pp. 92-99. Accessed: Aug. 29, 2023. [Online]. doi: 10.4018/978-1-59140-562-7.ch015.

G. O. Young, "Synthetic structure of industrial plastics," in Plastics, vol. 3, Polymers of Hexadromicon, J. Peters, Ed., 2nd ed. New York, NY, USA: McGraw-Hill, 1964, pp15-64. [Online]. Available: http://www.bookref.com