Software manual (online)
You may need to consult more than one section to accurately represent the source used (eg. number of authors and source descriptions)
Format for in-text citation
[#]
In-text citation example
As shown by [8]…
OR
Martin [5] and Barton and Farley [16]…
OR
Cole et al. [12]…
Format for reference list
Elements, punctuation and capitalisation
[#] A. A. Author (or Abbrev. Name of Co., City of Co. Abbrev. State, Country). Name of Manual/Handbook, x ed. (year). Accessed: Date. [Online]. Available: URL
Reference list example
[12] G. P. Cole, E. R. Spencer and E. R. Bauer. DOSES: Software Manual and Implementation Guide, (2009). Accessed: Sep 27, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://permanent.fdlp.gov/LPS116955/cdc/www.cdc.gov/niosh/mining/pubs/pdfs/2009-135.pdf
Style notes
Names
- In text citations: If there are more than three authors, use the primary author followed by et al.
- In the reference list: If there are more than six names listed, use the primary author followed by et al.
- [#] Place the number in brackets (e.g. [1], [4] – [9], [27]… etc. Cites sources: 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 27).
- Citations are numbered in the order they appear in the source.
- The source retains the same number as the first citation.
- The number appears on the line, in square brackets, inside the punctuation [#]. Use et al when three or more names (i.e. authors or editors) are given for a reference cited in the text.
- Include Accessed: Date when citing an online manual
- Month abbreviations: Abbreviated months (E.g. Jun, Sep) are used in IEEE. Please see the IEEE Reference guide for all abbreviations
- Dates: Use the Abbreviated month. Day, Year. Format for adding the date, for example: Jun. 3, 2018.
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