Web and social media

Reference type

     

Style notes for websites and social media

  • Number of authorsExample
    0 Leave blank
    1 Doherty P
    2-6 Lo Bianco J, Slaughter Y.
    6+ Lacy-Nichols J, Nandi S, Mialon M, et al

    No author

    • Leave author blank.
    • Don't use Anonymous unless the author is specifically credited as Anonymous

      • Nobel lectures in physiology or medicine 1922-1941. World Scientific 1999.

    1 author

    • Use initials for all of the given names of the author.
    • No punctuation in between surname and initials.

      • Doherty P. An insider's plague year. Melbourne University Press; 2021.

    2–6 authors

    • Use initials for all of the given names of the author.
    • No punctuation in between surname and initials.
    • Use a comma to separate authors.

      • Lo Bianco J, Slaughter Y. Second languages and Australian schooling. Australian Education Review. ACER Press; 2009.

    6+ authors

    • Use initials for all of the given names of the author.
    • No punctuation in between surname and initials.
    • After 3 authors use et al

      • Lacy-Nichols J, Nandi S, Mialon M, et al. Conceptualising commercial entities in public health: beyond unhealthy commodities and transnational corporations. Lancet. 2023;401(10383):1214-1228. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(23)00012-0

  • It is common for element to be missing from web references. Only include the details you can see on the resource.