Policies, Guidelines & Standards

Policies, Guidelines, and Standards may include procedures, forms, and any other organization documents.

	Format	Example
Policies Guidelines Standards Procedures Forms and/or other organization documents	Author, A.A., Author, B.B., -or- Organization. (YYYY). Title of policy (Policy No. ## if applicable). URL (if available)	Saskatchewan Health Authority. (2020). Medication reconciliation. (SHA-08-002). https://documentfinder.saskhealthauthority.ca/en/permalink/policies608 If the document is not available online: Saskatchewan Health Authority. (2015). Use of patient education materials in long-term care environments (SHA-123).
Reports and white papers	Author, A.A., Author, B.B., -or- Organization. (YYYY). Title of report (Document number if applicable). Publisher. URL (if available) Note: if the report is a white paper include [White paper]. after the title of the report.	Macdonald, M., & Kulakiewicz, A. (2021). Tackling loneliness (CBP8514) House of Commons Library. https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-8514/CBP-8514.pdf Frankel, A., Haraden, C., Federico, F., & Lenoci-Edwards, J. A framework for safe, reliable, and effective care [White paper]. Institute for Healthcare Improvement and Safe & Reliable Healthcare.

General Rules

How to format in-text citations in your document.
Use the author-date citation system for direct quotes: (Author Surname, Publication Year)
When citing a reference by two authors use an ampersand between their last names: (Last name & Last Name, Publication Year)
No authors, organization, or editors listed? Contact library@saskhealthauthority.ca to ask a librarian.
When citing a reference by three or more authors use the first authors names followed by et. al.,: (Last name et. al., Publication Year)
When quoting a passage or referencing a specific page include the page numbers after the citation number: (Last Name, Publication Year, p. page number) (Last Name, Publication Year, para. paragraph number) (Last Name, Publication Year, table number)