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Dictionaries & Encyclopedia's 

 

  Format Example
Dictionary or encyclopedia entries (online)

#. Author AA, Author BB -or- Editor AA, editor(s). Title of dictionary /encyclopedia [Internet]. # ed (edition). Location of publication: Publisher; Year of publication. Title of entry [cited YYYY MMM DD]; [Pagination of entry].  Available from: URL

Note: if there is an author and editor add Editor AA, editor. after the edition and before the place of publication.

NLM Citing Medicine chapter 22, section B, 9

1. Barber K, editor. The Canadian Oxford Dictionary [Internet]. 2nd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press; 2005. Myxovirus [cited 2024 Oct 1]; [1 page]. Available from:  https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/m_en_ca0045976?rskey=LQNymx&result=45965

2. Christie AB, Feigin RD, Garg R. Encyclopedia Britannica [Internet]. Curley R, editor. Chicago IL; Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc; 2024. Infectious disease [cited 2024 Oct 1]; [53 pages].  Available from:  https://www.britannica.com/science/infectious-disease
Dictionary or encyclopedia entry (print)

#. Author AA, Author BB. Encyclopedia title. Location of publication: Publisher; Year of publication. Title of article; page #-page #.

NLM Citing Medicine chapter 2, section C

 1. Cassell DK, Sanoski CA. The encyclopedia of pharmaceutical drugs. New York: Facts on File; 2012. Corticosteroids; p. 271-6.
Entire dictionary or encyclopedia

#. Author AA. Dictionary/ Encyclopedia title. # ed (edition). Location of publication: Publisher; Year of publication. 

NLM Citing Medicine chapter 2, section A, 1

 1. O'Toole MT. Mosby's medical dictionary. 9th ed. St. Louis: Elsevier/Mosby; 2013.
Wikipedia (and other Wikis) entries

With authorship:

#. Author AA -or Editor AA, editors. Title of entry. YYYY MMM DD of page publication [cited YYYY MMM DD]. In: Wiki Name [Internet]. Location of publication: Publisher; Starting Year -. [Pagination of entry]. Available from: URL.

NLM Citing Medicine chapter 26, section D, 25

Without authorship: 

Wiki Name [Internet]. Location of publication: Publisher. Beginning YYYY MMM DD -. Entry title [modified YYYY MMM DD; cited YYYY MMM DD]; [Pagination of entry].  Available from: URL

NLM Citing Medicine chapter 26, section D, 26

1. Gibson MC, Pahlavani S, editors. Gestational diabetes overview. 2018 [cited 2024 Nov 14]. In: WikiDoc [Internet]. Boston (MA): WikiDoc Foundation; 2005-. [about 8 pages]. Available from:  https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Diabetes_mellitus

2. Wikipedia [Internet]. Sans Francisco (CA): Wikimedia Foundation. 2001-. Type 1 diabetes [modified 2024 Nov 14; cited 2024 Nov 14]; [about 32 pages]. Available from:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_1_diabetes

Note: The preferred source for definitions in the SHA is The Canadian Oxford Dictionary (2 ed).

General Rules

  • How to format in-text citations in your document.
  • Author/editor names: Last name + First name initial + Middle name initial (if available). e.g., Armand Peter Smith = Smith AP.
  • The names of all authors and editors should be given. See Reference List General Rules for the use of "et al."
  • No authors, organization, or editors listed? Contact library@saskhealthauthority.ca to ask a librarian.
  • Titles: Capitalize only the first word of a title, proper nouns, proper adjectives, acronyms, and initialises. Do not use quotation marks or italics for titles.
  • Subtitles: Use the colon (i.e., : ) to separate the title from the subtitle. e.g., Rural healthcare: a definitive guide.
  • Dates: Whenever possible use the date format [YYYY Mon DD].
  • Proper nouns: Always capitalize the first initial of country/city, person, clinical tool, organization, and/or association names.