Before using this guide check with your faculty, school or department for their specific referencing guidelines
Follow these examples closely for all layout, punctuation, spacing and capitalizing
Author names should be listed in the order they appear on the site.
Reproduce the title of a homepage as closely as possible to the wording on the screen
Place the word Internet in square brackets following the title (and content type if present)
Place of publication is defined as the city where the homepage is published. If place, publisher, date unknown use [place unknown], for example.
Publisher is defined as the individual or organization issuing the homepage.
Use the date of publication as the date the page was first published on the internet, always give the year.
Date of up-date/revision - Always give the year and include the date/month, if provided, after the year.
Include the date that you saw the page on the internet.
Begin with the phrase "Available from". Insert the URL in its entirity. End with a period only it the URL ends with a slash, otherwise end with no punctuation
For a more detailed guide to referencing website information please consult:
Patrias K. Citing medicine: the NLM style guide for authors, editors, and publishers [Internet]. 2nd ed. Wendling DL, technical editor. Bethesda (MD): National Library of Medicine (US); 2007 [updated 2009 Oct 21; cited 2010 Jan 8]. Available from: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/citingmedicine
| Format | Author/organization's name. Title of the page [Internet]. Place of publication: Publisher's name; Date or year of publication [updated yr month day; cited yr month day]. Available from: URL |
| Example |
Diabetes Australia. Diabetes globally [Internet]. Canberra ACT: Diabetes Australia; 2012 [updated 2012 June 15; cited 2012 Nov 5]. Available from: http://www.diabetesaustralia.com.au/en/Understanding-Diabetes/Diabetes-Globally/ |
| Format | Title of the homepage [Internet]. Place of publication: Publisher's name; Date or year of publication. Title of specific page/part; Date of publication of part [Date cited of part]; [location or pagination of part]. Available from: URL |
| Example | Australian Medical Association [Internet]. Barton ACT: AMA; c1995-2012 . Junior doctors and medical students call for urgent solution to medical training crisis; 2012 Oct 22 [cited 2012 Nov 5]; [about 3 screens]. Available from: https://ama.com.au/media/junior-doctors-and-medical-students-call-urgent-solution-medical-training-crisis |
Notes:
If the title of the image is not shown construct a title that describes the image shown. Use enough words to make the constructed title meaningful. Place the constructed title in square brackets.
| Format | Author or organization. Title [Image on internet]. Place of publication: Publisher's name; date of publication [date cited]. Available from: URL |
| Example |
Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. Shingles on face. [Image on internet]. 2011 [updated 2011 Jan 10; cited 2012 Nov 6]. Available from: http://www.cdc.gov/shingles/about/photos.html |
| Format |
Author. Title [Internet]. Place of publication: Publisher. Date of publication - [date cited]. Available from: URL For a contribution to a blog: Author of contribution. Title of contribution Date of publication of contribution [dated contribution cited]. In: Author or editor of blog. Title of blog [Internet]. Place of publication: Publisher. Date of publication - [extent of contribution]. Available from: URL |
| Examples |
Rural Health Workforce Australia. Rural health: a life changing difference [Internet]. Canberra: RHWA [unknown date] [cited 2012 Nov 6]. Available from: http://ruralchampions.govspace.gov.au/ A contribution to a blog: Moseley, L. The conversation acupuncture piece triggers prickly debate. 2012 Nov 6 [cited 2012 Nov 6]. In: BodyinMind.org [Internet]. Adelaide: Body in Mind Research Group. 2012 - [about 3 screens]. Available from: http://www.bodyinmind.org/ |
| Format | Title. [Internet]. Place of publication: Publisher. Beginning date - [date cited]. Available from: URL |
| Example | Medpedia. [Internet]. San Francisco: Medpedia Inc. 2009 Feb 17 - [cited 2012 Nov 6]. Available from: http://www.medpedia.com/ |