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Citations

This handy libguide will tell you everything you need to know about citations and how to organize them.

Citation Style

Examples:

[1]  S. Shoemaker, Identity, Cause, and Mind: Philosophical Essays. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 2003.

[2]  J. Lagerstrom, S. Winkelman, U. Grothkopf, and M. Bishop, “Observatory bibliographies: current practices,” in Observatory Operations: Strategies, Processes, and Systems IV, SPIE, Sep. 2012, pp. 565–572. doi: 10.1117/12.925482.

[3]  T. C. Lim and R. Singh, “Vibration transmission through rolling element bearings, part I: Bearing stiffness formulation,” Journal of Sound and Vibration, vol. 139, no. 2, pp. 179–199, Jun. 1990, doi: 10.1016/0022-460X(90)90882-Z.

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IEEE Reference Guide

IEEE Citation Style Tutorial Video from Cal Poly Pomona University Library

IEEE Style Guide -- very thorough examples from the Naval Postgraduate School Library
 

Examples:

Lagerstrom, J. et al. (2012) ‘Observatory bibliographies: current practices’, in Observatory Operations: Strategies, Processes, and Systems IV. Observatory Operations: Strategies, Processes, and Systems IV, SPIE, pp. 565–572. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925482

Lim, T.C. and Singh, R. (1990) ‘Vibration transmission through rolling element bearings, part I: Bearing stiffness formulation’, Journal of Sound and Vibration, 139(2), pp. 179–199. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-460X(90)90882-Z.

Shoemaker, S. (2003) Identity, Cause, and Mind: Philosophical Essays. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

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Quick guide to Harvard referencing from The Open University

Examples:

(1)  Shoemaker, S. Identity, Cause, and Mind: Philosophical Essays; Clarendon Press, 2003.

(2)  Lagerstrom, J.; Winkelman, S.; Grothkopf, U.; Bishop, M. Observatory Bibliographies: Current Practices. In Observatory Operations: Strategies, Processes, and Systems IV; SPIE, 2012; Vol. 8448, pp 565–572. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925482.

(3)  Lim, T. C.; Singh, R. Vibration Transmission through Rolling Element Bearings, Part I: Bearing Stiffness Formulation. Journal of Sound and Vibration 1990, 139 (2), 179–199. https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-460X(90)90882-Z.

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ACS Style Quick Guide

Examples:

Lagerstrom, Jill, Sherry Winkelman, Uta Grothkopf, and Marsha Bishop. 2012. “Observatory Bibliographies: Current Practices.” In Observatory Operations: Strategies, Processes, and Systems IV, 8448:565–72. SPIE. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925482.

Lim, T. C., and R. Singh. 1990. “Vibration Transmission through Rolling Element Bearings, Part I: Bearing Stiffness Formulation.” Journal of Sound and Vibration 139 (2): 179–99. https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-460X(90)90882-Z.

Shoemaker, Sydney. 2010. Identity, Cause, and Mind: Philosophical Essays. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

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Chicago Manual of Style Author-Date Sample Citations (note that the CMOS offers different variations in creating a reference system for a manuscript).

Examples:

1 S. Shoemaker, Identity, Cause, and Mind: Philosophical Essays (Clarendon Press, 2003).

2 J. Lagerstrom, “Measuring the Impact of the Hubble Space Telescope: open data as a catalyst for science,” in World Library and Information Congress: 76th IFLA, (2010).

3 T.C. Lim, and R. Singh, “Vibration transmission through rolling element bearings, part I: Bearing stiffness formulation,” Journal of Sound and Vibration 139(2), 179–199 (1990).

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For the best AIP examples, consult the AIP’s Author Instructions page. Note that different AIP journals have different citation formats. Overleaf provides AIP LaTeX Templates.

Examples:

Lagerstrom, J., Winkelman, S., Grothkopf, U., & Bishop, M. (2012). Observatory bibliographies: Current practices. In Observatory Operations: Strategies, Processes, and Systems IV, 8448, 565–572. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925482

Lim, T. C., & Singh, R. (1990). Vibration transmission through rolling element bearings, part I: Bearing stiffness formulation. Journal of Sound and Vibration, 139(2), 179–199. https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-460X(90)90882-Z

Shoemaker, S. (2010). Identity, Cause, and Mind: Philosophical Essays. Clarendon Press.

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Reference Examples APA Style -- from the APA

Examples:

[1] Jill Lagerstrom, Sherry Winkelman, Uta Grothkopf, and Marsha Bishop. 2012. Observatory bibliographies: current practices. In Observatory Operations: Strategies, Processes, and Systems IV, September 13, 2012. SPIE, 565–572. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925482

[2] T. C. Lim and R. Singh. 1990. Vibration transmission through rolling element bearings, part I: Bearing stiffness formulation. Journal of Sound and Vibration 139, 2 (June 1990), 179–199. https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-460X(90)90882-Z

[3] Sydney Shoemaker. 2010. Identity, Cause, and Mind: Philosophical Essays. Clarendon Press, Oxford.

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ACM's page Citation Style and Reference Formats

Examples:

Lagerstrom, J. 2010. “Measuring the impact of the Hubble Space Telescope: open data as a catalyst for science.” World Library and Information Congress: 76th IFLA.

Lim, T. C., and R. Singh. 1990. “Vibration transmission through rolling element bearings, part I: Bearing stiffness formulation.” Journal of Sound and Vibration, 139 (2), 179–199. https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-460X(90)90882-Z.

Shoemaker, S. 2003. Identity, Cause, and Mind: Philosophical Essays. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

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About ASCE Journals – scroll down for examples. Also consult the LaTeX template on Overleaf.

Examples:

1.  Shoemaker S. Identity, Cause, and Mind: Philosophical Essays. Clarendon Press; 2003.

2.  Lagerstrom J. Measuring the impact of the Hubble Space Telescope: open data as a catalyst for science. In: World Library and Information Congress: 76th IFLA.; 2010.

3.  Lim TC, Singh R. Vibration transmission through rolling element bearings, part I: Bearing stiffness formulation. Journal of Sound and Vibration. 1990;139(2):179-199. doi:10.1016/0022-460X(90)90882-Z

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AMA Style from Purdue Owl   

   Himmelfarb Library AMA Citation  Research Guide – very thorough with many examples. 

Examples:

1.  Lim TC, Singh R. Vibration transmission through rolling element bearings, part I: Bearing stiffness formulation. Journal of Sound and Vibration. 1990 Jun 8;139(2):179-199.

2.  Shoemaker S. Identity, Cause, and Mind: Philosophical Essays. Oxford: Clarendon Press; 2010. 476 p.

3.  Lagerstrom J, Winkelman S, Grothkopf U, Bishop M. Observatory bibliographies: current practices. In: Observatory Operations: Strategies, Processes, and Systems IV [Internet]. SPIE; 2012 [cited 2025 May 19]. p. 565–72. Available from: https://www.spiedigitallibrary.org/conference-proceedings-of-spie/8448/84481X/Observatory-bibliographies-current-practices/10.1117/12.925482.full

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Vancouver - Reference Guide -- an extensive research guide from Murdoch University

Examples: (Transportation Research Part A)

Lagerstrom, J., Winkelman, S., Grothkopf, U., Bishop, M., 2012. Observatory bibliographies: current practices, in: Observatory Operations: Strategies, Processes, and Systems IV. Presented at the Observatory Operations: Strategies, Processes, and Systems IV, SPIE, pp. 565–572. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925482

Lim, T.C., Singh, R., 1990. Vibration transmission through rolling element bearings, part I: Bearing stiffness formulation. Journal of Sound and Vibration 139, 179–199. https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-460X(90)90882-Z

Shoemaker, S., 2010. Identity, Cause, and Mind: Philosophical Essays. Clarendon Press, Oxford.

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See examples on TRB's page Writing and Format of Reports

Zotero and EndNote self-guided tutorial exercises

Zotero -- follow these self-guided exercises to learn Zotero

 

EndNote -- follow these self-guided exercises to learn EndNote

 

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Overleaf and LaTeX and Citations

Overleaf users can get a lot of help from Overleaf's support pages when organizing and formatting references in Overleaf.

Having trouble with citations in Overleaf? Contact Overleaf support (find it on the main Overleaf for NJIT page) or ask Jill Lagerstrom (jl2339 at njit.edu) or Alex Pacheco at NJIT for help. The PhD Club or other grad student clubs listed on the GSA website are also good ways to ask other PhD students for help.

PhD Zotero, EndNote & Overleaf Workshop 5/20/25

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