Encyclopedia article
(Author, year) or (“Article title,” year)
Example 1: (Horton, 2012)
Example 2: (VAR Healthcare, 2024)
Example 3: (Caligor & Petrini, 2021)
Example 4: (“Backgamon,” 2024)
Example 5: (“Euphoria,” n.d.)
Articles with author:
Printed article: Author(s). (Year). Title of the article: Subtitle. In Editor(s) (Ed.), Title of the encyclopedia (edition, volume, page numbers). Publisher.
Online article with last updated date: Author(s). (Year, date). Title of the article: Subtitle. In Editor(s) (Ed.), Title of the encyclopedia. Archived version of URL
Online article without last updated date: Author(s). (Year). Title of the article: Subtitle. In Editor(s) (Ed.), Title of the encyclopedia. Retrieved <date> from URL
Example 1:
Horton, M. (2012). Kilwa. In N. A. Asher (Ed.), The Oxford Companion to Archaeology. (2nd ed., vol. 2, p. 188). Oxford University Press
Example 2:
VAR Healthcare. (2024, February 21). Kartlegging av ernæringsstatus. In VAR Healthcare. (Version 19) https://www.varnett.no/portal/procedure/7488/19
Example 3:
Caligor, E. & Petrini, M. J. (2021). Narcissistic personality disorder: Epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, course, assessment, and diagnosis. UpToDate. Retrieved February 8, 2021 from https://www.uptodate.com/contents/narcissistic-personality-disorder-epidemiology-pathogenesis-clinical-manifestations-course-assessment-and-diagnosis
Articles without author:
Printed article: Title of the article: Subtitle. (Year). In Title of the encyclopedia in italics. Publisher.
Online article with last updated date: Title of the article: Subtitle. (Year, date). In Title of the encyclopedia in italics. Archived version of URL.
Online article without last updated date: Title of the article: Subtitle. (Year). In Title of the encyclopedia in italics. Retrieved <date> from URL.
Example 4:
Backgammon. (2024, December 15). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Backgammon&oldid=1263157923
Example 5:
Euphoria. (n.d.). In Merriam-webster.com dictionary . Retrieved December 17, 2024 from https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/euphoria
Note: For reference works that are updated and have archived versions, find the last updated date and link to the archived version. For reference works without an archived version, include Retrieved + date before the URL.
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Fill in the fields Author, Year, Title, Editor, Encyclopedia Title, Edition and URL
Note: If you have a print version, add Publisher.
Add as Encyclopedia Article.
Fill in the fields: Title, Author, Encyclopedia Title, Date, Accessed*, Edition** and URL
Notes: *Fill in when you don’t have the last update date.
**Not when 1st edition.
If you use a printed version, add Publisher.
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Remember to check if you’ve chosen the correct way of referring according to the version of encyclopedic article you’re using. There are different ways to refer to encyclopedia articles with and without a person as an author. There are also different ways to refer to online encyclopedias with or without an update date.
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