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Citing Standards: Examples

Material Type

In-Text Citation

Reference List example

See Cite Them Right, (2022) G17.1 p. 87

Standard

  
  • Name of authorising organisation
  • Year of publication (in round brackets)
  • Number and title of standard (In italics)
  • Place of publishing: Publisher

If online add

  • Available at: DOI or URL (Accessed: date).
BSI example  (British Standards Institution, 1990) British Standards Institute (1990) BS5605: 1990 Recommendations for citing and referencing published material. London: British Standards Institute.
Standard: example 2 (International Standards Office, 1998) International Standards Office (1998) ISO 690 - 2 Information and documentation: bibliographical references: electronic documents. Geneva: International Standards Office.
Standard: Online: example (British Standards Institution, 1990)
British Standards Institute (2021) BS EN 12464-1: 2021 Light and lighting - Lighting of work places Part 1: Indoor work places. Available at: https://doclinkonline.com/52fd9e35-316e-4fd1-a282-3dea7908be54 (Accessed: 21 August 2023).

Citing Patents: Examples

Material Type

In-Text Example

Reference List Example

See Cite Them Right, (2022) G17.2 p. 87-88

Patent template
  • Inventor
  • Year of publication (in round brackets)
  • Title (In italics)
  • Authorising organisation
  • Patent number
  • Available at: DOI or URL (Accessed: date).
Patent example (Cookson, 1985) Cookson, A.H. (1985) Particle trap for compressed gas insulated transmission systems. US Patent 4554399. Available at: https://image-ppubs.uspto.gov/dirsearch-public/print/downloadPdf/4554399 (Accessed: 22 September 2020)