Variations in author–date and notation systems

Variations in author–date and notation systems

The order of the components of a reference, particularly of the year of publication, the punctuation between the components, and the font weight (bold, normal) and style (italic, roman) have traditionally been applied quite differently in Harvard and notation referencing systems. The table below shows the styling of a journal article using different referencing systems and styles.

Referencing system

Styled reference

Notes

Harvard – AMOS

Griffith GP, Hop H, Vihtakari M, Wold A, Kalhagen K & Wing Gabrielsen G (2019). Ecological resilience of Arctic marine food webs to climate change. Nature Climate Change 9:868–872.

All authors listed

Minimal punctuation

 

Harvard – Australian Government style manual

Griffith, GP, Hop, H, Vihtakari, M, Wold, A, Kalhagen, K & Wing Gabrielsen, G 2019, ‘Ecological resilience of Arctic marine food webs to climate change’, Nature Climate Change, vol. 9, pp. 868–72.

Heavily punctuated

 

Harvard – APA

Griffith, G.P., Hop, H., Vihtakari, M., Wold A., Kalhagen, K., & Wing Gabrielsen, G. (2019). Ecological resilience of Arctic marine food webs to climate change. Nature Climate Change, 9, 868–872.

Author names heavily punctuated

 

Harvard – MLA

Griffith, Gary et al. “Ecological Resilience of Arctic Marine Food Webs to Climate Change.” Nature Climate Change, vol. 9, 2019, pp. 868-872.

First name in full

Double quotes and maximal capitals for article title

Vancouver – citation–sequence – NLM

1. Griffith GP, Hop H, Vihtakari, M, Wold A, Kalhagen K, Wing Gabrielsen G. Ecological resilience of Arctic marine food webs to climate change. Nat. Clim. Chang. 2019 Oct;9:868-72.

All authors given, or reduced to 3 or 6 followed by ‘et al’ or ‘and others’

Abbreviated journal title, roman 

Publication date after journal title

Oxford – Australian Government style manual

1. GP Griffith, H Hop, M Vihtakari, A Wold, K Kalhagen & G Wing Gabrielsen, ‘Ecological resilience of Arctic marine food webs to climate change’, Nature Climate Change, vol. 9, 2019, pp. 868–72.

Initial precedes family name

Single quotes for article name

Publication year after volume number

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