----------------------------Original message---------------------------- Hi folks, Does anyone here know if there is any formal consensus yet on the format for referencing electronic sources when citing them in a publication? I'm doing a piece for a journal that is particular about these sorts of things, but when I floated this question past the editor, he said they are just running into it, and were looking for input on it too. In particular, I'm thinking of how to reference a FAQ. These are not "published" sources in the usual sense, and are often updated and revised. They do not necessarily have a number of pages, a place of publication, and never an ISBN or even ISSN number. I certainly don't want to use one for research on an article and not credit the author, so how should we do this? I assume a URL would certainly be part of an online citation, but would you treat it like a serial pub, a book, something else? I'm all ears (or eyes in this case) for your suggestions, and would be particularly grateful if you could point me to a "manual of style" reference that covers it. I'll summarize the responses to this next week some time. _ /| Bill Thoen \'o.O' -------------------------------------------------------------- =(___)= BBS .....: GISnet BBS 303-447-0927 (GIS & Mapping) U Internet : [log in to unmask] --- ~ GISnet BBS 303-447-0927 Boulder, Colorado