such additional information, place it in brackets. For 

 example, when you cite a Russian paper with an English 

 summary, indicate it thus, [in Russian with an English 

 summary.] (Brackets indicate editorial additions.) 



Be consistent.-- CriticaMy examine your citations for con- 

 sistency in their organization. Have you quoted references 

 from the same series consistently? Has your use of 

 abbreviations, punctuation, capitalization, and numbers 

 been consistent? Have you followed the Cover nnaent Printing 

 Office Style Manual in these matters and in spelling? When 

 in doubt refer to the latest edition of the Manual. Remember 

 it is much easier to see the mistakes after they are in 

 print! 



ESSENTIALS OF A CITATION 



To be complete, a citation nriust have certain essential 

 parts. We shall discuss these essentials in the following 

 sections and include examples of cited material from both 

 Service and outside publications (beginning on p. 8). 



The essential parts of a citation are as follows: 



Personal author.— Reverse the nanrxe of the author or senior 

 author, as Anderson, Andrew W. The names of junior 

 authors are not reversed. (See Hay and Aller (1913) in list 

 of citations, p. 9.) The author line ends in a period. 



Record the name of the author as it is given in the cited 

 publication. When the name of an author varies in com- 

 pleteness among several publications cited, use the fuller 

 nanne. 



It is the policy of some journals to use only the surname 

 and initials of an author. Since the given name is of great 

 help in locating references in a large library index, you 

 nnay include the full nanne of an author, although the cited 

 publication did not use it. For technical exactness, such 

 editorial changes nnay be indicated by bracketing the addi- 

 tion, as D[aniel] H. Janzen, for D. H. Janzen. 



Compound or hyphenated names are treated as last 

 nannes. In such Annerican names follow the author's pref- 

 erence, if known. Otherwise, treat the nanne, regardless of 

 origin, as you would any other American name. When in 

 doubt, reference to the library index file often is helpful. 

 In foreign names, follow the custom of the country or the 

 author's preference if it can be determined. In general, if 

 the prefix is a definite article, as L', La, or Le, or a 

 preposition and an article that form one word, as Delia, Lo, 

 Du, the prefix is treated as part of the surname. If the 



