Entering References Directly into FEN

To create a new citation, go to your workspace. Click on "Select" and select "Citation" from the drop-down menu that appears. Alaternatively, you may use the keyboard shortcut SHIFT-CTRL R.  Then, click "add new item" on the right. You will be taken to the citation manager. Select the appropriate type of citation. Click on "Set medium." Enter the appropriate information in the fields provided. Click on "Change and View." Review the formatting in the published version of the citation and correct any errors by using the editing functions in the citation object.

You might wish to print this page as a help while entering citations.

This page contains numerous samples of FEN citation formats. Note that in the style guide below, all authors are Last Name, First Name or Initials with a “;” semi-colon between multiple authors. Be aware of the precise spacing, punctuation, etc.

 

Book or Government Document

Author. Date. Title. Place of Publication. Publishing Company. Pages.

Abercrombie, Michael; Hickman, C.J.; Johnson, M.L. 1964. A dictionary of biology. Chicago: Aldine Publishing Co. 798 p.

Chapters in a Book

Author. Date. Title of chapter. In: Editors/Authors. Title of Book. Place of Publication. Publishing Company. Pages.

Beasley, R. Scott. 1979. Assessment of non‑point source pollution from forest practices in the south central region. In: Current research, research needs and problems in assessing impact of forest management practices on water quality and utility. Tech. Bull. 328. New York: National Council of the Paper Industry for Air and Stream Improvement: 10‑13.

Stein, William I. 1978. Reforestation evaluation. In: Cleary, Brian D.; Greaves,; Robert D.; Hermann, Richard K., comps., eds. Regenerating Oregons forests: a guide for the regeneration forester. Oregon State; University Extension Service: 205 - 221.

Note: most of the time, there is no series designation in a book (see Stein). If there should happen to be one, then place that series designation into the “Place of Publication” slot.

Series, including All Volumes of a Multi-volume work.

Author. Date. Title. Series Identification Number. Place of Publication. Publishing Company. Volume. Pages. (note it could be either or both; if both it should read “2 vol; 38 p.”

Colowick, S.P.; Kaplan, N.O. 1955‑63. Methods in enzymology. New York: Academic Press. 6 vol.

Koch, Peter. 1972. Utilization of the southern pines. Agric. Handb. 420. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture. 2 vol. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. 1981. Report of the Forest Service: fiscal year 1980 highlights. FS‑364. Washington, DC: U.S. Depart­ment of Agriculture, Forest Service. 38 p.

Chapter in Series

Author. Date. Title of chapter. In: Editors/Authors. Title of Book. Series Identification Number. Place of Publication. Publishing Company. Pages.

Ursic, S. J. 1979. Sediment contributions from southern forest management practices. In: Pollutions control in the forest products industry. Semin. Publ. 625/3-79-010. Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Technology Transfer: 53-55.

Journal Article

Author. Date. Title. Journal Name. Volume. Pages.

Adams, Lowell. 1947. Food habits of three common Oregon birds in relationship to reforestation. Journal of Wildlife Management. 11(3): 281‑282.

Chapter in Proceedings as Book

Author. Date. Title. In: Editor Names, eds. Proceedings Title, Place of Publication. Publishing Company. Pages.

Dendy, F.E.; Ursic, S.J.; Bowie, A.J. 1979. Sediment sources and yields from upland watershedsin north Mississippi. In: Proceedings of the 1979 Mississippi water resources conference. Jackson, MS: Mississippi State College Press: 49‑54.

Chapter in Proceedings as Series

Author. Date. Title of chapter. In: Editor Names, eds. Proceedings Title. Series Identification Number. Place of Publication. Publishing Company. Pages.

MacLean, Colin D. 1981. Walk‑through inventory: a short‑cut substitute for remeasuringslow‑growing inventory plots. In: Arid land resource inven­tories: developing cost-efficient methods: Proceedings of an international workshop. Gen. Tech. Rep.WO‑28. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service: 389‑393.

PhD Dissertation

Author. Date. Title. Place of Publication. University. Pages. PhD dissertation.

Sampson, Dennis. 1980. End joint tensile strength of 3/4‑inch Douglas‑fir laminated veneer (LVL). Seattle: University of Washington. 88 p. Ph.D. dissertation.

Masters Thesis

Author. Date. Title. Place of Publication. University. Pages. M.S. Thesis.

Schulz, Michael Gerhard. 1980. The quantification of soil mass movements and theirrelationship to bedrock geology in the Bull Run watershed, Multnomah and Clackamas Counties, Oregon. Corvallis, OR: Oregon State University. 170 p. M.S. thesis.

Internet Site

Author. Date of Last Update. Title. URL. Page Identification Information. Date accessed: Date.

Rauscher, H. M. 2003. The most important information in the world. http://www.forestencyclopedia.net. [Date accessed: December 24, 2003]

OnLine Journal

Author. Date. Title. Journal Name. Volume. Pages. URL. Date accessed.

Pastor, J.; Light, S.; Sovell, L. 1998. Sustainability and resilience in boreal regions:sources and consequences of variability. Conservation Ecology. 2(1): 16. http://www.consecol.org/Journal/vol2/iss2/art16. [Date accessed: July 24, 2000].