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HOW TO CITE REFERENCES - for College of Optometry

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UHCO - Citing Journal Articles

List all authors when six or less; when seven or more, list only the first three and add et. al.

SINGLE AUTHOR: No Month Listed:    Lyne AJ Ocular effects of hyperbaric oxygen.  Trans Ophthalmol Soc UK 1978; 98:68-8.

Month listed:      Murad F. Nitric oxide and cyclic guanosine monophosphate signaling in the eye. Can J Ophthalmol 2008 Jun:43(3):291-4.

MULTIPLE AUTHORS:

Suzuki H, Irie J, Horiuchi T, Fukada J, Matsuzaki H. Hyperbaric oxygenation therapy in ophthalmology. Part 1: Incipient insufficiency of the retinal circulation. Jpn Clin Ophthalmol 1980; 34:335-43.

Chen Y, Jastrzebska B, Cao P, et.al.  Inherent instability of the retinitis pigmentosa P23H mutant opsin. J Biol Chem 2014 Mar28;289(13):9288-303.

No Author   Anonymous. The OD-MD conflict: economic welfare. Optom Manag 1982 Jul;18(7):23-7.

GRoup Study: Age-Related Macular Degeneration Study Group. Multicenter ophthalmic and nutritional age-related macular degeneration study-part I: design, subjects, and procedures. J Am Optom Assoc 1996; 67:12-29.

Age-Related Macular Degeneration Study Group. Multicenter ophthalmic and nutritional age-related macular degeneration study 2: antioxidant intervention and conclusions. J Am Optom Assoc 1996; 67:30-49.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR:

 Without Title of Article:    Allami MK. Letter to the Editor. J Orthop Trauma 2003; 17(5):390-1.

 With Title of Article:   Lieberman SL. Letter to the Editor: Single nasopharyngeal airway for oral surgery and minor eye operations. Anesth Analg 1972; 51(4):568-9.

 Response to the Letter of the Article:   Author. Response to the Letter of the Editor. Journal title publication date, volume & issue number: pagination.

 Morris AA, Butler J. Reply to Letter to the Editor: Ethnic diversity and immunological barriers in heart transplantation. J Am Cardiol 2014 Mar 5. [Epub ahead of print]

 Epub Ahead of Print:  Zaldivar RA, Baratz KH, Griepentros GJ, Pulido JS. Sulcus-based 25-gauge vitrectomy with transscleral intraocular lens fixation. Eye 2007 Aug 3; [Epub ahead of print]

 Article with Digital Object Identifier (DOI):   Muldoon K, Towse J, Simms V, Perra O, Menzies V. (2012) A longitudinal analysis of  estimation, counting skills, and mathematical ability across the first school year. Developmental Psychology Advance online publication. doi:10.1037/a0028240.   or

Zhang M, Holman CD, Price SD, Sanfilippo FM, Preen DB, Bulsara MK. Comorbidity and repeat admission to hospital for adverse drug reactions in older adults: retrospective cohort study. BMJ 2009 Jan 7;338a2752. 10.1136/bmj.a2752. PubMed PMID: 19129307; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2615549. 

HOW TO CITE A THESIS:   Parmley MJ (1994) A single-subject, time-series investigation of script therapy in aphasia intervention (Thesis). Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX. Retrieved on 02/09/2017 at  http://hdl.handle.net/2346/9880

UHCO - Citing Newspaper Articles

EDITION STATEMENT & SECTION:  Doe J. Glaucoma study. Houston Chronicle 30 Dec. 1991; Late Edition: Section E:9.

SECTION STATEMENT ONLY:  Condor Bl Looking for answers: conflicting views on screening, treatment of osteoporosis. Houston Chronicle 21 Aug. 1997; Section D1.

DATE ONLY:   Zabel K. Computer-induced vision problems on the rise, study finds. Ophthalmology Times 1 May 1997; 12-13.

NO AUTHOR GIVENAnonymous. Glaucoma disease. Houston Chronicle 1 Dec. 1991; Early Edition:F24.

ADVERTISEMENTUnknown. Contact Lens. [Advertisement] Irvine, CA: Coopervision, 2002.

UHCO - Citing Personal Communication

PERSONAL CONVERSATION:   Johnson J. Personal Conversation. (25 May 1995).

PERSONAL INTERVIEW: Johnson J. Personal Interview. (25 May 1995).

PERSONAL LETTER:  Thomas C. Personal Letter. (6 Jun. 1996).

UHCO - Citing Books

Book with one Author:    Borish I. Clinical Refraction. Chicago, IL:  Professional Press, 1975.

 Book with Multiple AuthorsOnofrey BD, Skorin, Jr L, Holdeman NR. Ocular Therapeutics Handbook: a clinical  manual. 3rd ed. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2011.

 Book with no Author:   1963 Collision Experiences on Primary Street System and at Collision Prone Intersections. Austin, TX: Traffic and Transportation Department, 1964.

Book with EditorBenjamin W, ed. Borish’s Clinical Refraction. Philadelphia, PA: W.B. Saunders, 1998.

Book with Multiple Editors and volumes: 

Albert DM, Jakobiec FA, et.al. Principles and Practice of Ophthalmology. 4th ed. Vol. 4 Philadelphia, PA: Saunders Elsevier, 2008:4244.

 Chapter in a Book:

 Marshall J. The effects of ultraviolet radiation and blue light on the eye. In: Marshall, J    ed. The Susceptible Visual Apparatus. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 1991:51-6.

 Pirie A. The effect of sunlight on proteins of lens. In: Bellows JG, ed. Contemporary Ophthalmology. Baltimore, MD: Williams & Wilkins, 1972:494-501.

 Korf B, Hawley P, Schneider G. Principles of genetic counseling. In: Albert DM, Jakobiec   FA, ed. et. al. Principles and Practice of Ophthalmology. 2nd ed. Vol. 1 Philadelphia: W.B.   

Wickum SM. Amblyopia. In: Onofrey BE, Skorin, Jr L, Holdeman NR. Ocular Therapeutics Handbook: a clinical manual. 3rd ed. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2011:616-618.

Book with one Author:  Borish I. Clinical Refraction. Chicago, IL:  Professional Press, 1975.

Book with Multiple AuthorsOnofrey BD, Skorin, Jr L, Holdeman NR. Ocular Therapeutics Handbook: a clinical   manual. 3rd ed. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2011.

Book with no Author:   1963 Collision Experiences on Primary Street System and at Collision Prone Intersections. Austin, TX: Traffic and Transportation Department, 1964.

Book with EditorBenjamin W, ed. Borish’s Clinical Refraction. Philadelphia, PA: W.B. Saunders, 1998.

Book with Multiple Editors and volumes:  Albert DM, Jakobiec FA, et.al. Principles and Practice of Ophthalmology. 2nd ed. Vol. 1-6 Philadelphia, PA: W.B. Saunders, 2000.

Albert, DM Jakobiec FA, et.al. Principles and Practice of Ophthalmology. 4th ed. Vol 4. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders Elsevier, 2008:4244.

Chapter in a Book:

 Marshall J. The effects of ultraviolet radiation and blue light on the eye. In: Marshall, J    ed. The Susceptible Visual Apparatus. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 1991:51-6.

 Pirie A. The effect of sunlight on proteins of lens. In: Bellows JG, ed. Contemporary Ophthalmology. Baltimore, MD: Williams & Wilkins, 1972:494-501.

Korf B, Hawley P, Schneider G. Principles of genetic counseling. In: Albert DM, Jakobiec   FA, ed. et. al. Principles and Practice of Ophthalmology. 2nd ed. Vol. 1 Philadelphia: W.B.   

Wickum SM. Amblyopia. In: Onofrey BE, Skorin, Jr L, Holdeman NR. Ocular Therapeutics Handbook: a clinical manual. 3rd ed. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2011:616-618.

Paper Published in a Proceedings:   Norden CN, Leach, NA. Calibration of the ERG stimulus. In: Lawville T, ed. Proceedings of the XIV Annual Symposium of the International Society for Clinical Electroetinography. Doc Ophthalmic Proc. series 12, XIV ISERG Symposium, May 10-14, 1977. Louisville, XIV Annual Symposium of the Interational Society for Clinical Electroretinography (ISERG), 1977:393-403.

Practice Guidelines:   Rouse MW, Cooper JS, Cotter SA, Press LJ, Tannen BM. Care of the patient with amblyopia. In Series: Optometric Clinical Practice Guideline. St. Louis: American Optometric Association, reviewed 2004.

Monograph in a Series  Wurster U, Hoffman I. Influences of age and species on retinal lactate dehydrogenase isoenzymes. In: Hockwin O, ed. Gerontological Aspects of Eye Research. New York: S. Karger, 1978:26-29 (von Hahn HP, ed., Interdisciplinary Topics in Gerontology, vol.13).

Agency Publication:   United States Department of Health and Human Services. Fifth Report to the President and Congress on the Status of Health Personnel in the United States: Optometry, March 1986. Springfield, VA: United States of Commerce. National Technical Information Service, 1986; DHHS publication no. HRS-P-OD-86-1.

Directory:  The Blue Book of Optometrists: Who’s Who in Optometry. Newton, MA: Butterworth-Heinemann, 1996.

Chamber of Commerce:    Doe J. List of Optometrists in Houston. Houston, TX: Houston Chamber of Commerce, 1996.

PAMPHLET Unknown. Contact Lens. [Pamphlet] Irvine, CA: Coopervision, 2002.

UHCO - Citing Internet Sites

FTP (File Transfer Protocol) Site: to cite files available for downloading via FTP, give the author’s name (if known), the full title of the paper, and the address of the FTP site along with the full path to follow find the paper, and the date of access in parenthesis.

Bruckman, A. Approaches to Managing Deviant Behavior in Virtual Communities. ftp.media.mit.edu.pub/asb/papers/deviance-chi94 (4Dec. 1994).

 WWW SITES (World Wide Web): to cite files available for viewing/downloading via the WWW, give the author’s name (if known), the full title of the work in quotation marks, the title of the complete work if applicable in italics, the full http address, and the date of the visit in parenthesis.

Burka, L “A Hypertext History of Multi-User Dimensions”. MUD History. http://www.ccs.neu.edu/home/lpb/mud-history.html (5 Dec. 1994).

UHCO - Citing Abstracts

Citing Abstracts:   Snell C, Johnson SM, Bryson PJ, Clark R, Tripathi RC. Hyerbaric oxygen therapy causes refractive change. Abstract of presentation 4363 at 1995 ARVO Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, FL.

Walters J, Pate L.  Short wavelength automated perimetry (SWAP) shown to be 10 to 20 times more sensitive than other forms of perimetry in autosomal dominant optic atrophy Optom Vis Sci 1999; 76(Suppl.):19.

 Abstacts Online:   Author. Title. Presentation number. Poster board number [online abstract]. Available:  url example: http://www.arvo.org (accessed 16 Apr 2002).

 

UHCO - Citing Class Handout

CLASS NOTES:  name of faculty. Course name & number, Date of Class. Title of handout (italized)

Bailey N. Community Health OPTO 5281,1 May 1998. Local Health Organizations.