Citation Guide

BibTeX Code for Thesis Template v2.7

Blog

Blog

@misc{locke_2020,
author = "J. Locke",
title = "Effect of weird tails in 35mm {I}nnsmouth sprocket periodicity distributions on re-tiered bicyclical phase shifting using {C}thulhean logic",
month = "Dec. 22,",
year = "2020",
howpublished = "The Thing’s Credible!, blog",
url = "https://wrywhisker.pulpfriction.net/wallcrust/linear-colinear-felinear.html"
}

Book

Chapter in Edited Book

Book Chapter

One author, two editors

@incollection{haynes_2009,
  author        = "P. Haynes",
  editor        = "D. Moran and J. A. Russel",
  title         = "Al-{Q}aeda, oil dependence, and {U.S.} foreign policy",
  booktitle     = "Energy Security and Global Politics: The Militarization of Resource Management",
  publisher     = "Routledge",
  address       = "New York, NY, USA",
  year          = "2009",
  pages         = "62--77"
}

Electronic Book

DOI or URL

DOI preferred

@ebook{bonds_2014,
    address = {New York, NY, USA},
    author = {M. E. Bonds},
    doi = {10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199343638.003.0004},
    publisher = {Oxford University Press},
    title = {Absolute Music: The History of an Idea},
    year = {2014}}

From book provider

@book{krishnan_2008,
    address = {Aldershot, England},
    author = {A. Krishnan},
    publisher = {Ashgate},
    title = {War as Business: Technological Change and Military Service Contracting},
    url = {Kindle},
    year = {2008}}
Print Book

One author

@book{pollan_2006,
  author        = "M. Pollan",
  title         = "The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals",
  publisher     = "Penguin",
  address       = "New York, NY, USA",
  edition       = "2nd ed.",
  year          = "2006"
}

Two authors with edition number

@book{strindberg_warn_2011,
  author        = "A. Strindberg and M. Wärn",
  title         = " Islamism: Religion, Radicalization and Resistance",
  publisher     = "John Wiley and Sons",
  address       = "Hoboken, NJ, USA",
  edition       = "2nd ed.",
  year          = "2011"
}
Section (in a series, portion, volume)

In a series

@inbook{abramowitz_64,
  editor        = "M. Abramowitz and I. A. Stegun",
  title         = "Handbook of Mathematical Functions",
  series        = "Applied Mathematics Series 55",
  publisher     = "NBS",
  address       = "Washington, DC, USA",
  pages         = "32--33",
  year          = "1964"
}

Portion

@inbook{orend_2013,
  author        = "B. Orend",
  title         = "Morality of War",
  publisher     = "Broadview Press",
  address       = "Tonawanda, NY, USA",
  edition       = "2nd ed.",
  year          = "2013",
  chapter       = "2, sec.\ 3",
  pages         = "67--70"
}

Volume

@incollection{myer_77,
  author        = "R. L. Myer",
  editor        = "P. G. Harper and B. S. Wherret",
  title         = "Parametric oscillators and nonlinear materials",
  booktitle     = "Nonlinear Optics",
  publisher     = "Academic Press",
  address       = "San Francisco, CA, USA",
  year          = "1977",
  volume        = "4",
  pages         = "47--160"
}

Class Notes / Lecture / Presentation / Workshop

Class Notes / Lecture / Presentation / Workshop

@misc{NPS_notes_2013,
  title         = "New applications in computational mechanics",
  organization  = "Dept. of Mech. and Aerosp. Eng., Naval Postgraduate School",
  howpublished  = "class notes for Computational Mechanics",
  address       = "Monterey, CA, USA",
  year          = "spring 2013"
}

Computer Program / Software

Computer Program / Software

@software{comprehensive_2005,
  author        = "M. Borenstein and L. Hedges and J. Higgins and H. Rothstein",
  address       = "Englewood, NJ, USA",
  title         = "Comprehensive Meta-Analysis",
  howpublished  = "ver. 2",
  year          = "2005",
  url           = "http://www.meta-analysis.com"
}

Conference Paper / Proceedings

Conference Proceedings

(online)

@inproceedings{morentz_2009,
  author        = "J. W. Morentz and C. Doyle and L. Skelly and N. Adam",
  title         = "{Unified Incident Command and Decision Support (UICDS) a Department of Homeland Security initiative in information sharing}",
  booktitle     = "2009 IEEE Conference on Technologies for Homeland Security",
  year          = "2009",
  url           = "https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/5168032"
}

Conference Proceedings

(print)

@inproceedings{katz_2007,
  author        = "I. Katz and K. Gabayan and H. Aghajan",
  title         = "A multi-touch surface using multiple cameras",
  booktitle     = "Adv. Conc. for Intell. Vis. Sys.: 9th Intl. Conf.",
  year          = "2007",
  pages         = "133--203"
}

Paper Presented at a Conference

Unpublished

@misc{kirby_2013,
  author        = "K. Kirby and J. Stratton",
  title         = "{V}an {A}llen probes: Successful launch campaign and early operations exploring {E}arth's radiation belts",
  howpublished  = "presented at the IEEE Aerospace Conference",
  address       = "Big Sky, MT, USA",
  year          = "2013"
}

Data Set / Database

Database

Published

@misc{nsa_ipac_2012,
    journal = {database},
    note = {Accessed Dec. 10, 2012},
    organization = {Object name IRAS F00400+4059},
    title = {{NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database}},
    url = {http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/}}

Dictionary / Encyclopedia

Dictionary / Encyclopedia

@misc{merriam_2017,
  title         = "Metamorphosis",
  howpublished  = {\emph{Merriam-Webster}. Accessed July 6, 2017},
  url           = "https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/metamorphosis"
}

Fact Sheet

Fact Sheet

@manual{texas_2015,
    author = {{Texas Instruments}},
    howpublished = {SNAS548D},
    title = {LM555 timer},
    url = {http://www.ti.com/lit/ds/symlink/lm555.pdfs},
    year = {2015}}

Government / Military Document

Directive

Directive

@manual{dod_5000.1,
  title = "The Defense Acquisition System",
  howpublished  = "DOD Directive 5000.1",
  organization  = "Under Secretary of Defense (AT\&L)",
  address = "Washington, DC, USA",
  year = "2003",
  url = "http://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/dodm/857001m.pdf"
}
Doctrine

Doctrine

@manual{JP1,
  title = "Doctrine for the Armed Forces of the United States",
  howpublished = "JP-1",
  organization = "Joint Chiefs of Staff",
  address = "Washington, DC, USA",
  year = "2017",
  url = "https://fas.org/irp/doddir/dod/jp1.pdf"
}
Field Manual / Military Regulation

Field Manual / Military Regulation

@manual{sniper_2011,
  title = "Sniper Training",
  howpublished = "FM 23-10",
  organization = "U.S. Dept. of the Army",
  address = "Washington, DC, USA",
  year = "1995",
  url = "https://www.bits.de/NRANEU/others/amd-us-archive/fm_23-10\%2894\%29.pdf"
}
Government Report

CRS or GAO Report

@misc{erwin_2011,
  author = "M. C. Erwin",
  title = "Intelligence issues for {C}ongress",
  address = "Washington, DC, USA",
  howpublished = "CRS Report No. RL33539",
  year = "2011",
  url = "http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/intel/RL33539.pdf"
}
Instruction

Instruction

@manual{instruction_1000.01,
  title = "Identification (ID) Cards Required by the Geneva Convention",
  howpublished = "DOD Instruction 1000.01",
  organization = "Department of Defense",
  address = "Washington, DC, USA",
  year = "2012",
  pages = "1\hyphen1--1\hyphen10"
}
Memorandum

Memorandum

@misc{takai_2013,
  author = "T. M. Takai",
  title = "Adoption of the national information exchange model within the {D}epartment of {D}efense",
  address = "Washington, DC, USA",
  howpublished = "official memorandum, {D}epartment of {D}efense",
  year = "2013",
  url = "http://dodcio.defense.gov/Portals/0/Documents/2013-03-28\%20Adoption\%20of\%20the\%20NIEM\%20within\%20the\%20DoD.pdf"
}

Handbook

Print

@manual{transmission_comm_85,
  title = "Transmission Systems for Communications",
  edition = "3rd",
  organization = "Western Elect. Co.",
  address = "Winston-Salem, NC, USA",
  year = "1985",
  pages = "44--60"
}

Journal Article

Online

DOI or URL

DOI preferred

@article{sanico_2018,
    author = {G. Sanico and M. Kakinaka},
    doi = {10.1080/10242690701505419},
    journal = {Def. \& Peace Econ.},
    month = Apr,
    number = {2},
    title = {Terrorism and deterrence policy with transnational support},
    volume = {19},
    year = {2018}}

 

Print

@article{wang_2014,
  author = "W. Q. Wang and H. Shao",
  title = "High altitude platform multichannel {SAR} for wide-area and staring imaging",
  journal = "Aerosp. and Electron. Syst.",
  volume = "29",
  number = "25",
  month = mar,
  year = "2014",
  pages = "12--17"
}

Legal

Legislative Document

@electronic{congress_1991,
    author = {{U.S. House, 102nd Congress, 1st Session}},
    month = {Jan. 11},
    title = {H. Con. Res. 1, \emph{Sense of the Congress on Approval of Military Action}},
    url = {http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c102:H.CON.RES.1.IH},
    year = {1991}}

Public Law

Published in the U.S. Code

@misc{americans_1991,
    howpublished = {42 U.S.C. {\S} 12101},
    journal = {law},
    title = {Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990},
    year = {1991}}

Map

Google Map

@misc{Google_2017,
    author = {Google},
    journal = {map},
    note = {Accessed Jul. 6, 2017},
    title = {Monterey {B}ay},
    url = {https://www.google.com/maps/place/Monterey+Bay/@36.7896106,-122.0843052,11z/
data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x808e0ccfc5859dfd:0x124654a608855d43!8m2!3d36.8007413!4d-121.947311}}

Magazine / Newspaper Article

Online

@article{linguine_2016,
    author = {L. Linguine},
    journal = {Knife and Spork Semi-Weekly},
    month = {Jul. 15,},
    title = {Animal fat shampoos for achieving angel hair},
    url = {http://www.chickenyodeling.com/dfjgp98y4t34_pherg899h.html/},
    year = {2016}}

Print

@article{stulberg_2016,
    author = {J. Stulberg},
    journal = {New York Times},
    month = {Jul. 15,},
    title = {The art of creating crossword puzzles},
    year = {2016}}

Patent

Patent

@patent{bell_1876,
  author = "A. G. Bell",
  title = "Improvement in telegraphy",
  nationality = "United States",
  number = "174465",
  day = "7",
  month = Mar,
  year = "1876",
  url = "https://www.google.com/patents/US174465"
}

Personal Communication

Email, Interview,
Private Communication, etc.

@misc{ajanlekoko_2009,
  author = "R. Ajanlekoko",
  howpublished = "private communication",
  year = "2009",
  month = "Sep."
}

Report

Research Report / Think Tank Report / White Paper

Research Report / Think Tank Report / White Paper

@techreport{dixon_2017,
    address = {Santa Monica, CA, USA},
    author = {Lloyd Dixon and Noreen Clancy and Benjamin M. Miller and Sue Hoegberg and Michael M. Lewis and Bruce Bender and Samara Ebinger and Mel Hodges and Gayle M. Syck and Caroline Nagy and Scott R. Choquette},
    institution = {RAND Corp.},
    number = {RR-1776-NYCEDC},
    title = {The cost and affordability of flood insurance in {N}ew {Y}ork {C}ity},
    url = {https://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/research_reports/RR1700/RR1776/RAND_RR1776.pdf},
    year = {2017}}
Technical Report

Technical Report

Author given

(online)

@techreport{effendi_2009,
  author = "S. V. Effendi and X. Vilhjálmsson",
  title = "The absorption rate of potatoes in salmonella",
  institution = "Dept. Vet. Stud.",
  address = "Madison, WI, USA",
  number = "Rep. 17-59",
  year = "2009",
  url = "https://vetstudies.edu/donteatthosefries.html"
}

Technical Report

Author given

(print)

@techreport{abdulatipov_2012,
  author = "K. A. Abdulatipov and F. Ramazonov",
  title = "The absorption rate of {E}. coli in cats",
  institution = "Dept. Vet. Stud.",
  address = "Madison, WI, USA",
  number = "Rep. 17-59",
  year = "2012"
}

Technical Report

Organization as author

(online)

@techreport{national_toxicology_2012,
    address = {Washington, DC, USA},
    institution = {National Toxicology Program},
    number = {Rep. TR-576},
    title = {Toxicology and carcinogenesis studies of trimethylolpropane triacrylate {(CASRN 15625-89-5) in F344/N rats and B6C3F1/N mice (Topical Application Studies)}},
    url = {https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/results/pubs/longterm/reports/longterm/tr500580 ?/listedreports/tr576/index.html},
    year = {2012}}

Standard

Standard

@manual{standard_1968,
  title = "Letter Symbols for Quantities",
  howpublished = "ANSI Standard Y10.5",
  year = "1968"
}

Thesis / Dissertation

Dissertation

(print)

@phdthesis{rivera_2010,
  author = "J. Rivera",
  title = "Software system architecture modeling methodology for naval gun weapon systems",
  school = "Dept. of Comp. Sci., Harvard Univ.",
  address = "Cambridge, MA, USA",
  year = "2010"
}

Thesis

From an institutional archive such as the NPS Archive: Calhoun

@mastersthesis{Moon_1993,
  author = "T. D. Moon",
  title = "Rising dragon: Infrastructure development and {C}hinese influence in {V}ietnam",
  school = "Dept. of Natl. Sec. Aff., NPS",
  address = "Monterey, CA, USA",
  type = "M.A. thesis",
  year = "1993",
  url = "http://hdl.handle.net/10945/4694"
}

Unpublished / Informally Published Work

Unpublished Work

Accepted for publication

@unpublished{briscoe_unpub,
  author = "R. Briscoe",
  title = "Egocentric spatial representation in action and perception",
  note = "unpublished"
}

Website / Webpage

Author and date given

@misc{Roth_2017,
  author = "R. Roth",
  title = "75 years ago, the {D}oolittle {R}aid changed history",
  howpublished = "CNN",
  month = "Apr. 18,", 
  year = "2017",
  url = "http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/18/us/75th-anniversary-doolittle-raid/index.html"
}

Organization as author

@misc{FBI_2017,
  author = {{Federal Bureau of Investigation}},
  title = {Forging papers to sell fake art},
  month = "Apr. 6,", 
  year = "2017",
  url = "https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/forging-papers-to-sell-fake-art"
}

Organization as author, no date given

@misc{dep_defense_2017,
    author = {{Department of Defense}},
    note = {Accessed Apr. 18, 2017},
    title = {{About the Department of Defense (DOD)}},
    url = {https://www.defense.gov/About/}}

Janes example

@misc{Janes_2017,
    howpublished = {Jane's},
    month = {May 31,},
    title = {Mali: Executive summary},
    url = {https://customer.janes.com/},
    year = {2017}}

Wikipedia

Wikipedia

@article{wiki_2016,
    journal = {Wikipedia},
    note = {Accessed May 17, 2011},
    title = {Psychology},
    url = {https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychology}}

Working Paper / Occasional Paper

Working Paper / Occasional Paper

@misc{sushi_2021,
    address = {Pierre, SD, USA},
    author = {U. Q. Sushi},
    howpublished = {working paper},
    organization = {Donburi Inst. of Int. Gastron.},
    title = {Three-handed {F}ibonacci model for optimizing surface-to-volume ratio of temaki in {H}ilbert space},
    url = {https://www.wallcrust.com/403t3-9j/340txf\%oii\%/gonzoponzu.html},
    year = {2021}}