I. Format of references
China has strict regulations and standards on the format of references, and in 2005, it formulated a national standard, namely "Rules for the Description of References after Documents-People's Republic of China (PRC) National Standard (GB/T 77 14-2005)".
According to the types of references, they are classified as follows:
M- monographs (including works on history and chronology in ancient books), C- anthologies, N- newspaper articles, J- journal articles, D- dissertations, R- research reports, S- standards, P- patents, A- monographs and papers, and Z- others.
The types of electronic documents are identified by two letters: DB- database, CP- computer program and e b- electronic bulletin.
For electronic documents with non-paper carriers, the carrier type shall be indicated in the reference mark:
DB/OL- online database, DB/MT- tape database, M/CD-CD-ROM book, CP/DK-disk software, J/OL- online log, EB/OL- online electronic bulletin.
Description format of references:
1, author of the journal. Title [J] Name of publication, year of publication, volume (issue): page numbers.
2. Monograph author. Title [M]. Version (first edition not recorded). Place of publication: publisher, year of publication: page numbers.
3. The author of the prose collection. Title [C]. Edit. Name of the collection, place of publication: publishing house, year of publication: start and end pages.
4. Author of the paper. Title [D] Save the location. Save unit. Year.
5. Title of the patent document [P]. Country. Types of patent documents. Patent number. publication date
6. Standard number. Standard name
7. newspaper author. Title. Newspaper name. Publication date (version)
8. Author of the report. Title [R]. Save the location. Year.
9. Author of electronic document. Title [Identification of electronic documents and carrier types]. The source and date of the document.
Literary types and their identification
1, according to regulations, various commonly used vouchers are identified as follows:
① Journals [J]② Monographs [M]③ Papers [C]④ Dissertations [D]⑤ Patents [P] ⑤ Standards [S]⑦ Newspapers [N]⑧ Technical reports [R]
2. The type of electronic document carrier is identified by two letters, as follows:
① magnetic tape [MT]② magnetic disk [DK]③ optical disk [CD]④ online network [OL]
3. The reference type identification method of electronic document carrier type is as follows:
[File type identification/carrier type identification]. For example: ① Online online database [DB/OL]② Tape database [DB/MT]③ CD-ROM books [M/CD]④ Disk software [CP/DK]⑤ Online periodicals [J/OL] ⑤ Online electronic bulletin [EB/OL].