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Leeds Numeric referencing examples

Examples of how to reference and how to cite a wide range of information sources using the Leeds referencing styles. If you can't find the type of source you are using, find the closest match and use it as a template, making sure the key information is included (eg author, date, title, URL).

    <li><a data-toggle="scroll" href="#az-A">A</a></li> <li><a data-toggle="scroll" href="#az-B">B</a></li> <li><a data-toggle="scroll" href="#az-C">C</a></li> <li><a data-toggle="scroll" href="#az-D">D</a></li> <li><a data-toggle="scroll" href="#az-E">E</a></li> <li><a data-toggle="scroll" href="#az-F">F</a></li> <li><a data-toggle="scroll" href="#az-G">G</a></li> <li><a data-toggle="scroll" href="#az-H">H</a></li> <li><a data-toggle="scroll" href="#az-I">I</a></li> <li><a data-toggle="scroll" href="#az-J">J</a></li> <li><span>K</span></li> <li><a data-toggle="scroll" href="#az-L">L</a></li> <li><a data-toggle="scroll" href="#az-M">M</a></li> <li><a data-toggle="scroll" href="#az-N">N</a></li> <li><a data-toggle="scroll" href="#az-O">O</a></li> <li><a data-toggle="scroll" href="#az-P">P</a></li> <li><span>Q</span></li> <li><a data-toggle="scroll" href="#az-R">R</a></li> <li><a data-toggle="scroll" href="#az-S">S</a></li> <li><a data-toggle="scroll" href="#az-T">T</a></li> <li><a data-toggle="scroll" href="#az-U">U</a></li> <li><a data-toggle="scroll" href="#az-V">V</a></li> <li><a data-toggle="scroll" href="#az-W">W</a></li> <li><span>X</span></li> <li><a data-toggle="scroll" href="#az-Y">Y</a></li> <li><span>Z</span></li>
A
Accessible software
Act of Parliament
Advertisement
App. See instead: Mobile app
Article. See instead: Journal article
Article (forthcoming). See instead: Journal article (forthcoming)
Article (online). See instead: Journal article
Artwork. See instead: Work of art
Audiobook. See instead: E-book (online or via e-book reader)
B
Bible. See instead: Religious text
Blog
Book
Book (online). See instead: E-book (online or via e-book reader)
Book chapter (in an edited book)
Book introduction, foreword or preface
Book review
C
CD-ROM
Census statistics (online). See instead: Website or webpage
Census statistics (print). See instead: Book
Chapter in an edited book. See instead: Book chapter (in an edited book)
Circular. See instead: Informal or in-house publication
Clinical guidelines
Cochrane Review
Comic book
Command paper
Comment (online)
Computer program. See instead: Software
Conference paper or conference proceedings
Conference presentation
Congress hearing (US)
Conversation. See instead: Personal communication
D
Dance
Dataset
Dictionary. See instead: Reference work
Discussion list or discussion forum. See instead: Online discussion list or discussion forum
Dissertation. See instead: Thesis or dissertation
DVD. See instead: Film
E
E-book (online or via e-book reader)
E-journal. See instead: Journal article
Email. See instead: Personal communication
Encyclopaedia. See instead: Reference work
EU COM document
EU legislation
EU treaty
Exhibition catalogue
F
Facebook
FAME database. See instead: Financial report
Figure, table or diagram
Film
Financial report
Flyer. See instead: Informal or in-house publication
Foreign language material
Forthcoming journal article. See instead:
G
Government document or departmental circular (UK)
Graphic novel. See instead: Comic book
H
Hansard
House of Commons / Lords paper
I
Illustration. See instead: Work of art
Image
Informal or in-house publication
Instagram
Interview
J
Journal article
Journal article (forthcoming)
Journal article (online). See instead: Journal article
L
Law report
Leaflet. See instead: Informal or in-house publication
Lecture (in module). See instead: Module lecture and materials
Lecture (public). See instead: Speech
Letter. See instead: Personal communication
LinkedIn
M
Magazine article. See instead: Journal article
Manuscript
Map
Market research. See instead: Report
Microform
Mobile app
Module lecture and materials
Monograph. See instead: Book
Museum artefact
Music
N
Newspaper
NICE guidance. See instead: Clinical guidelines
O
Online discussion list or discussion forum
Online journal article. See instead: Journal article
P
Painting. See instead: Work of art
Pamphlet. See instead: Informal or in-house publication
Parliamentary bill
Parliamentary debate. See instead: Hansard
Parliamentary paper (UK)
Patent
PDF
Periodical. See instead: Journal article
Personal communication
Podcast
Poem
Poster
Pre-print or post-print article. See instead: Journal article
Press release
Public lecture. See instead: Speech
R
Radio programme
Reference work
Religious text
Report
S
Sculpture. See instead: Work of art
Senate report (US)
Social media
Software
Sound recording
Speech
Standard
Statutory instrument
T
Television advertisement. See instead: Advertisement
Television programme
Theatre performance
Thesis or dissertation
Translated material
Twitter
U
United Nations resolution
United Nations treaty
Unpublished document
V
Video
Video game
W
Webinar
Website or webpage
Wiki
Work of art
Working paper
Y
Youtube. See instead: Video