Leeds Numeric: PDF
Reference examples
If you download or read a PDF from a website, you must reference the actual document type, for example a book chapter, a government report or a leaflet, not the file format (PDF).
Common issues
When you're referencing with Leeds Numeric you may come across issues with missing details, multiple authors, edited books, references to another author's work or online items, to name a few. Here are some tips on how to deal with some common issues when using Leeds Numeric.
Skip straight to the issue that affects you:
- Online items
- URL web addresses
- Multiple authors
- Editors instead of authors
- Corporate author(s) or organisation(s)
- Locating publisher details
- Multiple publisher details
- Editions and reprints
- Missing details
- The work of one author referred to by another
- Anonymising sources for confidentiality
- Identifying the authors’ family name (surname)