Quick format
Template
Author (Year) Title of document. Available at: URL (Accessed: Day Month Year).
What you need
- Author or organization
- Title
- Date (if available)
- Publisher / site name (if applicable)
- URL (clean, without tracking parameters)
- Access date (often required for online sources)
Step-by-step
- Identify the document source: Treat it like a webpage if it’s hosted online.
- Use author/title/date from the document: Prefer the PDF’s first page or metadata.
- Link to the PDF URL: Use the direct URL where the PDF can be accessed.
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