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SIGN

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SCOTTISH INTERCOLLEGIATE GUIDELINES NETWORK (SIGN), Publication year. Book title. Edition (if not first). City of publication: Publisher.

Example

Citation

(Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network 2010)

Reference List

SCOTTISH INTERCOLLEGIATE GUIDELINES NETWORK (SIGN), 2010. Diagnosis and pharmacological management of Parkinson's disease: a national clinical guideline. Edinburgh: SIGN.

British National Formulary (BNF)

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Organisation (Year of publication) Title of the book. Edition number. Place of publication: Publisher.

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...(Joint Formulary Committee, 2024)

The Joint Formulary Committee (2024) recommends that...

Quoting

"..." (Joint Formulary Committee, 2024 p. 89)

According to the Joint Formulary Committee (2024, p. 89) "..."

Reference List

Joint Formulary Committee (2024) British National Formulary (BNF). 87. London: BMJ Group and Pharmaceutical Press.

Notes

Whenever you are referencing the British National Formulary, use Joint Formulary Committee as the authoring organisation.

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Organisation (Year of publication) Title including edition. Place of publication: Publisher. Available at: URL (Accessed: date).

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... (Joint Formulary Committee, 2024)

The Joint Formulary Committee (2024) recommends that...

Quoting

"..." (Joint Formulary Committee, 2024 p. 89)

According to the Joint Formulary Committee (2024, p. 89) "..."

Reference List

Joint Formulary Committee (2024) British National Formulary (BNF) 87. London: BMJ and the Pharmaceutical Press. Available at: https://bnf.nice.org.uk/ (Accessed: 26 June 2024).

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Whenever you are referencing the British National Formulary, use Joint Formulary Committee as the authoring organisation.

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Organisation (Year of publication) Title including edition. Place of publication: Publisher. Available at: URL (Accessed: date).

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Citation
Paraphrasing / Summarising

... (Joint Formulary Committee, 2024)

Joint Formulary Committee (2024) states that...

Quoting

"..." (Joint Formulary Committee, 2024)

According to the Joint Formulary Committee (2024) "..."

Reference List

Joint Formulary Committee (2024) British National Formulary (BNF) 87. London: BMJ and the Pharmaceutical Press. Available at: https://www-medicinescomplete-com.ezproxy.rgu.ac.uk/#/browse/bnf (Accessed: 26 June 2024).

Notes

Whenever you are referencing the British National Formulary, use Joint Formulary Committee as the authoring organisation.

British Pharmacopoeia

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Organisation (Year of publication) British Pharmacopoeia. Version. Available at: URL (Accessed: date).

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... (British Pharmacopoeia Commission, 2024).

British Pharmacopoeia Commission (2024) suggests that ...

Quoting

"..." (British Pharmacopoeia Commission, 2024)

According to the British Pharmacopoeia Commission (2024) "..."

Reference List

British Pharmacopoeia Commission (2024) British Pharmacopoeia. Ph. Eur. 11.4 update. Available at: https://librarysearch.rgu.ac.uk/permalink/44RGU_INST/1049eto/alma991002906236604636 (Accessed: 26 June 2024).

Notes

When citing the British Pharmacopoeia you only need one generic reference, not specific references for each drug or section you have used. Just make it clear in your text which drug/section you are referring to.

Also notice that the authoring organisation is British Pharmacopoeia Commission.

Clinical Guidance

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Organisation (Year of publication) Title of book. Edition (if not the first). Place of publication: Publisher.

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... (Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN), 2023).

According to Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) (2023) ...

Quoting

"..." (Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN), 2023, p. 105).

According to Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) (2023, p. 105) "..."

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Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) (2023) Pharmacological management of migraine. Edinburgh: SIGN.

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Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) (Year of publication) Title of code. Available at: URL (Accessed: date).

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... (Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), 2015)

According to Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)(2015) ...

Quoting

"..." (Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), 2015, p. 48)

According to Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)(2015, p. 48) "..."

Reference List

Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) (2018) The code: professional standards of practice and behaviour for nurses, midwifes and nursing associates. Available at: https://www.nmc.org.uk/globalassets/sitedocuments/nmc-publications/nmc-code.pdf (Accessed: 18 January 2024).

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Organisation (Year of publication) Title of the guideline. Series or publication number (if given). Place of publication: Publisher.

or

Organisation (Year of publication) Title of the guideline. Series or publication number (if given). Available at: DOI

or

Organisation (Year of publication) Title of the guideline. Series or publication number (if given). Available at: URL (Accessed: date).

Example

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... (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), 2018).

According to National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) (2018) ...

Quoting

"..." (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), 2018).

According to National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) (2018) "..."

Reference List

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) (2018) Hearing loss in adults: assessment and management. NG98. Available at: https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng98 (Accessed: 04 March 2024).