1 Scope
This British Standard makes recommendations for authors and editors on the preferred
methods of citing and referencing published documents and provides a summary of the main principles to be followed. It applies to all the
different kinds of work that might be cited.
NOTE 1 Further information about references to published material is given in BS 1629 and to unpublished material in BS 6371.
NOTE 2 The titles of the publications referred to in this standard are listed on the inside back cover.