Encyclopaedia and dictionaries

References to well-known encyclopaedia and dictionaries are normally cited in notes, and not in the bibliography.

• Omit the details of publication, but specify the edition, if it is not the first.

• References to an alphabetically arranged work do not cite the volume or page number. Instead they cite the item, preceded by s.v. (Latin = "under the word").

Example in footnote:
1.       Encyclopaedia Britannica, 15^th ed. , s.v. "Salvation."

Other reference works may be listed with their publication details

Example in footnote:
1. International encyclopedia of business and management, 2nd ed. , ed. Malcolm Warner (London: Thomson Learning, c2002), s.v. "Educational Marketing."

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