How to Cite a Standard

Technical standards from ISO, IEEE, and standards bodies.

What You'll Need

Standard Title
Short title
Standard Number
Standards Organization
Date Published
Publisher
URL

Include the standard designation number, title, and issuing organization (ISO, ASTM, IEEE). Note the edition or year of publication.

Example Citations

APA 7th edition
International Organization for Standardization. (2021). Information and documentation — Guidelines for bibliographic references and citations to information resources (No. ISO 690:2021). https://www.iso.org/standard/72642.html
In-text (International Organization for Standardization, 2021)
MLA 9th edition
Information and Documentation — Guidelines for Bibliographic References and Citations to Information Resources. ISO 690:2021, International Organization for Standardization, 11 June 2021, www.iso.org/standard/72642.html.
In-text (Information and Documentation — Guidelines for Bibliographic References and Citations to Information Resources)
Chicago 18th edition (notes and bibliography)
International Organization for Standardization. Information and Documentation — Guidelines for Bibliographic References and Citations to Information Resources. ISO 690:2021. International Organization for Standardization, June 11, 2021. https://www.iso.org/standard/72642.html.
Footnote International Organization for Standardization, Information and Documentation — Guidelines for Bibliographic References and Citations to Information Resources, ISO 690:2021, International Organization for Standardization, June 11, 2021, https://www.iso.org/standard/72642.html.
Harvard (Cite Them Right 12th edition)
International Organization for Standardization (2021) ‘Information and documentation — Guidelines for bibliographic references and citations to information resources’. International Organization for Standardization. Available at: https://www.iso.org/standard/72642.html.
In-text (International Organization for Standardization, 2021)
IEEE
[1]
International Organization for Standardization, Information and documentation — Guidelines for bibliographic references and citations to information resources, ISO 690:2021, Jun. 11, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.iso.org/standard/72642.html
In-text [1]

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Vancouver
1.
International Organization for Standardization. Information and documentation — Guidelines for bibliographic references and citations to information resources [Internet]. International Organization for Standardization; 2021. Available from: https://www.iso.org/standard/72642.html
In-text (1)

Numbered by order of appearance in your document.

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