How to Cite a Standard

Technical standards from ISO, IEEE, and standards bodies.

What You'll Need

Standard 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
Information Security Management Systems — Requirements (No. ISO/IEC 27001:2022). (2022). ISO. https://www.iso.org/standard/27001
In-text (Information Security Management Systems — Requirements, 2022)
MLA Handbook (in-text citations)
Information Security Management Systems — Requirements. ISO/IEC 27001:2022, ISO, Oct. 2022, https://www.iso.org/standard/27001.
In-text (Information Security Management Systems — Requirements)
CMOS 17e with Bluebook (notes and bibliography [14.19])
International Organization for Standardization. Information Security Management Systems — Requirements. ISO/IEC 27001:2022. ISO, October 2022. https://www.iso.org/standard/27001.
Footnote Information Security Management Systems — Requirements, ISO/IEC 27001:2022, ISO, October 2022, https://www.iso.org/standard/27001.

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