Communication Skills

7.2.1.Citation

• All literature cited in the text should: be included in the list of references giving complete details.
• Standard style of literature citation should be followed.

A. Citation in Text

o   Citation style of references in the text varies from journal to journal and therefore consult the guidelines of the journal and go to references cited for noting style.

o   In case of one author, give last name/surname first, year of publication within parentheses, e.g. Singh (2002).

• In case of two authors, give first the last name of first author followed by last name of second author, year of publication e.g.Singh and Grover (2002).

• In case of more than two authors give last name of first author followed by et al. and year of publication e.g. Singh et al. (2002).

o  · In case the author is referred at more than one place in the same year, number

      references as 'a' and 'b' e.g. Singh (2002Sa   )........Singh (2002b).

B. Citation in Journal

This must include the name of author(s), followed by year of publication within parentheses or stops, title of the paper/article, name of the journal/periodical, volume and number in brackets, and page number. In case of male authors, initials are used and in case female authors give full name e.g. Singh, J. and Grover, Indlj. 2002.

Academic achievement and entrepreneurial performance of undergraduate students of CCS Haryana Agricultural University, CCSHAU J. Research. 88(3), 416-421.

Note: In some journals the name of journal is written in italics.

C. Citation from Book

         1. Khetarpaul, Neelam and Grover, Indu.2000. A Consumer Guide for Home Makers.   Agrotech Publishing Academy, Udaipur, p 40.

       2. Khetarpaul, Neelam; Katyal, Sudha and Grover, Indu. 2001.nfant Health and Nutrition.  Agrotech Publishing Academy. p 298.

                  (In this example, total pages of the book have been referred).

Citation from an Edited Book

Grover, Indu., Agarwal, Deepti and Grover, O.K. 2000. Gender perception of voters towards women and governance. In: Singh Raj (ed.). New Panchayati Raj: A functional analysis, Anmol Publications Ltd. pp 66-77.

    (pp 66-77 indicates that chapter is within these pages).

Citation of Seminar/Conference Proceedings

Sinhg, Saroj., Grover, Indu and Grover, O.K. 2001. Participatory role and adoption of buffalo management practices by rural women in Haryana (India). In: National Conference on Extension Education for Sustainable Devel,?pment, Mumbai, 29-31 December, 2000.Proceedings edited by O.S. Verma, AK Singh and J.P. Yadav, New Delhi, ISEE. pp 201-222.

Rana, Manju. 1992. Effectiveness of training methods among farm women. Thesis, Ph.D., CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, p 156.

Citation from Institutional Publication

Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi. 1997. General information on research and development funding schemes of Central Government departments/agencies, New Delhi. GOI, Ministry of Science and Technology, Deptt. of Science and Technology, p 135.

Citing Government Publications

India. 2002. Ministry of Human Resource Development. Annual Report. New Delhi. p 270.

India. 2001. Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Agriculture and Cooperation, Directorate of Economics and Statistics. Indian Agriculture in Brief. (30th ed.), Delhi. Controller df Publication. p 389.

Abbreviations for Names of Journals

The names of journals should be abbreviated according to international standards/rules. Most journals give abbreviated forms on top/bottom side of each page. Some examples are as follows:

• Curr.Sci. ·

• Ind. J. Ext. Edu. ·

• Maha. J. Extn. Edu. ·

• Ind. J. Genet & Plant · Breeding

• Plant Physiol.

• Plant Dis. Rep.

Citing references from books

One author (book)

When citing from one author, the footnote number is inserted at the end of the sentence.

Multiple authors (book)

When citing from multiple authors in the one sentence, the footnote number is inserted at the end of the citations.