Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering: ASME Citation Guide

Anonymous work

[Citation number] If there are no authors, corporate author, editor, compiler, or translator, omit the author spot. Begin the entry with Title of the Book, year,  Publisher, Location.

Example

[1] Collaborative Writing in Industry:  Investigations in Theory and Practice, 1991,
Baywood Publishing Co.,  Amityville, NY.

Book with one author or a chapter in a book

[Citation number]  Author’s Name, year, Title of Book, Publisher, Location. [For chapters in a book, add chapter number (if any) at the end of the citation following the abbreviation, “Chap.”]

Example

[1] Saxby, G., 1996, Practical Holography, 2nd ed., Prentice Hall, New York, NY, Chap. 6.

Book with two or more authors

[Citation number] For each author, surname followed by initials. List the authors in the order given in the source. Note that commas go between each name, and also that "and" comes before the last name in the list.

Example

[1] Watt, J. H. and van der Berg, S. A., 1995, Research Methods for
Communication Science, Allyn and Bacon, Boston, MA.

Edited or translated book

To the standard author entry, simply insert the names of the editor or translator between title and publication information, separated by a comma. Note that, as with authors, you use the editor's/translator's initials, followed by the full surname, omitting professional titles but including personal titles such as "Jr." or "III". Immediately after, identify that person's role by using either Ed./Eds. (editor/multiple editors) or Trans. (covers both single and multiple translators), followed by a comma.

Example

[1] Sarunyagate, D., Ed., 1996, Lasers, McGraw-Hill, New York, NY.

Journal article

[Citation Number]  Author(s), year, "Article Title," Journal Title, vol. no. (issue no.), pp.

Example

[1] Dahl, G. and Suttrop, F., 1998, “Engine Control and Low-NOx Combustion for
Hydrogen Fuelled Aircraft Gas Turbines,” Int. J. Hydrogen Energy, 23(8), pp.
695-704.    

Web Page

[citation number] Author(s), year, “Title of Web Page.” Report Number (if applicable), from url.

Example

[1] McBride, B.J. and Gordon, S., 1996, “Computer Program for Calculation of   
Complex Chemical Equilibrium Compositions and Applications – II. Users
Manual and Program Description,” NASA Ref Publ. No. 1311, from
http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/CEAWeb/
[1] Danish Wind Energy Association, n.d., from  http://www.windpower.org/en/core.htm

Conference Proceedings

[Citation number]  Author(s), year, “Article Title,” Conference Proceedings, vol. (if given), year, pp.

Example

[1] Welch, G.E., 2000, “Overview of Wave-Rotor Technology for Gas Turbine Engine Topping Cycles,” Novel Aero Propulsion Systems International Symposium, The Institution of Mechanical Engineers, London, pp.2-17.

Technical Report

[1] Author(s), year, “Report Title,” Report Number (if any) Publisher, Location.

Example

[1] Leverant, G.R., 2000, “Turbine Rotor Material Design – Final Report,” DOT/FAA/AR-00/64, Federal Aviation Administration, Washington, D.C.

Thesis/Dissertation

[Citation number]  Author,  year, “Thesis/Dissertation Title,” Ph.D. thesis OR M.S. thesis, Department, University.

Example

[1] Chan, D.C., 1996, ”Effects of Rotation on Turbulent Convection: Direct
Numerical Simulation Using Parallel Processors,” Ph.D. thesis,
University of Southern California.

Standards/Patents

[Citation number] Inventor(s), year, “Patent Name/Title.” Country where patent is registered, Patent number.
For standards: Standard Issuing Body, year, “Standard Name,” Number. 

Example

[1] Seippel, C., 1949, “Gas Turbine Installation,” U.S. Patent 2461186. [1] IEEE, 1992, “Scalable Coherent Interface,” IEEE Std. 1596-1992.

Personal communications

[Citation number] Author, year, Position, Affiliation, private communication.

Example

1]  Jackson, A., 2004, Consultant at Cranfield University, U.K., private
communication.

Acknowledgements