She reached for her well-worn copy of ASME Standards for the Communication of Technical Information . The burgundy cover was smudged with coffee rings and pencil marks. Inside, Section 4.2.3 ruled her world: "The reference list shall include all cited works, arranged in the order of citation, using the numbered sequential format."
Harold picked up his red pen. He crossed out nothing. Instead, he wrote a single comment next to reference [23]: "Acceptable. Next time, buy the man a coaster."
Q: How do I cite a data source written on a napkin? A: Follow Section 8.7 for unpublished works, substitute ânapkinâ for âmanuscript,â and append a note on medium and location. Ensure traceability. And for the sake of the editors, use paper that doesnât stain.
On it, Tanaka had sketched a stress-strain curve and written six lines of data.
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