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Footnote - Referencing Guide

Datasets

Information

  • Elements available will vary, but a title should always be included. If not clear from the rest of the citation, also include the type of source, such as "dataset".
  • Author may be an organisation.

Format

Standard format for citation: Dataset

DOI available:

Author, A. A., and B. B. Author. "Title of Dataset." Version. Publisher, Month Day, Year. Source. doi.

 

No DOI available:

Author, A. A., and B. B. Author. "Title of Dataset." Version. Publisher, Month Day, Year. Source. Internet address.

 

Examples

Dataset

Kamien, M. "Aborigines Who Abstain From Alcohol, 1990-1993: File c01." August 27, 2004 version. The Australian National University and The Australian Data Archive, August 29, 1995. Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Data Archive (ATSIDA). www.atsida.edu.au/archive/datasets/au.edu.anu.ada.ddi.00822-c01

Dataset repository

Note: Include the access date if the repository is regularly updated and no last revision date can be determined.

University of Michigan, Institute for Social Research. "Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR)." Accessed June 22, 2019. https://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/ICPSR/.

Dataset deposit record

Gächter S., and J. F. Schulz. Data from "Intrinsic Honesty and the Prevalence of Rule Violations Across Societies." Dryad repository, February 4, 2017. https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.9k358. Referenced in https://doi.org/10.1038/nature17160.

Dataset description article

Gibler, Douglas M., and Meredith Reid Sarkees. "Measuring Alliances: The Correlates of War Formal Interstate Alliance Dataset, 1816-2000." Journal of Peace Research 41, no.2 (2004): 211-222. https://doi.org/10.1177/0022343304041061.

 

See the All Examples page for examples of in-text and reference list entries for specific resources such as datasets, articles, books, and web pages.
Subjects: Referencing