OSA (The Optical Society) style guides
Choose the source you are citing from using the list below.
- Archive material
- Artwork
- Blog
- Book
- Broadcast
- Chapter of an edited book
- Conference proceedings
- Court case
- Dictionary entry
- Dissertation
- DVD, video, or film
- E-book or PDF
- Edited book
- Encyclopedia article
- Government publication
- Interview
- Journal
- Magazine
- Music or recording
- Newspaper
- Online image or video
- Patent
- Podcast
- Presentation or lecture
- Press release
- Religious text
- Report
- Software
- Website
Here are some examples of the OSA style:
Book: 1. J. Talmage and J. Melhorn, A Physician's Guide To Return To Work, 2nd ed. (AMA Press, 2011).
Journal: 1. Dictionary.com, "the definition of resolving power," http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/resolving%20power.
Website: 1. BBC News, "How 'embedded' reporters are handling the war," http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/2885179.stm.