Write for the subject

Introductions to writing for physics

• Various guides to writing for physics are available at classmark 01.30 in the Physics Library.

Citing references in your work

There is no single way of writing references. The two most common styles are the Harvard system and the Numeric system, details of which can be found in the guides mentioned below.  You will need to use the style specified by your department or by the body or journal to which you are submitting your work.  For physics the numeric system is most widely used.

The Journal title abbreviations in physics page gives advice on how you can ascertain journal title abbreviations to be used in your reference list.

The Plagiarism: information and advice for students page includes these sections:

• Other abbreviations used in references including ibid, op. cit. and et al.
• Citing references correctly - answers the question 'Why must I cite references in my work?'
• What style should I cite references in? - there is no single style
• Online guides to how to cite literature references
• Printed guides to how to cite literature references
• Software packages and websites for managing sets of references