How to Cite Ordained Servant
Please feel free to make use of Ordained Servant as a resource for your own academic work, but remember to cite correctly. Most style manuals printed since the mid-1990s include guidelines for citing electronic journals. One notable difference between electronic and other sources is that electronic sources lack consistent pagination. The current consensus is to use paragraphs instead as internal subdivisions. Because locations of electronic sources sometimes change, it is useful to record the date at which you accessed each source as well as its location.
Please cite in conformity with the models in The Chicago Manual of Style (CMS). CMS style is used in history and in many other humanities fields. It prefers notes.
The following are example citations of an article from Ordained Servant:
Please note that some articles that were first printed in volumes 1-14 (1992-2005), and are currently available in PDF format, have been republished online in volumes 15-16 (2006-2007). Beginning in 2007 an annual printed edition of the previous year (volume 15, 2006 will be the first) will contain much if not all of that year's online material. CMS requires the format consulted to be the one cited. It also suggests that it may be helpful to list other forms in which the publication has been made available.
When citing the electronic format where page numbers are not available CMS suggests adding a descriptive locator such as subheadings.
1. William Shishko, "Lessons from the Life of an Extraordinary Ruling Elder," Ordained Servant 16, no. 1 (2007), under "Commitment to the Church," http://opc.org/os.html?article_id=29.
Note at first citation
1. William Shishko, "Lessons from the Life of an Extraordinary Ruling Elder," Ordained Servant 16, no. 1 (2007), http://opc.org/os.html?article_id=29.
Where access date is required
1. William Shishko, "Lessons from the Life of an Extraordinary Ruling Elder," Ordained Servant 16, no. 1 (2007), http://opc.org/os.html?article_id=29 (accessed January 10, 2007).
Note at subsequent citation
2. Shishko, under "Commitment to the Church."
Bibliography
Shishko, William. "Lessons from the Life of an Extraordinary Ruling Elder." Ordained Servant 16, no. 1 (January 2007). http://opc.org/os.html?article_id=29.
Citation in text
(Shishko 2007 under "Commitment to the Church")
Reference list
Shishko, William. 2007. Lessons from the Life of an Extraordinary Ruling Elder. Ordained Servant 16, no. 1 (January) under "Commitment to the Church." http://opc.org/os.html?article_id=29.
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