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Instructions for Written Work

Standards, patents, RT-cards and technical instructions

Standards

In the bibliography

Organization for standardization. (Year of publication). Title: Subtitle (Standard number). URL

  • If the standard is available through the SFS Online service purchased by Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences, the link or the name of the service is not mentioned. 
  • APA 7 instructs to abbreviate long web addresses. This practice has not been adopted by SeAMK. 
International Organization for Standardization (ISO). (2018). Occupational health and safety management systems: Equirements with guidance for use (ISO Standard No. 45001:2018). https://www.iso.org/standard/63787.html

 

Finnish Standard Association. (2015). Sterilization: Steam sterilizers: Large sterilizers (SFS-EN 285). 

 

In text-citation

(International Organization for Standardization (ISO), 2018, Chapter 3)

 

  • After this, the abbreviation of the name of the organisation can be used. 
(ISO, 2018, Chapter 3)

 

(Finnish Standard Association, 2015, p. 8) 

 

 

Patents

In bibliography

Inventor's surname, Initial(s) of first name(s). (Year of publication). Patent's title (Patent number). Publisher. URL

  • APA 7 instructs to abbreviate long web addresses. This practice has not been adopted by SeAMK. 
Mansikkasalo, J., & Koskinen, J. (2021). Method for controlling carryover in a chemical recovery boiler and a chemical recovery boiler
(BR102020017244 (A2)). https://fi.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/biblio?II=0&ND=3&adjacent=true&locale=fi_FI&FT=D&date=20210323&CC=BR&NR=102020017244A2&KC=A2

 

In text-citation 

(Mansikkasalo & Koskinen, 2021)

 

Technical instructions

In the bibliography


Publisher. (Year of publication). Title: Subtitle (Serie name number). URL

  • APA 7 instructs to abbreviate long web addresses. This practice has not been adopted by SeAMK. 

 

In text-citation

(Siemens, n.d., p. 17)

 

RT-cards

In the bibliography

Publisher. (Year of publication). Title: Subtitle (RT card number). 

  • There is no separate APA 7 instruction on how to refer to RT cards; this instruction was applied from the instruction in the standard.
  • If an RT card is available through the RT data highway purchased by SeAMK Library, the link or the name of the service is not mentioned.
 Rakennustieto. (2014). Hirsitalon suunnitteluperusteet (RT 82-11168). 

 

In text-citation 

(Rakennustieto, 2014, p. 4)

 

 

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