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Content
Why, when and what do I have to cite? .......................................................................... 6
Why cite at all? ........................................................................................................ 6
Copyright law and good scientific practice ............................................................... 7
What needs to be cited and when? ......................................................................... 9
The broad field of plagiarism ..................................................................................10
How to cite in the text ....................................................................................................12
How to cite? ...........................................................................................................12
Direct quotations .............................................................................................12
Indirect quotations / Paraphrasing ...................................................................13
Citation styles .........................................................................................................14
Overview on Citation styles .............................................................................14
Citation in science, technology and medicine (STM) .......................................16
Citation in the economic and social sciences ..................................................17
How to create a reference list? ...............................................................................17
Book / E-Books ...............................................................................................18
Book chapter or article from a book / E-Book ..................................................19
Dissertation/Thesis ..........................................................................................19
Entry in an online encyclopedia .......................................................................19
Images ............................................................................................................20
Internet Sources ..............................................................................................21
Interview..........................................................................................................22
Journal articles (print and online).....................................................................23
Maps ...............................................................................................................24
Patents ............................................................................................................24
Personal communication and expert opinion ...................................................25
Research data .................................................................................................26
Standards........................................................................................................26
Tables .............................................................................................................27
Unpublished Sources ......................................................................................27
Frequently asked questions ...........................................................................................29
How can I cite unpublished sources? .....................................................................29
How can I cite images? ..........................................................................................29

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How can I find free images (Creative Commons) ...................................................32
How can I cite maps? .............................................................................................35
How can I cite standards? ......................................................................................36
How can I cite laws?...............................................................................................37
How can I cite data sets? .......................................................................................39
Who is author? Who is co-author? .........................................................................40
How can I cite student projects? .............................................................................41
Do I have to cite myself? ........................................................................................42
Is there an international copyright?.........................................................................42
Reference management software? – Yes! – But which one? .........................................46
Reference management software: Which one is the right one for you? ..................46
TUM Campus license for Citavi ..............................................................................46
TUM Campus license for EndNote .........................................................................47
Free Programs .......................................................................................................47
Reference management and LaTeX .......................................................................48
Support and Information at TUM University Library ................................................48
Recommendation on citation styles at TUM...................................................................50
The APA style (Author-Year style) ..........................................................................50
The IEEE Editorial Style (Numeric style) ................................................................51
The Chicago Style (Footnote style) ........................................................................51
References ....................................................................................................................52

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Note:
This citation guide was coordinated with the ombudsman’s office for good scientific practice
http://www.diversity.tum.de/en/team/officers-and-representatives/ombudspeople-foracademic-staff-members/).
The ombudsman’s office strongly recommends adhering to the principles of correct citation
and preventing plagiarism outlined.
The library of the Technical University of Munich accepts no responsibility for the completeness and accuracy of the information. The information in this paper is intended as advice and
is not legally binding.
We appreciate your feedback.
This citation guide is being updated regularly. However, should you find that the information
mentioned herein is not accurate or you have suggestions for further improvement, we would
welcome an email to workshop@ub.tum.de.
The latest version of this citation guide is available under:
https://mediatum.ub.tum.de/node?id=1231945

For further reading on good scientific practice at TUM
Information sheet on final papers and theses (http://www.lehren.tum.de/downloads/)
FAQs Gute wissenschaftliche Praxis (http://www.gs.tum.de/de/promovierende/gutewissenschaftliche-praxis/faq/)
Guidelines for Good Scientific Practice and for Dealing with Scientific Misconduct
(https://portal.mytum.de/archiv/kompendium_rechtsangelegenheiten/sonstiges/wiss_Fehlver
h.pdf/view)
Position paper of the DFG (“Safeguarding good scientific practice“)
(http://www.dfg.de/download/pdf/dfg_im_profil/reden_stellungnahmen/download/empfehlung
_wiss_praxis_1310.pdf)

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Citation Guide: How do I cite correctly?
Writing a research paper does not mean reinventing the wheel. You may and should draw on
knowledge and practice that others have already achieved in your field: Science is a cooperative venture! Traceability is crucial. This is the hallmark of ‘good scientific practice,’1 and in
addition, allows the readers of your work to investigate the same sources. It also enables the
reader to judge whether you have drawn justifiable conclusions from them, and further develop their own knowledge.
The findings of other authors, however, are as a rule protected by copyright. If you intend to
base your work on these findings, therefore, you must identify where and from whom they
come from.2
The top priority in academic work is the clear separation of the work of other authors from
your own. This guide therefore deals with the following questions:
How do you mark off thoughts, insights and arguments in the text that are not your own?
How do you identify your sources in your reference list?
How do you link the citation in the text with the source in the reference list?
What are the formal rules for citations?
What tools are available to help with citation?

Why, when and what do I have to cite?
Why cite at all?
A key element of good scientific practice is attributing work to its proper author. For this reason, you have to reference the author every time you mention others' ideas or results in your
scientific work. Beyond this, copyright law requires you to reference when quoting text and
images directly.
Using citations in a scientific paper can serve different purposes:




They distinguish your ideas from those originating from other authors. This means
they mark where you use others’ ideas and where your own ideas go beyond the current state of research
They refer to established methods, procedures and standards

Position paper of the DFG („Safeguarding good scientific practice“) at:
http://www.dfg.de/foerderung/grundlagen_rahmenbedingungen/gwp/; Position paper of TUM at
https://portal.mytum.de/archiv/kompendium_rechtsangelegenheiten/sonstiges/wiss_Fehlverh.pdf/view
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For The corresponding wording of the law see German Copyright (Urheberrecht) §51.

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

They support your results by referring to other researchers’ findings, reference data
e.g. properties of materials or such like

There are two important reasons for citing correctly:



Many works are protected by copyright law
The rules of good scientific practice require you to identify others' ideas (regardless of
whether they are protected by copyright law or not)

As part of the wider academic community, you also want other authors to respect and cite
your work, and not to claim it as their own!
In his book, „Wie man eine wissenschaftliche Abschlußarbeit schreibt. Doktor- Diplom- und
Magisterarbeit in den Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaften“3 Umberto Eco hits the nail on the
head: „Ein Buch zitieren, aus dem man einen Satz übernommen hat, heißt Schulden zahlen.“4 (Eco, 2010, p. 213)

Copyright law and good scientific practice
Copyright law protects the author of a work from unauthorised use of their intellectual property. This especially includes copying, editing and distributing the work in order to protect the
author from financial loss.
But according to the German constitution (§14 Art. 2) property should be used to the benefit
of the community. Due to this, the rights of the author are in certain respects limited. These
limiting regulations are called “Schrankenregelungen”.
The most important limiting rule in this regard is the right to citation or "Zitatrecht" (§51
UrhG).
„Zulässig ist die Vervielfältigung, Verbreitung und öffentliche Wiedergabe eines veröffentlichten Werkes zum Zweck des Zitats, sofern die Nutzung in ihrem Umfang durch den
besonderen Zweck gerechtfertigt ist. Zulässig ist dies insbesondere, wenn
1. einzelne Werke nach der Veröffentlichung in ein selbständiges wissenschaftliches
Werk zur Erläuterung des Inhalts aufgenommen werden […]5

“How to write an academic research project. Doctoral dissertations and Master's theses in the humanities and
social sciences” (Translation Karl Hughes, Technische Universität München, Language Center)
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“To cite a book from which one has taken a line, means to have paid one’s debts.” (Translation Karl Hughes,
Technische Universität München, Language Center)
5 § 51 Citations: The reproduction, distribution, and public performance of a published work for the purposes of
citation is permitted provided that the use is justified in its scope by the specific purpose. In particular, it is permissible if individual works are used following their publication in an independent scientific work to illuminate its content [...] (Translation Karl Hughes, Technische Universität München, Language Center)

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When does the right to citation (Zitatrecht) apply?
1. The citation has to be used in an independent scientific work.
2. The purpose of the citations must be given. This means, there has to be a contentrelated connection between your work and the cited work. To illustrate this connection a
substantive discussion of the cited work must be given in your work. Without this discussion the citation cannot be used.
3. Consequently, a citation for mere illustration, ornament or workload reduction is not permitted.
4. Always cite as much as necessary but as little as possible.
5. A quotation may not be altered.
6. The quoted text must be identified.
7. You must give a full reference of the source

What is protected by copyright law? – §2 UrhG
“(1) Copyright law protects works of literature, science and art. This includes
1.
2.
3.
4.

language works incl. written works, speeches, and computer programs,
musical works,
theatrical works including dance,
works of fine art including works of architecture and of applied art as well as drafts of
such works,
5. photographic works including works created similarly to photographic works,
6. cinematographic works including works created similarly to cinematographic works,
7. illustrations of a scientific or technical nature, such as drawings, plans, maps, sketches, tables and three-dimensional representations.
(2) Works as defined by this law are only human intellectual creations”.
For a work to be protected by copyright law it has to have a perceptible form. Copyright law
applies only to direct citations not to the idea itself.
Copyright protection continues up to 70 years after the author’s death, for snapshots, 50
years after its appearance.
Incidentally, copyright law allows you to cite in academic work. Do not, however, take this to
imply that you are not obliged to cite copyright-free content (e.g. because the author has
been dead for more than 70 years, or where the content was published under a copyrightfree license). According to the rules of good scientific practice, all content taken from someone/-where else has to be cited, whether it is protected by copyright or is copyright-free.
Good scientific practice
Copyright law has to be distinguished from the rules of good scientific practice, which should
ensure a high quality in scientific work. Briefly summarised, good scientific practice involves
Documenting scientific findings comprehensibly, traceably and accessibly.

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Consistently testing your findings and making them accessible for review and testing by others.
Maintaining integrity with regard to contributions by partner, competitors and predecessors.
It is for these reasons that not only do direct quotations have to be cited but paraphrased
ideas as well.

What needs to be cited and when?
Following the rules of good scientific practice, you have to cite everything you incorporate
verbatim or content-wise from external sources.
Conversely, this also means:
You do not need to cite content available from many sources and which is not new, controversial or unusual. This particularly relates to general knowledge (the fall of the Berlin wall
occurred on 09.11.1989, the formula E = mc ² was written by Einstein) and basic knowledge
in your area of expertise (e.g. the laws of thermodynamics in physics). There is, however,
no clear boundary. As a rule of thumb you can assume that knowledge that can be found in a
textbook for the corresponding Bachelor program, does not need to be cited. If you are a
student writing an examination paper and you are uncertain ask you supervisor. When in
doubt: better cite than sorry.
You should always cite the original source, if it exists. Citations of citations, so called secondary citations, you should only use if you cannot access the original source without unreasonable difficulty. This particularly applies to review articles.
If in exceptional cases you are obliged to use secondary source citations, you must cite them
accordingly. To make it easier for your reader to find the original source we advise to list both
original and secondary source in your reference list.
Example: Meier 2010, p. 100, cited in Müller 2011 p. 50
To make it as easy as possible for the reader to find the original source we recommend listing both the secondary source and the primary source in the list of reference.
Sources should meet the required standards of scientific work. Depending on the purpose
of a citation (see 1.1) you should choose the source accordingly. It might be appropriate to
cite data sets from a degree thesis if these are correctly cited; especially if the author supervised it themselves and can therefore guarantee its quality.
In principal, you should try to find sources which are well recognized. This is especially true
for articles from peer reviewed journals and conference proceedings. Journals and proceedings which can be found in big databases like Scopus or Web of Science, you can assume to
meet the quality requirements for good scientific sources. This is also true for books which
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Sources which have not undergone quality assurance procedures such as a peer review
process may be cited within certain limits (e.g. citation of a product data sheet or the like).
In scientific context, citing Wikipedia is viewed with skepticism. Reference lists are often
incomplete and the origin of the information given unknown. Even if Wikipedia now places
increasing emphasis on references, it is always preferable to access and cite the original
source. Moreover, Wikipedia articles can be manipulated easily and the author is often not
identifiable.

The broad field of plagiarism
Plagiarism is when you present someone else’s work as your own.
To present someone else’s intellectual property as your own disagrees with the central rules
of good scientific practice. If citations are not marked as such, the reader is led to believe
that it is an academic work attributable to the author. Plagiarism is not about specific citation
styles or oversights in citation, but deliberate concealment of external sources. It is where
other authors’ texts are included verbatim, paraphrased, or translated, but not marked as
citations. Plagiarism is a serious offence, and may lead to the disqualification of an academic
title, or even a criminal prosecution.
At TUM there is an ombudsman’s office for good scientific practice, which among other
things, deals with cases of plagiarism. The ombudsman’s office is responsible for receiving
and investigating complaints, for settling them or where appropriate taking action which might
include involving the TUM justice department.6
There are different forms of plagiarism. The main types are7.
a. Complete plagiarism / copy & paste plagiarism: to use another author’s text unchanged, without citation, and pretend it is one’s own work.
b. Clause splicing / Shake & paste plagiarism: combining fragments of different texts or
sentences to form a new text without citation, thus presenting it as one’s own line of thought.
c. Idea plagiarism / obfuscation: presenting another author’s ideas in your own words without citing the source.
d. Translation plagiarism. Translating an original text from another language without citing
the source.
Note: Even if an author (e.g. a classmate) willingly consents to the uncited use of her text,
you are nevertheless guilty of plagiarism, unless you cite the contribution! (Neville, 2010, p.
30)

Further information under www.tum.de/ombudsperson, Email: ombudsperson@tum.de
See Weber-Wulff, 2004; Neville, 2010, p. 30; VroniPlag Wiki. Retrieved 07.10.2014 from
http://de.vroniplag.wikia.com/wiki/Home
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Plagiarism arises not only through failure to cite, but even then, if you do reference another’s
work, but do not make it clear to the reader how far the citation extends. This happens, for
example, when a summary gives the impression that it is the author’s own work when it is
not.
What can you do to avoid coming under suspicion?
Collect and organize your sources carefully from the start. Highlight important points in your
reading and excerpting, so that afterwards you still know what you have read and where it
comes from. Even in all your written drafts, you should mark the sources and quotations. The
easiest way to organize knowledge and manage references is to use an appropriate system
from the outset. This can be a simple checklist, but the more usual working method these
days is to rely on dedicated software, such as the reference management programs Citavi or
EndNote. They will support you from the information gathering stage right through to formatting your references.

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How to cite in the text
How to cite?
There are various ways to include the findings and thoughts of other authors in your text.

Direct quotations
The afore mentioned sentence from Umberto Eco, „Ein Buch zitieren, aus dem man einen
Satz übernommen hat, heißt Schulden zahlen“8 is used exactly as in the original. It is quoted
directly, that is quoted verbatim. Direct quotations are used when the exact wording is important. They are especially common in the humanities, when dealing with a source. Otherwise, you should use direct quotes rarely or even extremely economically.
Please note the following:
a. Quotations have to be quoted exactly (that means letter for letter including old spelling or
spelling mistakes; how to mark those see below).
b. Quotation marks indicate a direct quote; longer quotations are indented for stylistic reasons, set in italics, or in a smaller typeface. You can then quote without using quotation
marks.
c. Accept misspellings or special formatting as in the original source, such as italic or bold;
where there is a spelling error in the original source, identify it with the designation [sic]. A
detached exclamation mark in square brackets [!] is also sometimes used for this purpose
d. Omissions: If you omit a part of the verbatim quote, you must indicate this with [...]. Bailey
(2011, p. 66) proposes only three dots ... for omissions, but three dots in round brackets are
also common (...). Base your style on the practices in your particular field and the selected
citation style.
e. Additions: Your own additions or grammatical adjustments to the quoted sentence must
be identified, e.g. [Author’s note/Editor’s note/ed. Note], or for grammatical adjustments: Eco
notes that "to cite a book [...] means to have paid one’s debts [off]" (Eco, 2010, p. 213).
f. Emphases: Emphases which are part of the original source, have to be maintained and
marked, e.g. [emphasis by the author / emphasis in original]. Emphases added by yourself
have to be marked, e.g. [my emphasis].

“To cite a book from which one has taken a line, means to have paid one’s debts.” (Translation Karl Hughes,
Technische Universität München, Language Center)

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g. Original language: Always quote in the original language, and insert a translation for minority languages in a footnote. In this case note who made the translation (if you cite a translation, name the source, if you translated it yourself add (translation by the author). Please
note, however, that paraphrases should always be in the same language as your own work.
h. Quotation within a quotation: If the verbatim quoted section already contains a quote,
indicate the outer quotation in single inverted commas.
i. Cite source: Varies depending on the citations style but always given directly with the quotation.

Indirect quotations / Paraphrasing
To incorporate opinions or findings of other authors in your text, you need not quote verbatim. You can also summarize their views or findings in your own words. This procedure does
not, however, relieve you of your obligation to cite the author, and so pay your debt! You will
by now be familiar with the phrase at the end of the last sentence. It refers back to Umberto
Eco (2010, p. 213). This way of referring to another author is known as indirect quotation (or:
paraphrasing). In STM subjects (STM = science, technology, and medicine), as well as the
economic and social sciences, this is common practice.
You should consider the following:
a. Use your own words: Summarize what you have read in your own words; this automatically means that you always quote indirectly in the same language as your own work.
b. In-text attribution: If the formatting and source citation do not by themselves make it sufficiently clear which content is your own and which you are indirectly quoting, it makes sense
to use an introductory phrase: As Eco (2010) points out, by citing a work, one pays the author back for the use of their idea.
c. Cite source: After the quoted section, usually with page number. In some subject areas, it
is also common to dispense with indirect quotes on the page number. Always remember that
you want to make your argumentation as easy as possible to understand - a page number
helps your readers check your arguments.
d. Vgl.: In German, in some subject areas and citation styles it is usual to insert vgl. before
indirect quotations, e.g. (vgl. Eco 2010, p. 213). Cf. is not equivalent to the German vgl. although many dictionaries offer it as a translation. In English academic writing, indirect quotations should be cited directly (without cf. or see). Cf. or see provide further references to
compare either similar or contrasting arguments or information.
e. Multiple citation: To add support or emphasis to an argument or to demonstrate that the
literature is unanimous in this respect, it is possible to insert a multiple citation. The citation
would look like this: (see for instance Author1, 2010, p.1; Autor2, 2011, p.2; Autor3, 2014,
p.5.). Depending on the subject area and selected citation style, the in-text attribution may be
omitted: (Author1, 2010, p.1; Autor2, 2013, p.2).

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Citation styles
Citing allows you to both name the author and ensure the traceability of the source. To enhance the readability one generally avoids writing the complete source one is acknowledging
directly after the quote in the text. Rather, we use a kind of placeholder. For a full list of
sources cited, a reference list is created, which can be found at the end of the work.
Various types of placeholder may be used: a simple number or the name of the author plus
the essay or book title in which the quote was found, either in parentheses after the citation
or in a footnote. These placeholders connect the direct and indirect quotations used with the
source in the reference list. The type of placeholder and how they are used depends on the
citation style.

Overview on Citation styles
There are a large numbers of recognized citation styles. Academics and publishers develop
and maintain these different styles. Therefore, almost every modern academic field, and almost every publisher and journal has its own rules for the correct formatting of citations.
If you publish in a journal or a text book the citation style is determined by the requirements
set by the editor or publisher.
If you are a student writing your final paper, always ask your supervisor or the department
which style to use.
If there is no set style see chapter 4 where you will find three established citations styles
you can use. If there is a standard style for your field, use this. In addition, you have the option of citing according to DIN ISO 690 - this citation standard is recognized throughout Germany.
Along with formatting rules for your references, the in-text citation also follows the particular
citation style. There are three main variants:
a. author-year system
In-text citation:
with full name, e.g. Meyer (2011), (Meyer 2011), (Meyer 11) or
abbreviated name, e.g. (MEY 11) or [MEY11]
In the reference list:
(Meyer 2011) Meyer, Michael: Title. Place: Publisher, 2011 or
Meyer, Michael (2011): Title. Place: Publisher.

b. Number system
In-text citation:
[5] or (5)
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In the references:
[5] Meyer, Michael: Title. Place: Publisher, 2011.

c. Footnote system
In-text citation:
e.g. quotation²
In the references:
as a rule on first mention, the full reference appears at the bottom of the page:
____________________
² Meyer, Michael: Title. Place: Publisher, 2011
for all other entries of the same title, it is usually sufficient, depending on the citation style, to
insert a short citation at the end of the page:
____________________
³ Meyer 2011
Particularly in European citation styles, if the same page in the same work has already been
directly cited earlier, the Latin abbreviation ibid. (ibidem) may be used. While its use is declining, reference management programs will insert it, again depending on the citation style, automatically.
____________________
² Meyer 2011, p. 2
³ ibid.
Some general information:
If a work is written by three or more than three authors, there is special set of rules depending on the selected citation style. Bailey (2011) recommends that where there are three
or more authors in an in-text citation, only the first be specified and all further author names
be replaced with “et al.” (Bailey, 2011, p. 69). For example: where a work is co-authored by
Franz Müller, Joseph Mayer, and Sebastian Schmitt 2012 the in-text citation names only the
first author and adds et. al. for all other authors. (Müller et al., 2012, p.5). In the references,
all authors are listed. Incidentally, if you are using a reference management software, the
reference is automatically inserted according to the specifications of the selected citation
style; you need not concern yourself further.
If you are referring to a specific place in an article or book, you should specify it as precisely as possible, i.e. insert page numbers or other numbering used in the article in your intext citation. The particular citation style governs how the page number is inserted in the citation. This often happens after a comma with "p.", e.g. (Meyer 2011, p. 3), (MEY 11, p. 3), [5,
p. 3].
When you quote an entire section from a book or article, you should cite once at the beginning or end of the quotation, not after each sentence. Make it clear that your citation refers
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to the whole section, not only to the first or last sentence, e.g. “The following section summarizes the results from [9].
If details are missing, e.g. the author, the year or the location of publication, you may point
this out by using the following abbreviation. This shows that your work is not simply sloppy
but that despite further research you could not identify the missing information.
Author: o.V. (ohne Verfasser), N.N. (nomen nescio) or N.U. (name unknown)
Year: o.J. (ohne Jahr), s.a. (sine annum), n.y. (no year) or n.d. (no date)
Location: o.O. (ohne Ort), s.l. (sine locum) or n.p. (no place)
Examples of current citation styles (taken from the reference management software, Citavi,
read more in chapter 4):

Figure 1: Citation styles APA 6th, IEEE Editorial and Chicago notes 16th

Citation in science, technology and medicine (STM)
Academic achievements in the STM subjects are in most cases not dependent on their exact
wording, but are theories, theorems, studies, experimental results, etc. and are usually cited
indirectly. In-text citations are indicated with short citations (numbers or author-year system);
footnotes are not usual.
Direct quotations are rare and should only be used when the precise formulation is important.
It is not always customary to put these in quotation marks, e.g. if you “word-for-word” quote a
formula or a mathematical theorem.
When citing, you can mention the author in the text or only in a short citation.
Examples:
From the study by Maier and Müller [7] it is known that...
Since the solutions to this equation are always limited [8, Theorem 1.7], it follows that...

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As mentioned afore you should always, if you refer to a particular place in an article or book,
specify them as accurately as possible, i.e. insert page numbers or other numbering (as in
the last example), which is used in the article in the short reference.

Citation in the economic and social sciences
Indirect quotes are very common in economics and social sciences. It is important that you
reformulate what you have read in your own words and not simply change a few words in the
passage quoted.
Direct quotations are also common in economics and social sciences, but should be used
sparingly and only used when it is essential to reproduce the exact wording of a line of argument or an opinion. You can also mark off longer direct quotations from your own body text
by formatting, for example, by indenting the quote (left or right) or using italics. You then do
not need to use quotation marks. Be careful to reproduce the quotation exactly and identify
omissions with an ellipsis (three dots) in square brackets.
To mark quotations in the text, two main systems are common in economics and social sciences: the short citation using the author-year system, and the footnote system.

How to create a reference list?
A list of references is always found at the end of a chapter or work and you must cite all
literature that was used, whether directly quoted or indirectly.
The list must be prepared in accordance with uniform rules (in the selected citation style).
The titles are either sorted alphabetically by the author's surname or numerically according to the order of their appearance in the text.
If you cite multiple publications by the same author within the same year these are marked
by e.g. using lowercase letters: Example: Eco (2010a), Eco (2010b).
If a publication has no author or editor, you sort by the first significant word in the title.
Some journal publishers require items to be sorted in the order in which they were first mentioned in your work. This arrangement of the titles in the list of references is particularly popular for shorter publications or works in which very little literature is cited, and is used only with
the number system.
Unless otherwise indicated, the references for all the following examples are formatted according to the rules of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association
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Depending on the type of publication, the complete list of references contains various elements. Some citation styles prescribe that author names be written out in full while others
require the abbreviated (initialized) first names. Generally, it is easier for your reader to trace
sources back when the entire author name is given in full. In our examples, given the very
wide adherence to the APA style, we have held to the requirement of the Publication Manual
the American Psychological Association, where first names are always abbreviated.
According to APA style guidelines, the author’s name is always followed by a full stop. If the
author is a person there is already a full stop due to the abbreviated first name. However, if
the author is an institution the full stop is either added manually or automatically by your reference management program. There are never two full stops in a row.
In general, the same requirements apply to electronic publications as for their printed equivalents: authors, title, journal title, issue number, volume number and year of publication must
be specified for articles from e-journals, just as for printed journal articles. It makes sense,
however, to provide extra information where available (e.g. the DOI). Your readers will be
able to trace the source more easily. At present it is recommended to give the DOI as a
clickable link „http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-02511-3“ instead of „doi:10.1007/978-3658-02511-3“ (Pampel, 23.09.2016 ).

Book / E-Books
Printed books
[Author last name], [author first name(s) abbreviated]. [(Year of publication)]. [Title]. [Place of
publication]: [Publisher].
Boer, R. d. (2000). Theory of porous media: highlights in historical development and current
state. Berlin: Springer.
E-Books
[Author last name], [Author first name(s) abbreviated]. [(Year)]. [Title]. [doi: xxx or Retrieved
from URL]
Brink, A. (2013). Anfertigung wissenschaftlicher Arbeiten: ein prozessorientierter Leitfaden
zur Erstellung von Bachelor-, Master- und Diplomarbeiten. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/9783-658-02511-3

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Book chapter or article from a book / E-Book
Chapter from a printed book:
[Author last name], [author first name(s) abbreviated]. [(Year of publication)]. [Title of Chapter]. [In] [Editor(s) first name(s) abbreviated][Editor(s) last name] [(Ed./Eds.9)], [Title of book]
[(p./pp. xx-xx)10]. [Place of publication]: [Publisher].
Gander, H.-H. (2010). Verdoppelung der Stimme - Zur Funktion des Zitats als Autoritätsgewinn. In J. Jacob & M. Mayer (Eds.), Im Namen des anderen - Die Ethik des Zitierens (pp.
19-31). Paderborn: Fink.
Chapter from an E-Book
[Author last name], [Author first name(s) abbreviated]. [(Year of publication)]. [Chapter title].
[In] [A. Editor & B. Editor (Ed./Eds.)], [Book title] [(p./pp. xx-xx)]. [doi: xxxxx or Retrieved from
URL most closely linked to chapter]
Schieker, M., Neugebauer, E. A. M., Mutschler, W., Claes, L., Maegele, M., & Sauerland, S.
(2011). Projektdurchführung. In E. A. M. Neugebauer, W. Mutschler & L. Claes (Eds.), Von
der Idee zur Publikation (pp. 79-100). doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-16069-1_4

Dissertation/Thesis
[Author last name], [Author first name(s) abbreviated]. [(Year of publication)]. [Title]. [(Type of
university writing: dissertation, habilitation thesis ...)]. [University].
Ehlers, W. (1989). Poröse Medien: Ein kontinuumsmechanisches Modell auf der Basis der
Mischungstheorie. (Habilitation). Universität-Gesamthochschule Essen.

Entry in an online encyclopedia
[Author last name], [Author first name(s) abbreviated]. [(Year of publication)]. [Title of Article].
In [Editors first name abbreviated] [Editors last name] (Ed./Eds.), [Title of encyclopedia] [(Edition ed.)].11 Retrieved from [URL]
Kashy,E., McGrayne, S.B., Robinson, , F. N. H., Suckling, E. E. (2014). Electricity. In Encyclopaedia Britannica Academic Edition. Retrieved from
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/182915/electricity12

Ed. for one editor, Eds. if there is more than one editor.
p. for one page, pp. for several pages.
11
e.g. (4. ed.) for 4th edition.
12
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Images
Note: This applies only to citation for image sources. Please also note chapter 3.2 when citing images.
Images (your own or other people’s) should be numbered and titled in your work (number
and title, for images above, for tables below). All images should be listed in a separate table
of figures.
If images, etc. are taken from other works, you must in addition to numbering and titles specify the source from which you took them. The citation is done in the form used elsewhere in
the work, e.g. in a footnote, or in short form directly after the title.
Example of an image with the source cited in the references:

Figure 2: How Plagiarism Works (Weber-Wulff, 2004b)

The work referred to in the citation must be listed in the reference list.
The table of figures is located at the beginning or end of the work (but before the references)
and lists all images in numerical order. The sources of the images (books, webpages, etc.)
appear in the full list of references.
Example of a List of Figures:
Figure 1: The Spatial Distribution of Branch Libraries p.4
Figure 2: Organizational Structure of the University Library p.10
Figure 3: Flow Chart for Book Purchase p. 14
Figure 4: Acquisition Profile for Engineering / Science p. 15
There is no official template for how to cite images in the APA style manual. However, the
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Images from printed works
Adapted from "A Simplified Conjoint Recognition Paradigm for the Measurement of Gist and
Verbatim Memory” by C. Stahl and K.C. Klauer, 2008, Journal of Experimental Psychology:
Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 34, p. 573. Copyright 2008 by the American Psychological
Association.
We deduce the following schema from this example:
Adapted from “[Title]” by [Abbreviated 1. author’s first name]. [Last name of 1. author], [further author’s names same as first one], and [last author’s name like first one], [Publication
year], [Journal title], [Volume], p. [Page number]. Copyright [Year] by [Copyright holder’s
name].
Images from the internet (with and without licence)
If you find images on the internet, such as on Flickr or Pixabay, they often do not have accurate information on the image. In the APA style manual, there is no information on how to cite
these images.
That is why we recommend the following schema:
[Author’s last name], [Author’s first name abbreviated]. [(Publication year)]. [Title of the image
if available, otherwise short description of the image in square brackets]. [Title of website].
Retrieved from: [URL]
If the images was published under a creative commons licence or a comparable
licence add the following information before “Retrieved from:[URL]
Licensed under [Name of licence including a link to the licenses text].
Here are two examples of images from the internet coming with a license:
Weber-Wulff, D. (2004b). [Scissors with scrap of paper]. Kurse über Plagiat - Fremde Federn
Finden. 3.2 Wie wird plagiiert? Licensed under GNU General Public License, Version 2.
Retrieved 17.07.2015, from http://plagiat.htw-berlin.de/ff-alt/03schule/wie.html
Aquila, M. (2006). Theft. Flickr. Licensed under CC-BY-SA-NC 2.0. Retrieved 26.05.2015,
from https://www.flickr.com/photos/ibcbulk/256435870
The reference for the printed image from the APA style manual places the reference directly
in the image caption underneath the picture. However, we would advise giving the full reference in the reference list as for all other references, and give a short in-text citation in the
caption (see Figure 2).

Internet Sources
There is no definition for websites in the APA style. Electronic resources are subdivided into
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pages. You will, however, notice that the definitions for the APA style reference type web
page differ in various reference management programs.
It is advisable to double-check the entries for all online sources in the reference list and revise them if necessary.
In the following you find a template for online sources that generally follows the APA style
(Publication manual of the American Psychological Association, 2010, p. 215). Most of the
time, online sources refer to entries with a publication date (e.g. blog posts, etc.).
[Author last name], [Author first name(s) abbreviated]. [(Year, month in words day)]. [Title of
webpage [type of source, e.g. web page, blog post, etc.]].13 Retrieved from [URL]
Weber-Wulff, D. (2014, April 23). Fremde Federn Finden - Kurs über Plagiat; 3.2 Wie wird
plagiiert? [Web page] Retrieved from http://plagiat.htw-berlin.de/ff/schule/3_2/wie
Because APA style mostly refers to online sources with publication dates, the date following
the author’s name should be the posting date, not the access date.
If there is no posting date we advise to enter the access date as “Retrieved [DD.MM.YYYY],
from [URL]”. In general, we would recommend that all citations from dynamic web pages
(e.g. blogs, forums, web pages from institutions, etc.) also include the access date.
Make sure your Internet sources are permanently available wherever possible. If available,
instead of a URL use a persistent identifier, i.e. a permanently available link (DOI, URN,
handle, ...). For dynamic content, such as in wikis or blogs, try to find a URL that links precisely to the content to which you refer. These so-called permalinks (permanent links) work
even when the post on the blog or wiki has been updated or changed. For safety's sake,
save web pages or print a copy so that you can submit them if in doubt. Some reference
management software already offer a function to save screenshots of webpages (e.g. Citavi,
Mendeley, Zotero).

Interview
Interviews, which can be found printed in a magazine, for example, are citable and appear in the reference list. Harvey (2008, p. 69) provides the following example (formatted in
CMS Style):
3. Candace Caldwell, "Lust of the Eye," interview by Malcolm Strong, Visual Arts, June 1995,
23-29.
The APA Publication Manual also specifies the way in which references of interviews, that
are either registered or recorded, should be given. Here are the two examples of APA References:

The inner square brackets are displayed.

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Smith, M. B. (1989, August 12). Interview by C. A. Kiesler [Tape recording]. President's Oral
History Project, American Psychological Association. APA Archives, Washington, DC.
Sparkman, C. F. (1973). An oral history with Dr. Colley F. Sparkman / Interviewer: Orley B.
Caudill. Mississippi Oral History Program (Vol. 289), University of Sothern Mississippi,
Hattiesburg. (Publication manual of the American Psychological Association, 2010, p. 214)
Interviews that you have conducted yourself, should be marked accordingly in the text.
Kamasin and Ribing (2011, p. 150) recommend specifying the following data:
Academic title of the interviewee
First name and last name
Function in company (in the organization, at the institution)
Company, institution address (no private address!)
Exact date and time
Example:
Interview was conducted with:
Dr. John Doe
Managing Director of Whatnot GmbH
1, Anywhere St., 11111 Nowheresville
January 01, 2011
A self-conducted interview may be added to the appendix of your work. Obtain consent from
your interviewee before you use any part of the interview and the form in which you wish to
use it.

Journal articles (print and online)
Printed journal articles
[Author last name], [Author first name(s) abbreviated]. [(Year of publication)]. [Title of article].
[Journal title], [Band / Volume][(Heft / Issue / Number)], [Page numbers14].
Schanz, M. & Diebels, S. (2003). A comparative study of Biot's theory and the linear theory of
porous media for wave propagation problems. Acta Mechanica, 161(3-4), 213-235.
Electronic journal articles
[Author last name], [Author first name(s) abbreviated]. [(Year of publication)]. [Title of Article].
[Title of the Journal], [Volume(Issue)], [Pages]. [doi: xxxx or Retrieved from URL]
Bryson, D. (2013). Referencing web pages and e-journals. Journal of Visual Communication
in Medicine, 36(3-4), 146-149. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.3109 / 17453054.2013.851649

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Maps
For Maps the following details should be provided:
Author, title, edition, scale, place of publication, publisher, year, material description (map,
relief, architectural drawing), other physical characteristics (on parchment, digital, etc.), size,
information on a series the map belongs to.
In addition you can differentiate between the individually published maps, and maps from
atlases (Northey & Knight, 2007, pp. 234-235):
Individually published map
Zania. Population over 50 [demographic map]. Zunila: Census Division, Office of International Affairs; 1995 Scale 1: 1,500,000. 2 sheets.
Map from an atlas
Chatham Islands. Fluvial features [topographic map]. In: Atlas of islands. San Francisco:
Floating Press; 2001 p. 44-5. Colour, scale 1: 250,000.
In APA style, there are no detailed guidelines for the citation of maps. In the Publication
Manual of the American Psychological Association, merely the following example for the citation for a map is given (Publication manual of the American Psychological Association, 2010,
p. 210):
Lewis County Geographic Information Services (Cartographer). (2002). Population density,
2000 U.S. Census [Demographic map]. Retrieved from
http://www.co.lewis.wa.us/publicworks/maps/Demographics/census-pop-dens_2000.pdf
Electronic map (as online resource s. chapter 3.4)
[Cartographer, institution or name of the person (Cartographer)]. [(Year of publication)]. [Title
of Map] [[Map type: topographic map, demographic map, etc.]]. Retrieved from [URL]
Riedl, A. v. (Cartographer). (1806-1808). Ammer-See [Topographische Karte]. Retrieved
from http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:12-bsb00026097-14-9

Patents
As in-text citation give the patent number and the issuing date.
U.S. Patent No. 123,445 (1988) or (U.S. Patent No. 123.445 1988)
In the reference list you include the inventor’s name and the official office where the patent
can be seen.
[Inventor‘s last name], [Inventor’s first name abbreviated]. [(Issue date)] [Name and number
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Example: Smith, I.M. (1988). U.S. Patent No. 123,445. Washington, DC: U.S. Patent and
Trademark Office.
Usually there is one patent office in every country. This means that the abbreviation U.S.
stands for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in Washington DC. The abbreviation DE
stands for the German Patent and Trademark Office (Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt) in
Munich.
Other citations styles might also mention:
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

The name of the assignee or applicant. (Patents are often registered by companies.)
The registration date (sometimes it might be the approval date or the publication date, so
best name which date you use.)
The URL to the patent’s full text.

Patents often have a version number like A1, A2, … or B1, B2, … This has to be given in the
reference, too.
Example:

DE 27 03 353 A1
DE 10 2005 051 128 B4

Personal communication and expert opinion
For unpublished information, which has been given to you by an expert in a personal conversation or via email, APA style lists the following information:
[Author last name], [Author first name(s) abbreviated] [(personal communication, [Month in
words] [Day], [Year])]
Example:
T.K. Lutes (personal communication, April 18, 2001)
In other citation styles you can often find the following information:
Full name
Qualification / position and workplace / institution
Place of work / institution (without postal address or email address)
Date and time incl. time zone
Title of presentation / subject
Type of communication / source with addressee
Example:
Braun, Gary P. (Prof. for Accounting, College of Business Administration, University of Texas
at El Paso) (02.08.2000, 10:18 RDT): „Re: Questions about Accounting Terminology“. Email
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Womser-Hacker, Christa (Prof. für Angewandte Informationswissenschaft, Institut für Angewandte Sprachwissenschaft, Universität Hildesheim) (01.08.2000, 9:18-9:25 MEZ): Personal
communication with Bruce W. Irwin

Research data
[Author last name], [Author first name abbreviated] [(Publication year)]. [Title] [(Version number)] [[Type of source]]. [Place of publication]: [Publisher/Institution].If the data is available
online, in APA style, the URL is given instead of the place of publication and the publisher.
Include the URL as [Retrieved from URL].
However, we recommend listing the place of publication and the publisher as well as the
URL.
Fahrenberg, J. (2010). Freiburger Beschwerdenliste FBL. Primärdaten der Normierungsstichprobe 1993 (Version 1.0.0) [Dataset]. ZPID- Leibniz-Zentrum für Psychologische Information und Dokumentation. Retrieved from http://doi.org/10.5160/psychdata.fgjn05an08
Pew Hispanic Center. (2004). Changing channels and crisscrossing cultures: A survey of
Latinos on the news media [Data file and code book]. Retrieved from
http://pewhispanic.org/datasets/

Standards
Information on how to formally and correctly cite or quote standards is available on the Beuth
Verlag website15.
Here is an example:
DIN ISO 8037-1:2003-05, Optik und optische Instrumente - Mikroskope; Objektträger - Teil 1:
Maße, optische Eigenschaften und Kennzeichnung (ISO 8037-1:1986)
The Beuth-Verlag recommends stating the year and month without a space after the colon
(DIN ISO 8037-1:2003-05). However, we recommend you present the data according to the
chosen citation style.
In APA style, there are no detailed specifications for citation of standards. In the IEEE Editorial Style Manual you will find the following ("IEEE Editorial Style Manual," 2014, p. 36):
Basic format:
[1] Title of standard, standard number, date.
Examples:

http://www.beuth.de/de/rubrik/hilfezitierenvonnormen;jsessionid=MAPLFGB322JLDM23FIU9BFJT.4

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[1] IEEE Criteria for Class IE Electric Systems, IEEE Standard 308, 1969
[2] Letter Symbols for Quantities, ANSI Standard Y10.5-1968.

Tables
Copyright law does not protect quantitative data. Therefore, you can always cite them. You
can even use extracts from tables in your own table if you mention the source. If you create a
table using data from different sources, you have to make clear, where the information
comes from. In contrast to the data itself, the display of the data may be protected. If a programme like Excel generates the display, the level of creativity necessary for gaining copyright protection, will usually not be attained.
Just as with images, tables should be numbered. All tables are listed in a separate list of tables, with table number, table title, and page number.
In contrast to images, table titles usually appear above (image titles appear below).
When you use a table from a work, you reference it in the text next to the page number, including the original table number. The work appears in the reference list.
Example:
Table 1: Übersicht über Stecklingsansätze aus jungen Tabebuia- und Heliocarpus-Pflanzen16

(Heppner, 2009, p. 20, Table 2.2)
In the references:
Heppner, S. (2009). Vegetative Vermehrung einheimischer Baumarten in Südecuador : physiologische Grundlagen und deren Umsetzung. (Doctoral dissertation, Universität Bayreuth).
Retrieved from http://opus.ub.uni-bayreuth.de/volltexte/2010/669/

Unpublished Sources
[Author last name], [Author first name abbreviated] [(Year)]. [Title of source]. [Unpublished
manuscript/Manuscript submitted for publication/Manuscript in preperation], [Chair/Faculty/],
[Name of institution], [Place of institution], [Country].

Overview of approaches cuttings from young Tabebuia- and Heliocarpus plants (Translation Karl Hughes,
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Wolters, P. (2001). Koedukation im Sportunterricht - Zwischen Gleichheit und Differenz. Unpublished manuskript, Fachbereich Erziehungswissenschaften, Universität Hamburg, Hamburg, Deutschland.

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Frequently asked questions
How can I cite unpublished sources?
Unpublished sources should only be cited if the information is not otherwise available to the
reader. In general, unpublished sources are cited in the same way as published ones.
Example:
Wolters, P. (2001). Koedukation im Sportunterricht - Zwischen Gleichheit und Differenz. Unveröffentlichtes Manuskript, Fachbereich Erziehungswissenschaften, Universität Hamburg,
Hamburg.
Unpublished sources may only be cited with the author’s permission. This is not necessary if
the copyright has already expired. If possible, include the source in the appendix to make it
accessible to your reader. Keep in mind that a permission to cite a work does not automatically include the permission to include an unpublished source in the appendix. Make sure to
get this additional permission. The work is not listed in the reference list unless it is available
in an archive. In this case, give the information on where to find the document in question at
the end of the reference and include it in the reference list.

How can I cite images?
If you want to use an image in your work, you have to ask yourself the following questions:
1. Does copyright permit the use of the image?
2. Is there a contractual license to use the image?
3. Are there other rights that must be respected?
1. Does copyright permit the use of the image?
a) In general, the following applies:
The Copyright Act distinguishes between photographic works (= existence of a certain degree of creativity, pursuant to article § 2 para. 1 no. 5 of the Copyright Act), photographs (=
any arbitrary snapshot, § 72 of the Copyright Act) and other images e.g. technical drawings.
Under German law, each image (= photo work and photographs) enjoys copyright protection from its inception; other images (e.g. technical drawings) are only protected by
copyright law if they meet the necessary level of creativity; this means they can be distinguished from program-generated images through the author’s personal creative contribution.
The „Grundsatz der Formfreiheit“17 applies: a copyright symbol, sometimes denoted with (©),

“principle of freedom of form” (Translation: Karl Hughes, Technische Universität München, Language Center)

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is not necessary and has no influence on the copyright. Each of the above-described works
enjoys copyright protection from the moment it comes to existence without having to be applied for.Copyright protection alongside the author's personal rights (e.g. the right to be
named as the author and not to be misrepresented) includes the so-called exploitation rights
(e.g. duplication, public broadcasting or display).
All transformations or alterations to the works may be done only with the permission
of the copyright holder (§ 23 German Copyright Act).
b) Limitations on copyright
The rights of the copyright-holder are limited by the so-called „Schranken des Urheberrechts“18 alone (§ 72 German Copyright Act). The most important barrier to the use of images
in scientific work is the purpose of the citation:
„§ 51 Zitate
Zulässig ist die Vervielfältigung, Verbreitung und öffentliche Wiedergabe eines veröffentlichten Werkes zum Zweck des Zitats, sofern die Nutzung in ihrem Umfang durch
den besonderen Zweck gerechtfertigt ist. Zulässig ist dies insbesondere, wenn […]
einzelne Werke nach der Veröffentlichung in ein selbständiges wissenschaftliches Werk zur Erläuterung des Inhalts aufgenommen werden […]“19
What is being described here is the so-called academic large citation: if you use a picture,
you are always citing a work in its entirety. Therefore, the requirements to cite a picture are
higher than for text sources. To cite a picture is allowed only if a certain academic purpose
can be demonstrated (e.g. in support of argumentation, presentation of a counterargument,
etc.) for the use of the image in an academic paper.
To use an image as a mere ornament to the work is therefore inadmissible. The image must
clarify and support the content of the work significantly and has to be discussed in your work
thoroughly. This means it has to stand in meaningful relation to the written content.
The right to citation does not include any modifications of the picture.
Example: For your dissertation you use an image of an experimental setup that you need as
a basis for further experiments described in your work. You discuss the image thoroughly.
You cite the source correctly.
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The purpose of the citation is explained (experimental setup, which forms the basis of
further investigations).
The image is properly discussed.
Publishing occurs within the context of an academic work (dissertation).

“barriers of copyright” (Translation: Karl Hughes, Technische Universität München, Language Center)
§ 51 citations
The reproduction, distribution, and public performance of a published work for the purposes of citation is permitted provided that the use is justified in its scope by the specific purpose. In particular, it is permissible if [...]
individual works are used following their publication in an independent academic work to illuminate its content
[...] (Translation: Karl Hughes, Technische Universität München, Language Center; emphasis TUM)
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

The source is properly cited.
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The image citation is permitted.

c) Term of copyright protection
The copyright covers photographic works until 70 years after the death of the copyright holder (§ 64 German Copyright Act); for simple photographs for 50 years after the appearance of
the photograph (§ 72 para. 3 of the Copyright Act). The period of protection expires at the
end of the 70th year after the author's death or at the end of the year 50 years after the
snapshot's appearance. After this time, the picture is copyright-free. Due to the rules of good
scientific practice you still have to cite it. But now you are permitted to use the image beyond
the purpose of citation (substantiating an argument, used in an academic work).
Note that the copyright can be passed on to the author’s heirs or to a foundation especially
founded for the purpose to represent the authors’ rights after his death.
Example: For your dissertation you use a photograph from a historical picture. The picture is
not necessary for your argumentation but merely for illustration. The photographer died more
than 70 years ago. You cite the source correctly.
The copyright holder has died more than 70 years ago: The photograph is copyright-free.
The source is properly cited.

The image citation is permitted.
Summary:
In academic papers, you may use images even if you have not produced them yourself. A
prerequisite for use is that the images illuminate the content of your work. Images are treated
as direct citations, i.e. they must not be altered. Unlike citations from books or essays, which
represent only small parts of the complete work, when using an image, you are citing the
complete work of another author.
2. Is there a contractual license to use the image?
If an image is not citable under copyright law, you can cite it, if you have the consent of the
copyright holder to use an image. This consent may be given orally. However if you want to
cover your back you might want to ask for a written consent. To do so, it is important to be
sure you actually know who owns the copyright. The exploitation rights to an image can also
be transferred to a publisher, for example, if the author of the image has already published it
and signed a corresponding contract.
Balzert, Schröder, and Schäfer (2013, p. 190) provide an important source for obtaining image rights: VG Bild-Kunst: http://www.bildkunst.de. This collecting society (i.e. VG Wort) issues printing permissions for most living artists and photographers.
Creative Commons licenses offer another form of written consent for the use of images.
These licenses allow the copyright owner to offer the public expanded exploitation rights.
Creative Commons licenses thus always extend the provisions of copyright law. For more
information see Section 3.3 below.
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Note that where an image from a wiki or a website can be copied or saved this does not automatically mean it can be used without permission. The same applies for maps.
3. Are there other rights that must be observed?
When using images, you also need to respect the copyright of the depicted subject. This
is in addition to the copyright of the author of the image itself, for example, in works of art or
buildings.
Architectural and artistic works are protected by copyright. You therefore need the consent of the architect and the artist, even if you have taken the photograph yourself. This copyright protection expires 70 years after the creator's death.
There is an exception to this rule:
You are permitted to make use of the so-called “Panoramafreiheit” (freedom of panorama).
You may publish photographs of the exterior of a building without special permission if it is
located in a public street or a public place permanently20(§ 59 German Copyright Act). The
freedom of panorama also includes works of art when they are situated in a public area. The
reproduction (photo or video) must, however, be made from a publically accessible place. A
picture that is e.g. taken from the window of a building across the street does not qualify as
publically accessible. If the building is not in a publically accessible area, or the picture is of
the building's interior, the consent of the architect must be obtained.
When recording within buildings and real estate, e.g. stations, stadiums, or private houses,
domiciliary rights must be observed. Unauthorized pictures constitute a violation of general
personal rights. Again, therefore, the consent of the holder must be obtained prior to publication.
If people are visible in a photograph, you also have to be careful: only with the consent of the
persons depicted may such images be circulated. You will find the relevant provisions in § 22
KUG (Law on Copyright in Works of Fine Art and Photography). Exceptions to the law include persons recorded as an “incidental addition to a landscape”, public figures, or persons
that are recorded as part of a gathering, etc. (§ 23 KUG).

How can I find free images? (Creative Commons)
Pre-licensing contracts made by the non-profit organization Creative Commons should help
to define the rights and conditions for your own productions. It is endemic to CC licenses
always to enable the extension of the valid copyright to any further possibilities for use, never
to an additional limitation.

Works of art which are located in a place only temporarily are explicitly excluded. Example: The wrapped
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From the user's perspective, CC licenses help to find content such as images or videos on
the Internet freely available for use. Conversely, the absence of a CC-labeling, however,
does not mean that the use of e.g. an image is not permitted. You should in this case carefully check the copyright provisions (see 1.4.3).
CC licenses remain valid as long as the copyright for the respective work is valid. Afterwards
works licensed by CC are in the public domain, too.
The following six licenses are currently available21:
Attribution (by):
“You are free to:
Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format
Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially.”
(Creative Commons, 2017f)
Attribution – No derivatives (by-nd):
“You are free to:
Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format for any purpose, even
commercially.” (Creative Commons, 2017a)
Attribution – Non-commercial (by-nc):
“You are free to:
Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format
Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material” (Creative Commons, 2017d)
Attribution – Non-Commercial No Derivatives (by-nc-nd):
“You are free to:
Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format” (Creative Commons,
2017b)
Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike (by-nc-sa):
“You are free to:
Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format
Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material” (Creative Commons, 2017c)
Attribution – Share Alike (by-sa):
“You are free to:
Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format
Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially.
(Creative Commons, 2017e)
Beyond these you might find two other symbols:

Please note the licenses are constantly expanded. The representation in the document is as of 25.6.2014.

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Public Domain Dedication (CC0 1.0 Universal)
“The person who associated a work with this deed has dedicated the work to the public
domain by waiving all of his or her rights to the work worldwide under copyright law,
including all related and neighboring rights, to the extent allowed by law.
You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all
without asking permission. “ (Creative Commons, 2017g)
Public Domain Mark 1.0
This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law,
including all related and neighboring rights.
You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all
without asking permission.” (Creative Commons, 2017h)
The license terms require that every time you use an item, the name of the copyright holder
must be cited. You must also specify a link to the license and specify whether you have modified the item. A CC license does not relieve you of the obligation to cite! The license
does ensure that the media found may be used.
Bear in mind that not all CC licences can be combined with each other. Figure 1 shows
which CC licences can be combined.

Figure 3: Compatibilty amongst Creative Commons Licences (Creative Commons, 2015 published under CC-BY
4.0 international licence https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode)

You can also specifically search for CC pictures. Certain search engines help to find those.
Some examples:
CC Search (http://search.creativecommons.org/): A search interface (not a search engine!)
specifically for finding CC items. If desired, the following image search engines can be used
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to search in addition to general and media-specific search engines: Flickr, Fotopedia, Google
Images, Open Clip Art Library, Pixabay.
Flickr (https://www.flickr.com/search/advanced/): Use the Advanced Search to select a CC
license for specific images you want to find.
Google Image Search (http://www.google.de/imghp): After entering a search term in the
Google image search, you can filter results by license (menu item: Search Options  rights).
Let's CC (http://eng.letscc.net/cc_intro.php): As with CC Search, not a search engine, but an
interface that uses a variety of other search engines to locate CC content.

How can I cite maps?
Maps are subject to copyright protection law and must therefore be cited. While survey data
– roads and the like – are free facts, the layout of the map or the particular composition of the
data may be protected by copyright.
As with images, maps may only be cited directly, i.e. unchanged. This means that using a
section of a map or adding your own entries to an existing map is not permitted. The map
must always be cited in its entirety and not modified. In most instances, the purpose will not
justify a direct citation, since it is not usually a particular map, but merely any map showing
the region in question, which is required. In the case of historical work on map printers etc.,
the citing of maps would of course be justified by the purpose. Otherwise not.
Therefore, if you need a map, you should draw it yourself. This is the best way to highlight
the information that is relevant to your work. Name the data source on which your map is
based.
OpenStreetMaps
If you nonetheless want to use existing maps, we recommend using OpenStreetMaps.
OpenStreetMaps is a free map, whose data is licensed through the OpenData Commons
Open Database License (ODbL). The map representations are often under CC-BY-SA license. However, since the maps are created by different people, the license may vary.
Therefore, always check which uses the respective license allows. As a rule, use and adaptation is permitted if the source is specified and the new work is licensed under the same
conditions. Link the license to the license text or, in the case of printed works, provide the link
to the license text. Information about the license is always found below the map on the right.
OpenStreetMaps also offers the possibility of creating a permalink for a displayed map excerpt (for permalinks see Chapter 2.3.2, Internet source). You should always specify this
permalink in the source to facilitate retrieval.

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In the references:
Open Street Maps, Germany (Cartographer). (2016). Map Excerpt Arcisstraße 21, Munich.
Map created from Open Street Map data. Open Database License ODbL
(http://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/). Retrieved from
http://www.openstreetmap.de/karte.html?zoom=17&lat=48.14842&lon=11.56825&layers=B0
00TT, on 18.05.2016
If you use a lot of maps in your work, create a reference list of all the maps in your work.

Map 1: Arcisstraße 21, Munich (Open Street Maps, 2016), published under Open Database License ODbL

How can I cite standards?
For the citation of standards special rules apply. If you wish to cite standards, these vary depending on how much you quote.
In principle everything exceeding half a page per standard is considered a reproduction and
therefore not covered by citation law. Reproductions always need to be approved by the
DIN22.
Citing standards is permitted according to §51 UrhG.
Reproductions of standards need to be approved by the DIN. Permission form:
http://www.din.de/cmd?languageid=de&workflowname=initVervielfaeltAntrag

The DIN (Deutsches Institut für Normung) it the German Institute of standards.

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If you are unsure as to whether you need a permit, err on the side of caution and ask the
Beuth-Verlag, who represents the interests of the DIN.
An example of how to cite standards correctly can be found on the Beuth-Verlag's website.
Example:
DIN ISO 8037-1:2003-05, Optik und optische Instrumente - Mikroskope; Objektträger - Teil 1:
Maße, optische Eigenschaften und Kennzeichnung (ISO 8037-1:1986)
Contact addresses for questions and permission form:
http://www.din.de/en/about-standards/standards-and-the-law/standards-and-copyright
Telephone +49 30 2601-2058
Fax +49 30 2601-1323
Email: christiane.martin@din.de
More information about the reproduction of standards for use in courses is available on our
website www.ub.tum.de/normen, and in the leaflet for reproduction of Beuth Verlag standards: http://www.beuth.de/de/rubrik/vervielfaeltigung-din-normen.

How can I cite laws?
Laws are not protected by copyright (§ 5 UrhG – Urheberrechtsgesetz23) and can therefore
be cited without issue. At the first mention of a law in a text, its complete title is mentioned;
once an abbreviation is established, it is used in subsequent mentions (example: § 51 Urheberrechtgesetz, thereafter, § 51 UrhG).
The rules of good scientific practice require that the sources to which reference is made are
marked as precisely as possible. The examples of citations from legal texts given in the APA
style manual are tailored to American legal texts. We therefore recommend that you use the
same citation style as Brink (2013, p. 224 Fig. 7.2) for the short in-text citation:
§ [number] paragraph [number] sentence [number] [law (abbr.)]
Examples:
§ 433 para. 2 (BGB24)
§ 9 para. 1 sentence 1 EStG25
§§ 51 UrhG and 52a UrhG
§§ 346 ff. (BGB)

German Copyright Law
German Civil Code
25 German Income Tax Act
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The abbreviations used for short in-text citations should always be included in the list of abbreviations.
Whether or not you also include the laws from which you cite in your references depends on
the conventions of your subject. Please follow the recommendation of your supervisor. If you
do choose to include an entry in the references, the official publication of a law should always
be indicated there.
Examples of legal references in the references:
Urheberrechtsgesetz vom 9. September 1965 (BGBl. I S. 1273), das zuletzt durch Artikel 1
des Gesetzes vom 20. Dezember 2016 (BGBl. I S. 3037) geändert worden ist.26
Bundesnaturschutzgesetz vom 29. Juli 2009 (BGBl. I S. 2542), das durch Artikel 19 des Gesetzes vom 13. Oktober 2016 (BGBl. I S. 2258) geändert worden ist.27
You can also find detailed information on citing laws and regulations of all kinds in the Handbuch der Rechtsförmlichkeit vom Bundesministerium der Justiz und für Verbraucherschutz
(Part B, Chapter 3) 28.
For judgments and decisions, Brink (2013, Fig. 7.3) recommends the following model:
[Court (abbr.)], [Type (abbr.)] on [Date of decision] – [Reference number], [Location], [Citation]
Examples:
BFH, B. v. 23.07.1999 - VI B 116/99, BStBl. 1999, II, p. 684.
BFH, U.v. 17.12.1986 - VII R 34/86, BStBl 1986 II, p. 123.
EuGH, U. v. 5.10.1994, Rs. C-280/93, Deutschland/Kommission, ECR I-4973 = NJW 1995,
945 = EuZW 1994, 688 - Bananenverordnung29.
Judgments and rulings are usually not listed in the references but in a separate reference list.
The information there corresponds to the references in the text.

ly amended by Article 1 of the Law of 20 December 2016 (BGBl. I S. 3037 (Federal Law Gazette I, p.
3037)). (Translation: Karl Hughes, Technische Universität München, Language Center; emphasis
TUM)
27

Federal Nature Conservation Act of 29 July 2009 (BGBl. I S. 2542 (Federal Law Gazette I p. 2542)),

which has been amended by Article 19 of the Act of 13 October 2016 (BGBl. I S. 2258 (Federal Law
Gazette I p. 2258)). (Translation: Karl Hughes, Technische Universität München, Language Center;
emphasis TUM)
28

Manual of Technical Legal Formality Part B, Chapter 3 by the Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection
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Basic citation model for commentaries (Brink, 2013 Fig. 7.5)
[Name], [First name], in: [Name of the founder/publisher], [Keyword], [Citation]
Example:
Short citation in Footnote
See Birk, D., in: Hermann, C., Heuer, G., Raupach, A., EStG- und KStGKommentar, on § 11
EStG, note 28.
If the author of the comment to be cited is not known, the first part of the citation model
([name], [first name], in:) is omitted:
See Herrmann C., Heuer, G., Raupach, A., EStG- und KStG-Kommentar, on § 11 EStG, note
28.
Short citation in Author-Year style
From Brinks example for footnote styles we derived the following scheme for author-year
styles:
([Name], [Year], on § [Paragraph], Note [Number of note])
Example: (Birk, 2003, on § 11, note 28)
In the references (full form)
Herman, C.; Heuer, G.; Raupach, A. (eds.). (1950/1996). [EStG- und KStGKommentar], Einkommensteuer- und Körperschaftsteuergesetz, Kommentar, 21. ed., last update: january
2003, Cologne: Dr. Otto Schmidt.
Battis, U.; Mitschang, S., Reidt, O.; Krautzberger, M.; Löhr, R.-P. (2016). Baugesetzbuch,
Kommentar, 13. ed., last update: january 2016, Munich: C. H. Beck.

How can I cite research data?
Research data forms an important basis for academic knowledge. To derive the greatest
possible benefit from the data collected, research data (primary data) is increasingly published in its own right. This allows researchers with different research focuses to analyse, cite
and reuse the data. So where can you find research data? How do you cite it? And how do
you publish it?
Research data is often published on the institute’s or university’s own servers and can be
searched in repositories like re3data.
A good overview of how to handle research data can be found in the guide „Auffinden,
zitieren, dokumentieren: Forschungsdaten in den Sozial- und Wirtschaftswissenschaften“
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A research data reference should include the following:
Author
Publication date
Title
Version (if applicable)
Publication agent (Institution)
Typ of ressource
Identifier (if applicable)
Research data can be especially well cited if there is already a DOI registered.
Example:
Fahrenberg, J. (2010). Freiburger Beschwerdenliste FBL. Primärdaten der Normierungsstichprobe 1993 (Version 1.0.0) [Dataset]. ZPID- Leibniz-Zentrum für Psychologische Information und Dokumentation. Retrieved from: http://doi.org/10.5160/psychdata.fgjn05an08
If you use research data for your own analyses and present your results e.g. in a table or
graph, you cite your source as described in chapter 2.3.3, Tables.

Who is author? Who is co-author?
There are a number of guidelines and codes of honour governing the proper approach to the
subject co-authorship. The „Richtlinien zur Sicherung guter wissenschaftlicher Praxis und für
den Umgang mit wissenschaftlichem Fehlverhalten“30 have therefore been adopted at TUM
(TUM, 2013). You will find the following regulations there:
“Where multiple authors are engaged in research or in the writing of a scientific report, the
following co-authors are to be named,
1. Whoever has had a part in formulating the issue, the research plan, the execution of the
research for evaluation or interpretation of results, and
2. has contributed to the design or critical revision of the content of the manuscript.”
However, the DFG points out that raising funds for a project, managing a department or institution or simply reading a work, does not make a person a co-author (Deutsche
Forschungsgemeinschaft, 2013, p. 30).
The American Physical Society recommends all other parties involved are mentioned in the
Acknowledgements ("APS physics: Ethics and Values : 02.2 APS Guidelines for
professional conduct.," 2002).

“Guidelines for Good Scientific Practice and for Dealing with Scientific Misconduct” (Translation: Karl Hughes,
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Important note: co-authors share responsibility for published papers. If you are listed as a coauthor, you therefore have the right to check the final manuscript before submission. Exception: If you were involved in a specific, definable area, then you are only responsible for this
part.
Depending on the field, the order of authors also has varying significance. So it may be the
case that the incumbent at the chair is named as the last author and has the greatest responsibility, while there are other fields where the first author has the largest share of the
publication, etc. Co-authors are sometimes simply arranged in alphabetical order.
Note:
The order of authors influences e.g. bibliometric analyses. Because often authors listed at
the end are not included in the analyses. If you are unsure in which order to name the contributing authors, enquire about the usual practice in your field
Sometimes the order is established by drawing lots. Enquire about the usual approach in
your field of research. However, when citing sources you always keep the original order of
the authors’ names.

How can I cite student projects?
Students‘ work have to be cited. Even if you supervise student assignments, for example, as
part of your Master’s thesis or your dissertation, and have thus contributed to the creation of
the work, it remains the case that copyright belongs to the author.
Should you want to cite from an unpublished student’s work, you have to seek the student’s
(=author’s) permission (F.-G. M. TUM Graduate School, 2012) and document this in your
thesis together with the citation.
However, it is easier if the student’s work has been published. TUM advises publishing final
papers if significant scientific results were obtained.
There are different ways to publish:




Online publication on the media server mediaTUM: if you want to publish a student
examination paper on mediaTUM, please send an email to the address support.diss@ub.tum.de or upload the paper yourself using your chair’s mediaTUM account. Our mediaTUM team will be happy to answer any further questions regarding
mediaTUM via mediatum@ub.tum.de.
Making your thesis available at the university library: further information on the library’s website: https://www.ub.tum.de/en/search-find/dissertationstheses#Making%20your%20thesis%20available%20in%20the%20library
Another alternative would be to publish a technical paper together with the student,
based on the student’s work (i.e. within a publication series at your chair), and to cite
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Do I have to cite myself?
It is always assumed that scientific findings which appear without a citation
1.
2.
3.
4.

come from the author,
are new,
are published for the first time and
are correct and complete (see U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,
2013)

Therefore, you must cite your own work if it has been previously published. Nevertheless,
information should only be repeated when it is necessary to understand the context. Selfcitations as a means to inflating your h-index is considered disreputable (see Technische
Universität München, 2013, p. 4ff.).
More information on self-plagiarism can be found here: http://www.ombudsman-fuer-diewissenschaft.de/fileadmin/Ombudsman/Dokumente/Downloads/selbstplagiat.pdf (Meinel,
2013).

Is there an international copyright?
The principle of “Lex loci protectionis”31 applies to copyright law: the law of the country in
which copyright protection is claimed, i.e., in which the work was published.
(JuraForum News, 05.09.2011)
Example: You publish a paper in the American journal “Cell”. This is where you claim American copyright protection, your paper is subject to the “Copyright Law of the United States of
America”. If a copyright infringement of your work occurs in a text published in the UK, in
litigation only UK copyright applies.
Tip: If you write yourself
If you write a paper yourself, always consider the internationally valid ethical rules of good
academic practice. As far as the law of citation is concerned, the German legal system is
rather strict, so if you stick to these regulations, you are on the safe side. If you publish in
another country, however, you will have to comply with copyright law that applies there.
You are therefore bound by the copyright law of the country in which you publish.
There are efforts to harmonize the copyright laws of individual countries, and international
copyright agreements have been concluded. The first treaty under international law in this

Latin: “[the] law of the place where the protection is [claimed]”

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field is the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, now the Revised Berne Convention (RBC) of 1886. Currently, 171 states have signed this agreement.
Since there are 194 countries in the world, the treaty is of great importance. (Kreutzer, 2013)
There are also efforts at harmonization in the EU. Full harmonization has so far failed mainly
because of the different legal traditions within the EU: the continental European “droit d'auteur” system (F, D) and the Anglo-American copyright system (GB, IRL) (see Table 1). In the
continental European copyright system, the rights of the author, which are exclusively the
creator of the work, are protected. In the Anglo-American copyright system, users are protected, which means rights holders can be other than the creator of the work. (Ohly, 2016, p.
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Comparison: Urheberrecht vs. Copyright

Table 1: Comparison Urheberrecht vs. Copyright (Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung, 2007)

Urheberrecht (UrhG)

Tradition

Protects the intellectual and
economic interests of the author; the protected work can’t be
separated from its creator

Idea

Protects the economic interests of the publisher; is meant
to support the public good
through economic incentive

Copyright cannot be waived;
After the author’s death his
rights pass over to his heirs; the
author can grant usability rights

Transferability

Copyright can be waived (work
becomes part of the public
domain); the author can transfer all rights, so can the new
rights holder

Citations: parts of a work may
be cited if the author is indicated and further regulations are
met

Limitations

Fair Use (USA): appropriate
use of protected works (for
education, as inspiration for
new works) is allowed without
the authors consent

Private Copies: copies for private use are permitted within a
specified range

First sale doctrine (USA):
once a work is in the movements of goods it can be resold
without further approval

Education & Research: a work
may be made accessible to a
definable group of persons for
purpose of education and research

Germany & France: 70 years
after the author’s death

Fair dealings (Commonwealth): permits a small number of copies for the purpose of
private studies, review, criticism or reporting

Term of protection

USA: 70/95 years after the
author’s death
UK: 70 years after the author’s
death

Amongst others Germany,
France, Switzerland, Austria,
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Fair use principle in comparison with German citation law
The fair use principle in US law is difficult to grasp, so in the US copyright issues can often
only be settled by courts. The courts are guided by four factors:

1. the purpose and character of your use
2. the nature of the copyrighted work
3. the amount and substantiality of the portion taken, and
4. the effect of the use of the potential market.
(Stim, 2005-2016b)
The copyright notice
The C in a circle, the American copyright notice, is now also found in publications in other
countries than the USA (for example, in Germany). After the ©, the name of the copyright
owner and the publication year are mentioned. This sign has no meaning in German copyright, and is not bound to any form; German copyright applies from the date of the creation of
a work. (Recht A - Z : Fachlexikon für Studium, Ausbildung und Beruf 2015, p. 103) In the
case of publications in the USA, the copyright notice is, however, no longer mandatory, but it
is still recommended that you include it, for example, to improve your chances of winning in
subsequent litigations. (Stim, 2005-2016a)

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Reference management software? – Yes! – But which
one?
With reference management software, you can automatically cite correctly in the style of your
choice. Reference management software helps to:
Collect and organise references and files, cite correctly and create a reference list in a predefined citation style
Collect, organise and visualise thoughts and quotations
Search for literature in library catalogues and databases
Plan your tasks
Work collaboratively with and connect to other scientists
Reference management programs are therefore definitely worthwhile for academic writing.
There are meanwhile a wide variety of programs on the market.

Reference management software: Which one is the right one for
you?
For a detailed comparison of reference management software, including a list of questions
that will help in choosing the right program, go to:
http://mediatum.ub.tum.de/node?id=1108526.

The TUM University Library provides all TUM members free access to the software Citavi
and EndNote as part of a campus license.

TUM Campus license for Citavi
Citavi (www.citavi.com)
The site license allows you to use the program free of charge in the full version. Although
Citavi is a system designed to run on Windows, version 5 will have a web version which will
therefore be operating system independent. It is a widely used system at German universities with intuitive graphical user interface in German, English and five other languages. In
addition to pure reference management, which also allows group use, further useful program
features include knowledge organization and task planning.
3 Steps to Citavi:
1. Download the free version and install: www.citavi.com/de/download.html. With this version, you have full functionality, but with a max. capacity of 100 titles per project.
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2. License key request: www.citavi.de/tum
Subscribe to there with your TUM-mail address: eg @tum.de or @mytum.de
3. Enter the Citavi license key: enter the data in Citavi under “Help  license data  enter
license data for Citavi Pro”. You can then use the Citavi full version and save unlimited titles
for any project.

TUM Campus license for EndNote
EndNote (http://www.endnote.com) and
EndNote Web (https://www.myendnoteweb.com/EndNoteWeb.html)
EndNote is available for the operating systems Mac OS X and Windows. It offers many options for data import, processing, and enrichment of references.
Endnote Web/Online can either be used as an online extension to EndNote or as a standalone tool. In this case, the functionality of Endnote online compared to the desktop version
is somewhat limited.
Independently of the desktop version, we offer EndNote Web/Online via the license included
in the subscription to the Web of Science database. You simply need to create an account.
Since Endnote Web/Online is integrated as a feature in Web of Science, data import is very
easy and convenient.
Download and more information at: http://www.ub.tum.de/endnote

Free Programs
Bibsonomy (www.bibsonomy.org)
Bibsonomy is a social bookmarking system. Users can store shared bookmarks and references on this online platform, and manage and develop content. By assigning keywords
(tags), the collected data is structured and is easy to locate on tag clouds. Within the system,
different people can join together to create special interest groups.
Docear (https://www.docear.org/)
Docear is an open source reference management software with a special focus on the area
of knowledge organization, e.g. the organization of knowledge in mind maps is possible. The
free reference management software JabRef is integrated in the program, allowing optimal
work with LaTeX. There is also a corresponding add-on for Word (Microsoft not Mac).
JabRef (http://jabref.sourceforge.net)
JabRef is a free reference management software that can be used in conjunction with the
document preparation program LaTeX. The program allows you to manage BibTeX files and
edit with a comfortable user interface. The software is available for Mac OS X, Linux, and
Windows.
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Mendeley (http://www.mendeley.com)
The desktop version of the reference management software Mendeley is available for all major operating systems (Mac OS X, Linux and Windows). In addition, there is a web-based
service which, in addition to pure reference management, also includes a social network
function. This facilitates group exchanges on academic topics and collaborations.
Zotero (http://www.zotero.org)
Zotero was originally developed as an add-on for Mozilla Firefox. An additional stand-alone
version is now available (for Mac OS X, Linux and Windows). For use with Google Chrome
and Safari, there are so-called connectors. A special feature of the system is that you can
store personal data collections in addition to the Zotero web pages (with automatic synchronization) and it is also possible to set up groups. This enables you to collect and edit references as part of a special interest group.

Reference management and LaTeX
The document preparation software LaTeX has a separate feature for reference management in BibTeX format. The reference management programs Docear, JabRef and Mendeley
provide very useful support in this format (including automatic import options for reference
data). JabRef is an open source program that is specifically designed to work with LaTeX. All
three programs will store BibTeX files synchronically in the reference management database
(i.e. with the data in Mendeley, JabRef or Docear), even where there are subsequent
changes. Docear, which is integrated in JabRef, also offers full support with reference management in BibTeX format.
All other reference management software also offer the option of generating and exporting
BibTeX files. In case of subsequent changes to the data in the respective reference management software, the BibTeX file must be re-exported, however.
Unlike word processing programs such as Microsoft Word, a list of references is not generated when working with the LaTeX reference management program, but by biblatex. Moreover,
the citation style is not defined by the reference management software, but is defined in the
LaTeX document via the bibstyle.
Conclusion: Even when working with LaTeX, it is worth using a reference management software.

Support and Information at TUM University Library
If you have questions about reference management software, please contact us at:
literaturverwaltung@ub.tum.de

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Would you like to attend a course on Citavi or EndNote?
The university library offers courses on Citavi and EndNote (both introductory and advanced
courses). In our training sessions you will learn how to use these programs effectively. During the course you have the opportunity to use our training computers to try the programmes
yourself.
All courses are also offered as webinars. Trainers and participants meet online using the
online conferencing software Adobe Connect. The link to the meeting room will be provided
beforehand. Our interactive webinars offer the opportunity to try out the reference management programs on your own computer.
For further information and registration see: http://www.ub.tum.de/en/workshops.
Would you like individual advice on your reference management questions?
We offer weekly reference management drop-in sessions where individual questions can be
discussed. Visit our drop-in session face-to-face or make an appointment for an online consultation (Adobe Connect).
The current dates for courses and drop-in sessions can be found on our website at
http://www.ub.tum.de/en/workshops.
To make an appointment write to literaturverwaltung@ub.tum.de.
Do you have questions regarding the service of the TUM University Library?
You can reach our information team in several ways:
Mail: information@ub.tum.de
Telephone: +49 (0) 89 189 659 220
Whattsapp: +49 (0) 173 861 84 12
Chat: www.ub.tum.de

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Recommendation on citation styles at TUM
If you have no specific requirements regarding citation styles, we recommend you choose
one of the following three styles. These comprise an author-year style, a numbering style,
and a footnote style. All three styles are widely used, and are available in most of the reference management programs currently available (including in Citavi and EndNote).

The APA style (Author-Year style)

Figure 4: Citavi preview für APA 6th ed style

There are several copies of The Manual for the Citation Style of the American Psychological
Association available for loan at the TUM University Library
(https://opac.ub.tum.de/search?bvnr=BV036334071).
There is also an electronic version of the APA style simplified by Bernard C. Beins available
(https://opac.ub.tum.de/search?bvnr=BV040846081).
We also have numerous copies of a short introduction to the APA Citation at the library
(https://opac.ub.tum.de/search?bvnr=BV040985867).
Useful, up to date information and FAQs on citation can be found on the dedicated website:
http://www.apastyle.org.

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The IEEE Editorial Style (Numeric style)

Figure 5: Citavi preview for IEEE Editorial style

The full manual is available online at:
http://www.ieee.org/documents/style_manual.pdf.

The Chicago Style (Footnote style)
Current issues of The Chicago Manual of Style are available for loan at the TUM University
Library (https://opac.ub.tum.de/search?bvnr=BV036632908).

Figure 6: Citavi preview for Chicago 16th ed. (notes) style

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References
This reference list was created with the reference management programme EndNote and is
formatted with the APa 6th citation style.
In some cases the reference type in EndNote does not correspond to the APA reference
types list. For this reason the references in this list might differ in particular cases from the
examples given in this citation guide.
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Eco, U. (2010). Wie man eine wissenschaftliche Abschlußarbeit schreibt : Come si fa una tesi
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