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Mechanical Engineering

This guide is designed as a starting point for doing engineering research using Preston Library's resources.

Why Cite?

Why Cite?

Citation and the lack thereof, plagiarism is the academic version of copyright. Plagiarism occurs when you borrow another's words (or ideas) and do not acknowledge that you have done so. In this culture, we consider our words and ideas intellectual property; like a car or any other possession, we believe our words belong to us and cannot be used without our permission. The best way to avoid plagiarism is to cite your sources - both within the body of your paper and in a bibliography of sources you used at the end of your paper.

You must cite:

  • Facts, figures, ideas, or other information that is not common knowledge
  • Ideas, words, theories, or exact language that another person used in other publications
  • Publications that must be cited include:  books, book chapters, articles, web pages, theses, etc.
  • Another person's exact words should be quoted and cited to show proper credit 

When in doubt, be safe and cite your source!

About ASME Citation Style

ASME citation style is primarily used in the mechanical engineering.

Key aspects of ASME citation

  • In-Text Citation. Within the text, references should be cited numerically in the order of their appearance. The numbered reference citation should be enclosed in brackets.
  • In the case of two citations within one sentence, the numbers should be separated by a comma [1,2]. In the case of more than two reference citations, the numbers should be separated by a dash [5-7].
  • ASME primarily uses a form of the Chicago Manual of Style for reference format. Authors are encouraged to seek out precise instructions via: http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/.

  • List of References. References to original sources for cited material should be listed numerically together at the end of the paper in order of their appearance in the text. Do not use footnotes.

  • ASME does not allow references to Wikipedia.

  • Citing ASME Journal Titles

    In order to improve the accuracy of citation data collection, ASME has standardized abbreviations for the titles in the ASME Journal Program. Authors should use these abbreviations for ASME titles in their references.

https://www.asme.org/publications-submissions/journals/information-for-authors/journal-guidelines/referenceshttps://www.asme.org/publications-submissions/journals/information-for-authors/journal-guidelines/references